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Locality Name:
Eureka District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 107
Youngest recorded age at locality: 107

mindat Locality ID: 20084
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-20084.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eureka District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA": 94
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 88

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Adams Hill
Black Diamond Mine
Dugout Prospect
Gasperi Prospect
Kelly Mine
Lizette Mine
Prospect Ridge
Ratto Canyon Mine
Ruby Hill
Rustler Pit
Silver Queen Mine
Stibnite Prospect
Unnamed Prospect
Young Prospect (Slugger)

Latitude: 39°27'36"N
Longitude: 116°'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.46,-116.01055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Sb Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
CalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteKobelliteLinariteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaMiniumMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStibniteStilpnomelaneTetrahedrite
TitaniteWollastoniteZinkenite

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Boulangerite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Clinoclase  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Delafossite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kalinite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)
Miargyrite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orpiment  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scorodite  (*)Seligmannite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zinkenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1071072237040,2370662793
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21071072237047,2370882162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)310710701534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)10710727237019,237022,237024,237025,237027,237031,237032,237035,237038,237039,237040,237042,237046,237049,237060,237063,237064,237071,237072,237076,237080,237081,237082,237086,237095,237096,2371032734
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41071070708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1071073237025,237080,2370963250
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O31071070231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1071075237016,237021,237040,237085,2370979052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O610710702060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21071072237057,2370805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1071075237038,237096,237097,237098,23710711547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61071071237016413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71071071237020450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1071072237028,2370571966
Boulangerite  (*)NonePb5Sb4S111071072237047,237088843
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)10710710237020,237025,237040,237047,237057,237080,237085,237096,237097,23709827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61071071237107359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21071070178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1071078237022,237025,237040,237076,237082,237095,237096,2371034979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41071070352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S10710712370165707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21071072237040,23709727198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl10710712370201382
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1071072237096,2370972600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)810710701756
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31071070127
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6107107123704094
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10710701025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1071073237057,237066,2370973846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS10710712370974165
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O21071070144
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S10710712370971027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O610710704135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21071073237028,237057,2370859895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10710712370968173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS10710722237016,237019,237021,237025,237029,237040,237046,237047,237049,237076,237080,237082,237085,237086,237088,237090,237095,237096,237097,237098,237102,23710324243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S41071072237047,237088192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)10710712370207437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1071078237020,237047,237063,237074,237080,237088,237096,23709730554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)310710701544
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS1071072237096,23710562
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31071073237080,237096,23709714640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1071075237016,237020,237040,237082,2370961689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)610710712370161066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141071073237047,237052,237088784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)610710712370972228
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O107107054
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41071072237096,2370975591
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21071071237096265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21071071237107987
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21071070238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41071072237040,23704714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21071079237024,237042,237046,237049,237057,237060,237080,237107,23710812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21071072237097,2370985674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO1071072237073,237096202
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS21071071237040300
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)10710704924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1071075237020,237040,237080,237082,2370961107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41071070247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21071073237040,237083,2371025800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21071072237096,23709717380
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31071071237098511
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO21071072237025,237040158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)610710711237016,237020,237022,237024,237031,237032,237038,237040,237080,237081,237096477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS210710715237021,237026,237029,237040,237071,237074,237080,237085,237090,237093,237096,237097,237098,237106,23710839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl10710701725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81071073237040,237064,2370859056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21071076237020,237040,237047,237080,237096,23709761156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS1071074237073,237074,237098,237104712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)10710701711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21071072237096,2370985614
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O1071072237034,2370731153
Seligmannite  (*)BournoniteCuPbAsS31071072237075,23708564
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1071072237080,2370976417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1071072237020,2370222473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS10710712237016,237019,237021,237039,237040,237064,237085,237088,237093,237096,237097,23709821482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31071074237026,237070,237088,2371083418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O1071071237097456
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131071073237016,237085,2370971803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO10710701101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131071076237040,237047,237052,237088,237097,2371065317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10710704899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)210710712370472562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO310710712370971247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41071078237020,237076,237080,237082,237090,237093,237096,2371021655
Zinkenite  (*)ZinkenitePb9Sb22S421071072237052,237088228


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedznpb-00459107107107        20084Eureka District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAEurekaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050383Eureka District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050383

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