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Locality Name:
Nevada City District, Nevada Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 157
Youngest recorded age at locality: 157

mindat Locality ID: 267729
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-267729.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nevada City District, Nevada Co., California, USA": 243
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 229

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bagley Mine
Banner Mountain (Banner Hill)
Buckeye Hill Mine
Carter Mine
Glenbrook
Indian Flat
Nevada City
Unspecified Au Deposit [3]
Willow Valley

Latitude: 39°15'33"N
Longitude: 121°'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.259166666667,-121.01333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Acanthite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote	Garnet
Malachite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite	Zircon

Acanthite ()*	Altaite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Andradite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*	Diopside ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hessite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Cu H O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote Garnet
Malachite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Wollastonite Zircon

38 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			1	165862	2793
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			3	165941,166015,166016	489
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			1	166015	272
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	166035	1534
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			5	165861,165865,165907,165919,166016	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	157	157	0		5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			1	166015	1966
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	166013,166016,166035	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			10	165903,165904,165908,165926,165944,165962,165993,166016,166060,166077	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	157	157	7	165880,165889,165895,165977,165990,166026,166038	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			1	166007	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	166007	3846
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	157	157	1	165919	4135
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	157	157	1	165919	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	165983	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	157	157	1	165919	345
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			1	165861	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			23	165861,165865,165904,165907,165908,165925,165926,165962,165984,165992,165993,165999,166010,166015,166016,166035,166044,166057,166060,166065,166066,166071,166077	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			178	165854,165855,165858,165859,165860,165862,165864,165865,165866,165868,165869,165874,165876,165877,165878,165879,165881,165883,165884,165885,165888,165891,165892,165893,165894,165896,165899,165900,165901,165903,165904,165906,165907,165908,165909,165910,165911,165912,165913,165915,165916,165917,165918,165923,165924,165925,165926,165928,165929,165930,165931,165933,165934,165935,165936,165939,165940,165941,165942,165943,165944,165945,165946,165947,165948,165950,165951,165952,165953,165955,165957,165958,165959,165960,165961,165962,165963,165964,165965,165968,165969,165971,165976,165978,165979,165980,165981,165982,165983,165984,165986,165987,165988,165989,165991,165992,165993,165994,165995,165996,165997,165998,165999,166000,166001,166002,166003,166004,166006,166007,166008,166009,166010,166011,166012,166013,166014,166015,166016,166017,166018,166019,166023,166024,166025,166027,166029,166030,166031,166032,166033,166035,166036,166037,166039,166040,166043,166044,166045,166046,166049,166050,166051,166052,166053,166054,166055,166056,166057,166058,166059,166060,166061,166063,166064,166065,166066,166068,166069,166070,166072,166074,166075,166076,166077,166078,166079,166080,166081,166082,166083,166085,166087,166089,166090,166091,166092,166094	30554
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te			1	165904	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	165983	5433
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	166034	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	165983	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	157	157	0		12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			4	165904,165919,165984,166016	5800
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			2	165861,165862	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			24	165861,165865,165904,165907,165908,165925,165926,165944,165962,165983,165992,165993,165999,166010,166011,166015,166016,166044,166057,166060,166065,166066,166071,166077	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	165865	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			3	165861,165919,166035	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			153	165854,165855,165859,165860,165861,165862,165864,165866,165868,165869,165874,165876,165878,165879,165883,165884,165885,165891,165892,165893,165894,165896,165899,165900,165903,165904,165906,165907,165908,165909,165910,165911,165912,165913,165915,165916,165917,165918,165925,165926,165928,165929,165930,165931,165933,165934,165935,165936,165939,165940,165942,165943,165946,165947,165948,165950,165951,165952,165953,165955,165957,165958,165959,165960,165961,165962,165964,165965,165976,165980,165981,165982,165983,165984,165986,165987,165989,165991,165992,165993,165994,165996,165998,165999,166000,166001,166002,166003,166004,166006,166008,166009,166010,166011,166012,166013,166014,166015,166016,166017,166018,166019,166024,166025,166027,166029,166030,166031,166032,166033,166035,166036,166040,166043,166044,166045,166049,166050,166051,166052,166054,166055,166056,166057,166058,166059,166060,166063,166064,166065,166066,166067,166068,166069,166070,166071,166072,166074,166075,166076,166077,166078,166079,166080,166081,166082,166083,166085,166087,166089,166090,166091,166092	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	165862	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	165983,166013	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			13	165861,165865,165925,165926,165962,165984,165993,166010,166016,166057,166060,166071,166077	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	165926	3418
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	166077	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	165862,165865,166076	5317
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			1	165862	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	165919,165983	5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
podchrome-00171	157	157	Middle Jurassic	Cr	84726	Snyder Property, Glenbrook, Nevada City District, Nevada Co., California, USA	Snyder Property	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00169	157	157	Middle Jurassic	Cr	84069	Eden Claim, Indian Flat, Nevada City District, Nevada Co., California, USA	Eden	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00168	157	157	Middle Jurassic	Cr	84405	Merrifield Property, Nevada City, Nevada City District, Nevada Co., California, USA	Merrifield Property	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00167	157	157	Middle Jurassic	Cr	84710	Sherman Ranch Occurrence (Hoeft Lease [1918]), Nevada City, Nevada City District, Nevada Co., California, USA	Sherman Ranch	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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