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Locality Name:
Sierra Magnesite Mine (Premier Chemicals Mine; Gabbs Magnesite-Brucite Mine; Basic Refractories Mine; Basic Mine), Gabbs, Gabbs District, Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3915
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3915.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sierra Magnesite Mine (Premier Chemicals Mine; Gabbs Magnesite-Brucite Mine; Basic Refractories Mine; Basic Mine), Gabbs, Gabbs District, Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°52'18"N
Longitude: 117°53'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.871666666667,-117.89916666667
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 C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg O S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArtiniteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayGarnetHumiteMalachiteNone
Not in a structural groupOlivineRocksaltSerpentineSpinelTalc

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Antigorite  (*)Artinite  (*)Brucite  (*)Callaghanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Huntite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Mcguinnessite  (*)Nakauriite  (*)
Periclase  (*)Pokrovskite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O075
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Callaghanite  (*)NoneCu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2H2O09
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O403902
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4069
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Mcguinnessite  (*)MalachiteCuMg(CO3)(OH)2034
Nakauriite  (*)NoneCu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48H2O012
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO0114
Pokrovskite  (*)MalachiteMg2(CO3)(OH)209
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562


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