Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
New Placers District, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA

mindat Locality ID: 21705
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21705.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "New Placers District, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA": 38
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 37

Number of Child Localities: 34
Child Localities:
Abeyta Mine
Boot Hill Claim
Butterfly Pocket
Carnahan Mine (Lincoln-Lucky Mine)
Chief No. 1 & No. 2 Mines
Copper Basin Mine
Copper Basin No. 1 Mine
Copper Belle Claim
Delgado Mine
Elena Marie Mine
Gold Coin Mine
Gold King Mine
Gold Queen Mine
Gold Standard Mine
Golden Cycle Mine
Golden Placer
Jackson Mine
Las Vegas Mine
Lazarus Mine
Mascot Mine
McKinley Mine
Morrison Mine
Old Timer Mine
Oro Quay Mine
Padilla Mine
Parachute Mine
San Francisco Mine
San Lazarus Placer
San Miguel Mine
San Pedro Mine
Santa Fe Mine
Shamrock Mine
St. Paul Mine
Swan Tunnel

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Epsomite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica
Minium	Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

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 Ni O Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H K O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Brookite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Epidote Epsomite
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica
Minium Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

79 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Alabandite ()*
Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brookite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	246781	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	246807	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	246781	254
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	246781	90
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	1	246781	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	246807	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	246781	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	246807	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	246807	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	246781	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	246807	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	246807	1036
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	1	246807	246
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	246781	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	246781,246807	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	246807	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	246807	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	246807	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1	246807	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	246781,246807	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	246781,246807	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	246807	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	246807	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	1	246781	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	246781,246785,246807	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	246794	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	246781,246807	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	246781,246807	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	1	246781	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	246781,246807	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	246781,246807	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	246807	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	246796,246807	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	246807	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	246781,246807	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	246781	504
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5	246779,246793,246796,246805,246807	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	246807	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	246781,246801,246807	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	246781	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	1	246781	73
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	246781	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	246807	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	246781	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	246801,246807	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	246781,246807	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	246781	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	246807	915
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	0		247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	246807	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0		17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	246781,246807	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	1	246781	158
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	1	246807	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	246781,246796,246807	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2	246781,246807	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	246807	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	246780,246781,246807,246815	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	246781	454
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	3	246804,246807,246808	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	246781,246807	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	1	246807	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	246781,246807	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	246781,246807	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	246781,246807	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	246807	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	246807	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	246807	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	246807	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	246807	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	246807	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	246807	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	246807	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	246781	1655
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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