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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 28
Youngest recorded age at locality: 28

mindat Locality ID: 16161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16161.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA": 147
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 126

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Cerrillos District
Cuyomungue
El Cuervo Butte
Glorieta District
La Bajada District
Lamy
Nambe District
New Placers District
Old Placers District
Ortiz Land Grant
Pecos Ranger District
Placer Mountains
Santa Cruz
Santa Fe District
Santa Fe Manganese District
Sante Fe Range
South Mountain
Sweet's Ranch
Totovi
Unnamed Prospect

Latitude: 35°34'34"N
Longitude: 106°'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.576111111111,-106.01333333333
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 Ba Be Bi Br C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al F O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBerylBournoniteBranneriteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteCancrinite-sodalite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovellite
DescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGermaniteGypsumHalotrichite
KaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMiniumMixiteMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodalite
SphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTridymite
TurquoiseVesuvianiteVoltaiteWollastoniteXanthoconiteZircon

135 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)
Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Apjohnite  (*)Arsenic  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brannerite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Butlerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinoenstatite  (*)Columbite-(Mn)  (*)Colusite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)
Coronadite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Crednerite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goslarite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Parabutlerite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Variscite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Voltaite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Xanthoconite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S28284246718,246777,246781,2468162793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212468073419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)2246777,246781254
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6282812468161022
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O124678190
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1246781312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2246777,2468078803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1246781470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312467772353
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O4246718,246729,246762,2467651627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212468072162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32246777,2468071534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3246777,246781,2468602734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23246727,246740,2468073092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12468071036
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)42246777,246807246
Apjohnite  (*)HalotrichiteMn2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O28282246816,24683128
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs1246842379
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS28285246816,246830,246842,246843,2468489052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O628285246718,246762,246763,246765,2468162060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)64246718,246742,246777,246781919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12467621272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)27246718,246756,246757,246762,246777,246781,2468075509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)6246718,246751,246762,246766,246777,24680711547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182246773,2467744286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS428285246718,246766,246777,246807,2468165516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS312467181089
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O61246766248
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)63246718,246777,2468071633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr2246718,246732227
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO22246777,246807700
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O124676626
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)28289246718,246751,246762,246777,246781,246807,246816,246830,24686027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)5246718,246742,246777,246781,2468074979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O28285246718,246777,246807,246816,246830925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S5246756,246757,246762,246777,2468075707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O2246777,246781197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2282814246727,246742,246752,246760,246766,246777,246781,246785,246807,246816,246830,246835,246849,24686027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3246718,246777,2467941382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O6246718,246751,246777,246781,246807,2468423531
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O63246763,246764,24676594
Columbite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Nb2O61246842289
Colusite  (*)Sphalerite GermaniteCu13VAs3S161246766110
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O1246766382
Copper  (*)CopperCu28284246777,246781,246807,2468163846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O162246777,246781227
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3282801797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5246718,246777,246781,246807,2468604165
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2124676635
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O3246777,246781,2468072970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)2246718,246742378
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62246777,2468074135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212467189895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)28286246718,246777,246796,246807,246816,2468308173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF24246718,246751,246777,2468079617
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41246718445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS282815246718,246727,246740,246742,246746,246747,246751,246752,246777,246781,246807,246816,246830,246851,24686024243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)32246777,246781504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)3246718,246859,2468617437
Gold  (*)CopperAu282819246718,246751,246752,246753,246760,246777,246779,246793,246796,246805,246807,246816,246818,246825,246826,246827,246830,246835,24684230554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O1246777188
Graphite  (*)NoneC12468422812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)32246777,2468071544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5246718,246735,246762,246768,2467776890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1246762409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3282810246718,246759,246777,246781,246801,246807,246816,246830,246859,24686114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O4246718,246742,246777,2467811689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O42246777,24678173
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O328283246718,246771,2468165433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62246718,2467422228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)428284246718,246777,246781,2468165591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2246777,2468071271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22246777,246781987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O428288246718,246777,246801,246807,246816,246830,246858,24685914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)228289246718,246740,246756,246757,246762,246777,246781,246807,24681612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS23246766,246777,2467815674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O4246718,246766,246777,246807915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2246771,2467734924
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41246777247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS228288246718,246766,246777,246807,246816,246830,246834,2468425800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12468411508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)228289246718,246727,246751,246771,246773,246774,246777,246816,24683017380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1246718186
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)28284246718,246762,246765,246816884
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O5246718,246762,246777,246781,2468072994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5246718,246762,246764,246777,2468562349
Parabutlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O2246762,24676623
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212467702273
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O28282246816,246831265
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO24246718,246742,246777,246781158
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)28283246807,246816,246830494
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS31246718733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS312467181425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2282812246718,246740,246742,246766,246781,246796,246807,246816,246826,246830,246835,24686039462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO23246781,246807,2468553106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2246718,2467421725
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)328281246816341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S828283246807,246830,2468499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2282820246718,246727,246740,246751,246762,246771,246773,246774,246777,246780,246781,246807,246815,246816,246819,246830,246838,246842,246856,24686061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2246718,2467401711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21246781454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212467185614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1246718598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)28288246777,246804,246807,246808,246816,246826,246830,2468434894
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O1246854128
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)28287246718,246762,246766,246777,246781,246807,2468166417
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S41246807249
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512467701516
Silver  (*)CopperAg5246718,246724,246777,246781,2468075186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)5246718,246727,246777,246781,2468072473
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl1246718444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14246718,246727,246742,246746,246747,246752,246760,246766,246777,246781,246807,246849,246851,24686021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312467183418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12467662045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)228285246718,246739,246777,246807,2468163337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2246777,2468071101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1246807510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S134246718,246742,246777,2468075317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O28283246718,246807,2468164899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2282801476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23246777,246807,2468582562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O4246718,246728,246738,246742484
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O2246766,246864628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212467662718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1246718605
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1246718301
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1246771652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1028283246777,246807,2468161395
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O1246766111
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO328283246777,246807,2468161247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44246718,246742,246777,2467811655
Xanthoconite  (*)XanthoconiteAg3AsS3124671889
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1246776939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12467185251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12467771025


1 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
Jen_0001436282828 age of mineralizationscheelite   Scheelite  7999Ortiz Mine, Golden, Old Placers District, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USAOrtiz MinePoulin et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1500023CM54_1147 

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