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Locality Name:
Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 5475
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5475.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°38'20"N
Longitude: 118°28'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.638888888889,-118.48166666667
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: Al B Be C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb Si Th Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb Si Th Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMicaNone
PerovskitePhenakitePyrochloreQuartzRhabdophaneRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTopazTourmaline
WeberiteZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beidellite  (*)Calcite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Cryolite  (*)
Cryolithionite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Elpasolite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Grayite  (*)
Hambergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pachnolite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Prosopite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)
Simmonsite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Weberite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O085
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O60289
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6050
Cryolithionite  (*)GarnetNa3Al2(LiF4)305
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF6016
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Grayite  (*)Rhabdophane(Th,Pb,Ca)(PO4)·H2O017
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)081
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)056
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pachnolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O018
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)4039
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO30244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Simmonsite  (*)PerovskiteNa2LiAlF602
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O023
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)01006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Weberite  (*)WeberiteNa2MgAlF7013
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R080051Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R080051
R080069Zapot Pegmatite, Gillis Range, Fitting District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R080069

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