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Locality Name:
Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 260
Youngest recorded age at locality: 78

mindat Locality ID: 16284
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16284.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Artesia
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Carlsbad Potash District
Cottonwood Cave
Gnome Event (Project Gnome Test Site)
Guadalupe Mts
Helmig Deposit
Lyon Prospect
Red Lakes Prospect (Turquoise Mine)
Riverside
Sacramento Mountains Meteorite
Seven Rivers
Unnamed Outcrop

Latitude: 32°31'32"N
Longitude: 104°20'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.525555555556,-104.34888888889
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: Al Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O P Pb S Si Sr U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Cu H O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluminiteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteBaryteBruciteCalcite
CarnalliteClayCopperCoronaditeCorundumCubaniteDescloiziteDiasporeEpsomiteFritzscheite
GypsumIronKaoliniteKieseriteLangbeiniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePalygorskiteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSulphur

80 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Aphthitalite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carnallite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Daubréelite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Greigite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Huntite  (*)
Hydrobasaluminite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Iron  (*)Isocubanite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kainite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kieserite  (*)Kirschsteinite  (*)
Langbeinite  (*)Laurionite  (*)Lead  (*)Lechatelierite  (*)Leonite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)Mirabilite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)Niter  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Polyhalite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)Saponite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Stevensite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Sylvite  (*)Taenite  (*)
Todorokite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Witherite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminite  (*)AluminiteAl2(SO4)(OH)4·7H2O124476578
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61244747966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12447702734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)3244744,244755,2447661588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212447473092
Aphthitalite  (*)AphthitaliteK3Na(SO4)22244751,24475477
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)3244745,244747,2447703250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22607805509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3244747,244766,24477011547
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)21244766462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6244745,244747,244748,244767,244770,24477327770
Carnallite  (*)CarnalliteKMgCl3·6H2O260783244755,244756,244762132
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)3244744,244745,2447471252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12447704979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2607805707
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412447723902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12447703531
Copper  (*)CopperCu12447723846
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161244744599
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S41244772157
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)1244770378
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42244747,244765651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23244745,244747,2447709895
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O2244744,244745484
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2244744,2447452740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS124476624243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)32244747,244765504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)4244747,244766,244767,2447707437
Greigite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2S4124474762
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O8244745,244746,244747,244748,244750,244755,244765,2447666890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl260787244752,244754,244755,244756,244757,244759,2447621398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34244747,244755,244766,24476814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12447701689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O4124477073
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)42244745,24474769
Hydrobasaluminite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·15H2O124476512
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O2244745,24476562
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O2244745,244747341
Iron  (*)IronFe2244766,2447721089
Isocubanite  (*)Sphalerite CubaniteCuFe2S31244772191
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62244745,2447652228
Kainite  (*)NoneKMg(SO4)Cl·2.75H2O124475550
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44244747,244755,244765,2447705591
Kieserite  (*)KieseriteMg(SO4)·H2O260782244755,24475680
Kirschsteinite  (*)OlivineCaFe2+(SiO4)124476633
Langbeinite  (*)LangbeiniteK2Mg2(SO4)3260786244744,244755,244756,244757,244760,24476243
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)124476649
Lead  (*)CopperPb1244766192
Lechatelierite  (*)AmorphousSiO226078062
Leonite  (*)NoneK2Mg(SO4)2·4H2O124475524
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)2244747,244766581
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)21244747210
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O41244766229
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2244745,2447471487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4124476614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22244743,24477012537
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O3244745,244747,244750129
Mirabilite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)·10H2O2244744,244745223
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)1244766200
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O3244745,244747,2447551508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23244747,244755,24476517380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)62244747,244765128
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)1244769181
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3124474764
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O2244745,244747306
Polyhalite  (*)NoneK2Ca2Mg(SO4)4·2H2O260784244755,244756,244757,244762102
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO28244743,244745,244747,244755,244766,244770,244771,24477361156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O1244747177
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1244745301
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1244772374
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2124474557
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS4244745,244747,244765,2447702045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61244747105
Sylvite  (*)RocksaltKCl17717712244744,244752,244753,244755,244756,244757,244758,244759,244760,244761,244762,244763275
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1244772703
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O1244747433
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12447721044
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O2244745,244747628
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)1244747251
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO412447701655


7 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
USGS-Rb-Sr-06344183183183Rb-Sr magnesite   Magnesite  51297Mosaic Mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. Mine; International Agriculture Mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. Mine; Mosaic Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06345787878Rb-Sr potassium magnesium sulfate (hydrated) mineral     51297Mosaic Mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. Mine; International Agriculture Mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. Mine; Mosaic Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06346109.6109.6109.6Rb-Sr potassium magnesium sulfate (hydrated) mineral     51297Mosaic Mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. Mine; International Agriculture Mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. Mine; Mosaic Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06347173173173Rb-Sr potassium magnesium sulfate mineral     51297Mosaic Mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. Mine; International Agriculture Mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. Mine; Mosaic Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06348205205205Rb-Sr potassium magnesium sulfate mineral     51297Mosaic Mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. Mine; International Agriculture Mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. Mine; Mosaic Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-0634926026026Rb-Sr hydrated magnesium sulfate mineral     51297Mosaic Mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. Mine; International Agriculture Mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. Mine; Mosaic Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-06351177177177Rb-Sr sylvite   Sylvite  51297Mosaic Mine (Union Potash & Chemical Co. Mine; International Agriculture Mine; International Minerals & Chemical Corp. Mine; Mosaic Potash Mine), Carlsbad Potash District, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070285Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070285

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