Mineral Evolution Database

Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.

Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 104.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 36.9

mindat Locality ID: 3905
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3905.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Gertrude Vein
Getchell Section 5 Pit (Section 5 Pit; Marshall Canyon Mine)
Moly Pit
North Pit
South Pit
Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds)

Latitude: 41°12'8"N
Longitude: 117°16'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.202222222222,-117.26694444444

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	Alunite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Covellite	Epidote	Epsomite	Fluorite	Galkhaite	Geocronite
Gismondine	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meta-autunite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Nowackiite	Orpiment	Pascoite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Symplesite	Tetrahedrite	Wollastonite

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 Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Tl U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Tl W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Apophyllite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Covellite Epidote Epsomite Fluorite Galkhaite Geocronite
Gismondine Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meta-autunite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Nowackiite Orpiment Pascoite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Sulphur Symplesite Tetrahedrite Wollastonite

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aktashite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Chaidamuite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Christite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Epidote ()*
Epsomite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(Na) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Galkhaite ()*	Getchellite ()*	Gismondine ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Guérinite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haidingerite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kermesite ()*	Laffittite ()*	Lorándite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*
Metastibnite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pararealgar ()*
Pascoite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Polhemusite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rauenthalite ()*	Realgar ()*
Rozenite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Symplesite ()*	Tvalchrelidzeite ()*
Wakabayashilite ()*	Weilite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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	104.5	36.9	0		2793
Aktashite ()*	Nowackiite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂	41.1	36.9	0		22
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	104.5	36.9	0		379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	104.5	36.9	0		231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	104.5	85.5	1	237424	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	104.5	36.9	0		11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	104.5	36.9	0		1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	104.5	36.9	0		5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	104.5	36.9	3	237419,237423,237424	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	104.5	36.9	0		5171
Chaidamuite ()*	None	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·4H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		2
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	104.5	36.9	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	104.5	85.5	1	237424	27198
Christite ()*	None	TlHgAsS₃	41.1	36.9	0		6
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	104.5	85.5	1	237424	2600
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	41.1	36.9	0		169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	104.5	36.9	0		3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	104.5	36.9	0		4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	104.5	36.9	0		310
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	104.5	36.9	0		8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		484
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237421	345
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	41.1	36.9	1	237423	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		303
Fluorapophyllite-(Na) ()*	Apophyllite	NaCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		10
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	104.5	85.5	1	237424	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	104.5	36.9	0		24243
Galkhaite ()*	Galkhaite Tetrahedrite	(Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂	104.5	85.5	1	237424	13
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃	104.5	85.5	1	237424	19
Gismondine ()*	Gismondine	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄)O₁₆·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		128
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	104.5	85.5	1	237424	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	104.5	36.9	0		2812
Guérinite ()*	None	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		31
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		6890
Haidingerite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)·H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237422	17
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	104.5	36.9	0		469
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)	41.1	36.9	1	237423	123
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	104.5	36.9	0		2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	104.5	36.9	0		105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	104.5	85.5	1	237424	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	104.5	36.9	0		230
Laffittite ()*	Rocksalt	AgHgAsS₃	41.1	36.9	0		5
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	104.5	36.9	0		15
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	104.5	85.5	1	237424	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	104.5	36.9	0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	104.5	36.9	2	237423,237424	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	104.5	36.9	0		202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		915
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237423	388
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	41.1	36.9	0		255
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	104.5	36.9	0		87
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	41.1	36.9	1	237421	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	104.5	85.5	2	237420,237424	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	104.5	85.5	1	237424	511
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	104.5	36.9	0		57
Pascoite ()*	Pascoite	Ca₃V⁵⁺₁₀O₂₈·17H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237423	78
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237422	105
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237422	99
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	104.5	36.9	0		260
Polhemusite ()*	Sphalerite	(Zn,Hg)S	41.1	36.9	0		4
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	104.5	85.5	2	237420,237424	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	104.5	36.9	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	104.5	85.5	2	237420,237424	61156
Rauenthalite ()*	None	Ca₃(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		23
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	104.5	85.5	2	237420,237424	712
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		293
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	104.5	85.5	2	237420,237424	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	104.5	36.9	0		5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	104.5	85.5	1	237424	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	104.5	36.9	0		446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	104.5	36.9	2	237423,237424	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	104.5	36.9	0		2045
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	0		92
Tvalchrelidzeite ()*	None	Hg₃SbAsS₃	41.1	36.9	0		6
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄	104.5	36.9	0		16
Weilite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)	41.1	36.9	1	237422	19
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	104.5	36.9	0		1247

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Num	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Hg-00037	41.1	36.9		Rb-Sr		Aktashite	Hg	3905	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	Tretbar et al. (2000)	10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<947:DGDIAC>2.0.CO;2	G28_947
NAVDAT-117816	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117816			59661	Getchell Section 5 Pit (Section 5 Pit; Marshall Canyon Mine), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117808	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117808			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117809	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117809			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117814	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117814			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-118378	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		118378			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070394	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070394
R060109	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060109
R140447	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R140447
R070517	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070517

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...