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Locality Name:
San Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain Camp, Lodi District, Lodi Hills, Nye Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 40175
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-40175.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Rafael Mine, Quartz Mountain Camp, Lodi District, Lodi Hills, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 39°2'35"N
Longitude: 117°58'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.043055555556,-117.96722222222
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 Bi Br C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi Br C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Y Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantite
CalciteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpsomite
GypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaMixiteNatrochalciteNoneNot in a structural group
PharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSulphur

60 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Corkite  (*)
Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lavendulan  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Mixite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tsumcorite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)0254
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O090
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O0194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)20172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr0227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)20178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)0363
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)60151
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)40109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)40175
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)0220
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O0484
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS062
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O01689
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6057
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O0149
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O0168
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)0492
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)60477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)20454
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)60134
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O090
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Tsumcorite  (*)NatrochalcitePbZn2(AsO4)2·2H2O029
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655


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