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Locality Name:
Sylvanite District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA

mindat Locality ID: 19889
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19889.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sylvanite District, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 28

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
Aztec Mine
Broken Jug Mine
Cactus Mine (Kneyer Mine; Crump Mine)
Clemmie Mine
Copper Dick Mine
Creeper Mine
Dodge Group
Eagle Point Deposits
Faith Mine (Silver Jack Mine)
Gold Hill Mine (Martin & Norton Mine; Hardscrabble)
Golden Eagle Mine
Granite Pass Tungsten Prospect
Hand Car Claim
Hornet Mine
Jowell Mine
King Solomon Mine
Knickerbocker Mine (Quartzite Mine)
Little Hatchet Mine
Little Mildred Mine (Green Mine)
Monte Cristo Mine (Pearl Mine)
Pearl Prospect
Ridgewood Mine
Silver Trail Tunnel
Sylvanite Mine
Wake-Up-Charlie Mine
Wood Property (Buckhorn Property; Barney Mine; Russell Mine)
Wyoming Prospect

Latitude: 31°49'49"N
Longitude: 108°27'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.830277777778,-108.45611111111

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	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Bismutite
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Descloizite	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Titanite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O P S Sb Si Te Ti U Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Bismutite
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Descloizite Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Malachite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Scheelite Skutterudite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Tetradymite Titanite Zircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Diopside ()*	Emmonsite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Meionite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pilsenite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Silver ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tellurium ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tsumoite ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	6	245624,245625,245639,245640,245644,245646	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	245624,245625,245632,245640,245643,245646	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	0		1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	0		1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0		1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	245625,245629,245640	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0		2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	0		1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	3	245629,245638,245644	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	245633,245634,245639	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	245633	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	2	245629,245647	716
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	13	245620,245624,245625,245629,245634,245638,245639,245640,245641,245643,245644,245646,245647	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	245644	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	245625,245638	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	13	245623,245624,245625,245629,245632,245634,245639,245640,245643,245644,245646,245647,245648	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	245624	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	245638	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	0		1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		1025
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	0		4135
Emmonsite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·2H₂O	0		34
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	245624,245638,245639	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	245629,245637,245640,245644	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	10	245623,245625,245629,245630,245632,245640,245641,245643,245646,245647	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	245629,245647	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	245640	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	245647	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	245624,245632,245638,245647	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	245629,245633,245638,245644	12537
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1	245643	176
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	245623	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	245644	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	3	245624,245638,245639	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	245644	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	245629,245632,245643,245647	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	3	245624,245630,245643	2349
Pilsenite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₄Te₃	0		57
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	2	245637,245639	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	245623,245625,245629,245632,245634,245638,245639,245640,245643,245644,245646,245647	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	245647	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	245623,245638,245644	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17	245623,245624,245625,245629,245630,245632,245634,245636,245637,245638,245639,245640,245641,245643,245644,245646,245647	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	245627,245631	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	245625	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	245634	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1	245625	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	245644	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	245629,245634,245640,245644,245647	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	0		3418
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	0		190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	2	245640,245647	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	10	245623,245625,245629,245630,245632,245640,245642,245643,245646,245647	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	245624	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		2562
Tsumoite ()*	Tetradymite	BiTe	0		100
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	1	245626	605
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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