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Locality Name:
Tonopah, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 76.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 12.8

mindat Locality ID: 14198
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14198.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tonopah, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Blue Jay Mine
Broken Arrow Claim
Bunker Hill Mine
Desert Queen Mine
Fraction Tuff
Mizpah Extension Mine
Mizpah Mine (Mizpah Shaft)
Royal Blue Mine
Tonopah Divide Mine
Tonopah Extension Mine
Tonopah-Belmont Mine

Latitude: 38°4'12"N
Longitude: 117°13'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.07,-117.22694444444

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	Amorphous	Apatite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Covellite	Enargite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	None	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Enargite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Polybasite ()*
Powellite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Turquoise ()*
Variscite ()*

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 Fe H I K Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Apatite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Covellite Enargite
Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite None Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Turquoise Wurtzite

31 IMA Minerals at location:

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	76.3	12.8	3	240048,240050,240051	2793
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	19.5	17.4	1	240052	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	76.3	12.8	1	240048	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	76.3	12.8	3	240045,240050,240052	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	76.3	12.8	2	240048,240050	1382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	19.5	17.4	1	240052	4165
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	76.3	12.8	1	240048	910
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	76.3	12.8	1	240050	345
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	76.3	12.8	3	240045,240048,240050	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	76.3	12.8	2	240048,240050	30554
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	76.3	12.8	2	240048,240052	469
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH	76.3	12.8	1	240048	367
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	76.3	12.8	2	240045,240048	180
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	76.3	12.8	2	240048,240050	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	76.3	12.8	1	240048	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	76.3	12.8	1	240050	5800
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	76.3	12.8	1	240046	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	16.3	15.3	1	240050	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	76.3	12.8	1	240048	2994
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	76.3	12.8	2	240051,240052	716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	76.3	12.8	1	240050	494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	76.3	12.8	1	240048	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	76.3	12.8	2	240048,240051	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	76.3	12.8	2	240045,240050	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	18.8	16.3	4	240048,240050,240051,240052	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	19.5	17.4	1	240052	1711
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	19.5	17.4	1	240052	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	76.3	12.8	3	240045,240048,240050	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	19.5	17.4	1	240052	5317
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	76.3	12.8	4	240042,240044,240048,240049	484
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	76.3	12.8	1	240043	301

