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Locality Name:
Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26
Youngest recorded age at locality: 26

mindat Locality ID: 16778
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16778.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Cave Of Crystals
The Queens Eye Cave

Latitude: 27°51'0"N
Longitude: 105°34'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.85,-105.56666666667

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kobellite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	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 Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite
Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Kobellite Linarite Malachite Marcasite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Vesuvianite
Wollastonite

87 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Cosalite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Kobellite ()*	Linarite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Matildite ()*
Mercury ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Nuffieldite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Pearceite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Powellite ()*	Proustite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tintinaite ()*
Todorokite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Ullmannite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	26	26	0		2793
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	26	26	0		1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	26	26	0		2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	26	26	0		1588
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	26	26	0		9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	26	26	0		919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	26	26	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	26	26	0		11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	26	26	0		1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	26	26	0		5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	26	26	0		843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	26	26	0		1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	26	26	0		1633
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	26	26	0		101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	26	26	0		27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	26	26	0		5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	26	26	0		4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	26	26	0		27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	26	26	0		1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	26	26	0		3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	26	26	0		2600
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	26	26	0		363
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	26	26	0		382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	26	26	0		3846
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	26	26	0		344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	26	26	0		4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	26	26	0		2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	26	26	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	26	26	1	82105	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	26	26	0		8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	26	26	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	26	26	0		24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	26	26	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	26	26	0		30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	26	26	0		1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	26	26	2	82105,82106	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	26	26	0		741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	26	26	0		14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	26	26	0		1689
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	26	0		65
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	26	26	0		1066
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	26	26	0		197
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	26	26	0		784
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅	26	26	0		87
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	26	26	0		987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	26	26	0		451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	26	26	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	26	26	0		12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	26	26	0		5674
Matildite ()*	None	AgBiS₂	26	26	0		252
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	26	26	0		397
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	26	26	0		1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	26	26	0		5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	26	26	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	26	26	0		17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	26	26	0		471
Nuffieldite ()*	Kobellite	Cu_1.4Pb_2.4Bi_2.4Sb_0.2S₇	26	26	0		32
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	26	26	0		2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	26	26	0		306
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	26	26	0		767
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	26	26	0		249
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	26	26	0		477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	26	26	0		716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	26	26	0		494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	26	26	0		733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	26	26	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	26	26	0		39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	26	26	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	26	26	0		61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	26	26	0		1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	26	26	0		5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	26	26	0		4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	26	26	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	26	26	0		5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	26	26	0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	26	26	0		21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	26	26	0		586
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	26	26	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	26	26	0		5317
Tintinaite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₀Cu₂Sb₁₆S₃₅	26	26	0		24
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	26	26	0		433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	26	26	0		2562
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	26	26	0		293
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	26	26	0		1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	26	26	0		1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	26	26	0		1655
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	26	26	0		1025

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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 DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00313	26	26	26											16778	Naica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico	Naica	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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