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Locality Name:
Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 81.1
Youngest recorded age at locality: 15.5

mindat Locality ID: 11584
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11584.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 61
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 48

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Auction Gulch Placers
Bald Mountain
Bronco Mine
Buckeye Hill
East Manhattan
Gun Mine
Hiatt Prospect (Hiatt Beryl Fluorite Prospect; Hiatt Beryl-Fluorite; Windy Hill; Rose Creek Nos. 1-40; Hiatt; Lees Tungsten)
Manhattan
Manhattan Oxford Mining Co. Mine
Nemo Prospect
Nugurock Prospect
Omar Marie Mine (Omer Marie Mine)
Pee Wee Group
Ralston Valley
Unnamed Placers
Unnamed Prospect
Wall Mine
White Ore Vein
Willow Spring

Latitude: 38°31'12"N
Longitude: 117°3'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.52,-117.06333333333

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Bi C Ca Cu Fe H Hg K O P Pb S Sb Si U V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAmorphousApatiteAragoniteArsenoliteArsenopyriteBaryteBerylBrochantite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperDumortieriteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsum
KaoliniteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMatlockiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNone
Not in a structural groupOrpimentPavonitePhosphosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTurquoiseVivianiteVolborthiteWardite

82 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Balkanite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Claudetite  (*)Daubréeite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dumortierite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Eskimoite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Getchellite  (*)Gold  (*)Guérinite  (*)Gustavite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Haidingerite  (*)Hörnesite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)
Hypercinnabar  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kermesite  (*)Lechatelierite  (*)Lillianite  (*)
Lindströmite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metastibnite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pararealgar  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pitticite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rösslerite  (*)Sarmientite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schumacherite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Senarmontite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strengite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Tangeite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turanite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Valentinite  (*)
Variscite  (*)Vashegyite  (*)Vladimirite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wakabayashilite  (*)
Wardite  (*)Whitecapsite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O381.1161240308231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS81.11612403089052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)281.11612403085509
Balkanite  (*)NoneAg5Cu9HgS8504509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)81.1164240296,240300,240305,24030811547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1881.11612402744286
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl81.116124031371
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS481.11612402925516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)681.11612403191633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)81.115.513240264,240265,240272,240275,240280,240281,240285,240291,240292,240295,240300,240303,24030827770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O81.115.501184
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)81.11612402884979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O481.1161240308352
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS281.1164240302,240310,240311,24031227198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl81.11612403201382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O81.11612403193531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS50455240275,240296,240308,240314,2403232600
Claudetite  (*)NoneAs2O381.116124030835
Daubréeite  (*)MatlockiteBiO(OH)81.115.5013
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)281.11612403089895
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O1881.115.50231
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O81.1161240308484
Eskimoite  (*)LillianiteAg7Pb10Bi15S3681.115.5020
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F81.1162240295,2403072740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF281.11614240264,240274,240275,240276,240277,240290,240291,240292,240293,240295,240300,240301,240308,2403209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS81.1165240288,240302,240309,240311,24032324243
Getchellite  (*)NoneSbAsS381.115.5019
Gold  (*)CopperAu81.115.520240263,240264,240265,240270,240277,240280,240281,240282,240283,240290,240291,240292,240295,240296,240300,240301,240303,240308,240310,24032030554
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O81.116124030831
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S681.1161240309113
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O81.11612403086890
Haidingerite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)·H2O81.116124030817
Hörnesite  (*)VivianiteMg3(AsO4)2·8H2O81.1161240308103
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)81.1161240317469
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH81.115.50367
Hypercinnabar  (*)NoneHgS504512403084
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)481.1162240308,2403205591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS281.1161240308230
Lechatelierite  (*)AmorphousSiO281.115.5062
Lillianite  (*)LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS681.1161240309128
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S1581.115.5038
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)281.115.5012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS281.11612403015674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O81.1161240308915
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S381.115.5087
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2751612403235800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)280.7163240276,240292,24030817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O81.1162240295,2403062994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S381.1165240275,240280,240294,240295,240308511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)81.115.502349
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S481.116124030857
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S581.115.5072
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O81.1161240308105
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O81.115.50182
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)81.1162240295,240308140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS281.115.512240264,240277,240281,240283,240285,240291,240292,240295,240300,240301,240308,24031139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO281.115.526240264,240265,240270,240272,240276,240277,240278,240281,240282,240283,240284,240285,240288,240290,240292,240293,240295,240300,240301,240302,240306,240308,240309,240312,240317,24032061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS81.1164240275,240280,240295,240308712
Rösslerite  (*)NoneMg(AsO3OH)·7H2O81.116124030816
Sarmientite  (*)NoneFe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)·5H2O81.11612403088
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)81.11612402744894
Schumacherite  (*)NoneBi3O(VO4)2(OH)5015.5124027512
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O81.1163240276,240277,2402931153
Senarmontite  (*)ArsenoliteSb2O381.1161240308179
Silver  (*)CopperAg81.1164240290,240292,240308,2403205186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS81.116124032321482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)81.1161240308446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S381.1164240275,240295,240305,2403083418
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O81.1164240273,240299,240306,240307263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS81.11612403082045
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)81.116124031960
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1381.1162240312,2403175317
Turanite  (*)NoneCu2+5(VO4)2(OH)481.11612403193
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O81.1161240306484
Valentinite  (*)NoneSb2O381.1162240305,240308369
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O81.1163240295,240306,240307301
Vashegyite  (*)NoneAl11(PO4)9(OH)6·38H2O81.1162240295,24030628
Vladimirite  (*)NoneCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)·4H2O81.116124030815
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O81.1161240319155
Wakabayashilite  (*)None(As,Sb)6As4S1481.1162240280,24030816
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O81.116124030758
Whitecapsite  (*)Not in a structural groupH16Fe2+5Fe3+14Sb3+6(AsO4)18O16·120H2O81.11612403081