59 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Kristen000121	66.7	51.9	59.3±7.4	fission track		sphene	SAgd-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000122	76.3	59.5	67.9±8.4	fission track		zircon	SAgd-1	Yes	Zircon		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000123	18.1	16.5	17.3±0.8	K-Ar		plagioclase	Mzwt-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000124	39	30.6	34.8±4.2	fission track		zircon	TF-2	Yes	Zircon		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000125	18.6	17.6	18.1±0.5	K-Ar	alteration age	alkali feldspar	OWT-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000126	35.2	27.6	31.4±3.8	fission track		zircon	OWT-1	Yes	Zircon		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000127	26	24.4	25.2±0.8	K-Ar		biotite	Mc-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000128	24.7	23.3	24±0.7	K-Ar		plagioclase	Mc-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000129	26.6	25	25.8±0.8	K-Ar		biotite	Taf2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000130	27.1	21.5	24.3±2.8	fission track		zircon	TF-1	Yes	Zircon		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000131	21.3	19.7	20.5±0.8	K-Ar		biotite	GC-135	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000132	21	19.8	20.4±0.6	K-Ar		biotite	T 219	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000133	17.4	16.4	16.9±0.5	K-Ar	alteration age	biotite	74 MLS-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000134	16.6	15.6	16.1±0.5	K-Ar	alteration age	sanidine	TFR2-1	Yes	Sanidine		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000135	17.5	16.1	16.8±0.7	K-Ar	alteration age	biotite	TFR2-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000136	20	19.2	19.6±0.4	K-Ar		glass	SS-25	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000137	20.5	19.3	19.9±0.6	K-Ar	alteration age	alkali feldspar	TV-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000138	19.8	19.6	19.7±0.1	K-Ar		alkali feldspar	TFR-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000139	22.1	20.9	21.5±0.6	K-Ar		biotite	TFR-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000140	18.8	17.6	18.2±0.6	K-Ar		alkali feldspar	TV-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000141	17.4	16.8	17.1±0.3	K-Ar		biotite	USGS-(M)-11549-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000142	17.2	16.6	16.9±0.3	K-Ar		sanidine	USGS-(M)-11549-1	Yes	Sanidine		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000143	19.8	18.6	19.2±0.6	K-Ar		sanidine	R-1	Yes	Sanidine		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000146	17.7	16.3	17±0.7	K-Ar	alteration age	whole rock	T-229	Yes		Quartz	26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000147	19.9	19.1	19.5±0.4	K-Ar		sanidine	SIE-1	Yes	Sanidine		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000148	17.1	15.1	16.1±1	K-Ar		biotite	SIE-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000149	16.8	15.6	16.2±0.6	K-Ar		whole rock	SIE-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000150	21.2	18.8	20±1.2	K-Ar		alkali feldspar	SIE-3A	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000151	17.1	13.9	15.5±1.6	K-Ar		biotite	AD-34	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000152	17.4	16.4	16.9±0.5	K-Ar		biotite	11550-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000153	17	16	16.5±0.5	K-Ar		biotite	Od-1-Bo	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000154	16.6	15.8	16.2±0.4	K-Ar		sanidine	659-66	Yes	Sanidine		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000155	16.6	15.8	16.2±0.4	K-Ar		biotite	659-66	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000156	16.6	15.6	16.1±0.5	K-Ar		sanidine	BQL-1	Yes	Sanidine		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000157	16.5	15.5	16±0.5	K-Ar		biotite	BQL-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000158	14.9	14.1	14.5±0.4	K-Ar		alkali feldspar	BQL-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000159	13.6	12.8	13.2±0.4	K-Ar		biotite	BQL-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000160	17.3	16.3	16.8±0.5	K-Ar		biotite	D-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000161	17.4	15.8	16.6±0.8	K-Ar		hornblende	D-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000162	15.3	14.5	14.9±0.4	K-Ar		plagioclase	D-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000163	17.6	16.2	16.9±0.7	K-Ar		hornblende	D-3	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000164	16.4	15.4	15.9±0.5	K-Ar		whole rock	L-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000165	17	15.6	16.3±0.7	K-Ar		biotite	FBR-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000166	15.4	14.2	14.8±0.6	K-Ar		hornblende	HL-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000167	15.9	15.5	15.7±0.2	K-Ar	alteration age	sericite	TD-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000168	15.9	15.5	15.7±0.2	K-Ar	alteration age	chlorite	TD-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000169	15.9	14.7	15.3±0.6	K-Ar	alteration age	sericite	TD-3	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000170	16.3	15.3	15.8±0.5	K-Ar	alteration age	muscovite	THA 6	Yes	Muscovite		26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000171	16.9	15.9	16.4±0.5	K-Ar	alteration age	whole rock	THA 25R	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000172	16.8	15.8	16.3±0.5	K-Ar	hydrothermal alteration age	adularia	THA 25C	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000173	17.2	16.2	16.7±0.5	K-Ar		biotite	USGS(M)-12789-75	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000174	17.3	16.3	16.8±0.5	K-Ar		hornblende	USGS(M)-12789-75	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000175	16.3	15.1	15.7±0.6	K-Ar		hornblende	LM-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000176	17.4	15.8	16.6±0.8	K-Ar		plagioclase	LM-2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000177	16.3	15.3	15.8±0.5	K-Ar		hornblende	LM-3	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000178	16.3	15.3	15.8±0.5	K-Ar		whole rock	TM-1	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000179	15.6	14.6	15.1±0.5	K-Ar		hornblende	RMB 2	Yes			26993	Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Tonopah Mining District	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000144	18.8	17.4	18.1±0.7	K-Ar	wall-rock alteration age	whole rock	T-291			Quartz	62316	Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Tonopah, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Belmont Mine	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841
Kristen000145	19.5	18.7	19.1±0.4	K-Ar	emplacement age	adularia	USGS-M-TV-1				62316	Tonopah-Belmont Mine, Tonopah, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Belmont Mine	Silberman et al. (1978)	USGSOFR78-841

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050490	Tonopah, Tonopah District, San Antonio Mts, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R050490

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