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Locality Name:
Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 122.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 99.9

mindat Locality ID: 37241
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37241.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA": 66
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 56

Number of Child Localities: 37
Child Localities:
Aultman Mine
Cedar Hill Mine
Columbia Mine
Cuba Mine
Dauntless Mine
East Ely
Easter Area
Elijah Mine
Ely
Ely Witch Mine
Giroux Mine
Isaacs Mine
Joana Mine (Chainman Mine)
Keystone Mine
Kimberly Pit
Lane City
Liberty Pit
Los Angeles Pit
Monroe Mine
Morris Shaft
Pilot Knob Mine
Poor Man Mine
Pullcart Claim
Rabbit Mine
Revenue Mine
Richard Mine
Robust Mine
Ruth Pit
Saxton Mine
Success Mine
Taylor Mine
Telephone Mine
Tripp-Veteran Pit
Unnamed Gypsum Prospect
Wedge Shaft
Wedge Test Pit
Willard Mine

Latitude: 39°15'46"N
Longitude: 114°56'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.262777777778,-114.94972222222

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Caledonite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Devilline
Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Ettringite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Linarite
Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Topaz	Tridymite
Turquoise	Vivianite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ti V W Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Braunite Calcite Caledonite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Devilline
Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Ettringite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Linarite
Malachite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Topaz Tridymite
Turquoise Vivianite Wollastonite Zircon

85 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Almandine ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Delafossite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hisingerite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Montroydite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Nontronite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*
Sanidine ()*	Saponite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sylvite ()*	Thaumasite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tridymite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Vivianite ()*
Willemite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zunyite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	111	109	1	241577	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	111	109	1	241592	254
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	111	109	1	241548	2353
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	111	109	1	241577	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	111	109	1	241583	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	122.1	99.9	0		1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	122.1	99.9	1	241546	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	111	109	1	241576	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	122.1	99.9	4	241543,241546,241554,241557	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	111	109	4	241550,241567,241575,241590	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	122.1	99.9	3	241546,241557,241582	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	111	109	4	241541,241542,241551,241553	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	111	109	3	241548,241557,241574	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	122.1	99.9	1	241546	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	122.1	99.9	2	241546,241572	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	111	109	2	241575,241590	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	111	109	7	241560,241575,241582,241587,241590,241598,241600	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	122.1	99.9	6	241546,241557,241560,241577,241582,241587	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	122.1	99.9	0		1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	111	109	3	241557,241575,241590	3531
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	111	109	1	241548	518
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	111	109	6	241550,241560,241575,241582,241590,241598	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	122.1	99.9	2	241546,241582	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	111	109	1	241548	453
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	111	109	3	241550,241575,241590	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	111	109	4	241550,241554,241575,241590	144
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	111	109	0		366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	111	109	1	241577	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	122.1	99.9	2	241546,241577	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	122.1	99.9	0		484
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	111	109	1	241548	551
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	122.1	99.9	3	241546,241552,241577	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	122.1	99.9	4	241546,241571,241586,241588	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	122.1	99.9	2	241546,241577	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	122.1	99.9	2	241539,241552	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	122.1	99.9	3	241575,241577,241601	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	122.1	99.9	0		1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	122.1	99.9	3	241575,241577,241590	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	122.1	99.9	5	241543,241545,241546,241568,241604	1689
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	122.1	99.9	0		144
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	122.1	99.9	0		1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	111	109	1	241548	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	111	109	3	241575,241577,241590	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	111	109	1	241577	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	111	109	0		593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	122.1	99.9	1	241546	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	111	109	2	241577,241600	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	111	109	5	241550,241557,241575,241582,241590	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	122.1	99.9	0		915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	111	109	1	241582	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	111	109	2	241556,241577	1508
Montroydite ()*	None	HgO	111	109	1	241547	29
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	122.1	99.9	1	241577	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	122.1	99.9	0		128
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	122.1	99.9	0		471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	122.1	99.9	0		2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	111	109	1	241599	2273
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	122.1	99.9	0		477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	122.1	99.9	5	241546,241574,241577,241582,241587	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	111	109	4	241541,241542,241551,241553	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	111	109	2	241577,241600	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	122.1	99.9	6	241546,241548,241574,241582,241587,241600	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	122.1	99.9	0		1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	122.1	99.9	1	241546	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	111	109	1	241600	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	111	109	1	241548	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	122.1	99.9	0		301
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	111	109	2	241577,241587	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	111	109	1	241577	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	111	109	4	241543,241545,241568,241604	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	122.1	99.9	2	241546,241577	21482
Sylvite ()*	Rocksalt	KCl	122.1	99.9	0		275
Thaumasite ()*	Ettringite	Ca₃Si(OH)₆(CO₃)(SO₄)·12H₂O	111	109	1	241557	183
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	122.1	99.9	0		4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	111	109	1	241548	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	111	109	2	241544,241577	2562
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	111	109	1	241548	458
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	111	109	0		484
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	122.1	99.9	1	241546	605
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	111	109	2	241540,241557	636
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	122.1	99.9	1	241546	303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	111	109	1	241577	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	122.1	99.9	3	241546,241554,241577	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	122.1	99.9	0		5251
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	111	109	1	241577	86

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Source	Sample Num	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-116873	122.1	99.9	111±11.1		116873			59528	Elijah Mine, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-116874	122.1	99.9	111±11.1		116874			59528	Elijah Mine, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-116960	122.1	99.9	111±11.1		116960			59528	Elijah Mine, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-38338	111	109	110±1	unknown	38338			59528	Elijah Mine, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-38339	111	109	110±1	unknown	38339			59528	Elijah Mine, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117643	122.1	99.9	111±11.1		117643			59525	Joana Mine (Chainman Mine), Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-126350	122.1	99.9	111±11.1		126350			59525	Joana Mine (Chainman Mine), Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117653	122.1	99.9	111±11.1		117653			59491	Ruth Pit, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
PorphCu-00121	111	109	111–109			Actinolite, Alunite, Andalusite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Diopside, Epidote, Fluorite, Goethite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Tremolite, Wollastonite, Zunyite	Cu	59491	Ruth Pit, Robinson District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA	Ely	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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