35 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Kristen0002222724.825.9±1.1fission track zirconDRS-74-266 YesZircon  261556Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAToquima RangeShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00024023.421.422.4±1fission track zirconDRS-80-60 YesZircon  261556Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAToquima RangeShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00024124.619.822.2±2.4fission track apatiteDRS-80-60 Yes  261556Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAToquima RangeShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Hg-000555045 K-Ar, F.T.     BalkaniteHg11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA Shawe et al. (2003); Shawe et al. (1986)   
Kristen00018977.371.974.6±2.7K-ArmetamorphismmuscoviteDRS-68-119  Muscovite  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020425.423.824.6±0.8K-Ar biotiteDRS-75-56    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0002062421.222.6±1.4K-Arintrusion ageplagioclaseDRS-76-76    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020725.62424.8±0.8K-Ar biotiteDRS-76-82    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020826.424.625.5±0.9K-Aremplacement of intrusive bodybiotiteDRS-76-107    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020924.322.723.5±0.8K-Aremplacement of intrusive bodybiotiteDRS-76-109    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021076.272.874.5±1.7K-ArmetamorphismadulariaDRS-77-123    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021178.775.176.9±1.8K-ArmetamorphismmuscoviteDRS-77-183A  Muscovite  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021280.777.178.9±1.8K-Ar highmuscoviteDRS-78-20A  Muscovite  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021358.851.855.3±3.5K-Ar highk-feldsparDRS-78-20A    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021477.672.475±2.6K-Ar biotiteDRS-78-20B    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021575.371.973.6±1.7K-Ar adulariaDRS-78-86B    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021670.367.168.7±1.6K-Ar k-feldsparDRS-78-86C    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0002172523.424.2±0.8K-Arintrusion agebiotiteDRS-78-92    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021816.81616.4±0.4K-Ar adulariaDRS-78-154A    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00021964.661.663.1±1.5K-Ar k-feldsparDRS-78-158B    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0002232623.624.8±1.2fission track zirconDRS-75-56  Zircon  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00022426.222.424.3±1.9fission track apatiteDRS-75-56    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00022525.923.724.8±1.1fission track zirconDRS-76-54  Zircon  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00022624.718.121.4±3.3fission track apatiteDRS-76-54    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00022724.119.721.9±2.2fission trackintrusion ageapatiteDRS-77-199    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0002284641.843.9±2.1fission trackemplacement during metamorphismzirconDRS-78-20B  Zircon  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00022942.638.240.4±2.2fission trackemplacement during metamorphismzirconDRS-78-20B  Zircon  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0002302419.621.8±2.2fission trackemplacement during metamorphismapatiteDRS-78-20B    11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023520.418.419.4±1fission trackthermal event from intrustionzirconDRS-79-86  Zircon  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023624.522.323.4±1.1fission trackthermal event from intrustionzirconDRS-79-87  Zircon  11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00137981.179.180.1±1Rb-Sremplacement of Pipe Spring body during metamorphismwhole rock, biotite     11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAManhattan DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Mo-001257516 K-Ar, F.T. high    MolybdeniteMo11584Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA Shawe et al. (2003); Shawe et al. (1986)  age of mineralization related to Pipe Sping body south of Manhatten
Hg-000385045 K-Ar, F.T.     Balkanite, Cinnabar, HypercinnabarHg3917Manhattan, Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA Shawe et al. (1986); Shawe et al. (2003)   
Kristen00138216.81616.4±0.4K-Armineralization agehighadulariaDRS-78-154A   Au40218April Fool Mine, April Fool Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAApril Fool MineShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00138116.515.516±0.5K-Armineralization agehighadulariaDRS-68-120   Au213443Gold Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAGold HillShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060747White Caps Mine, Manhattan, Manhattan District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060747


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