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Locality Name:
Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R And S Mine), Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 23.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 22.3

mindat Locality ID: 19266
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-19266.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R And S Mine), Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°42'15"N
Longitude: 105°30'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.704166666667,-105.50638888889

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.

Alunite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel

Alunite ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Si Ti W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Corundum Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23.5	22.3	966
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	23.5	22.3	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23.5	22.3	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23.5	22.3	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	23.5	22.3	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	23.5	22.3	345
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	23.5	22.3	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23.5	22.3	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	23.5	22.3	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	23.5	22.3	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23.5	22.3	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	23.5	22.3	469
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23.5	22.3	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23.5	22.3	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23.5	22.3	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	23.5	22.3	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23.5	22.3	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23.5	22.3	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	23.5	22.3	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23.5	22.3	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23.5	22.3	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	23.5	22.3	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23.5	22.3	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	23.5	22.3	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23.5	22.3	21482

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
	Mo-00179	23.5	22.3	23.5–22.3	K-Ar								Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	19266	Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R And S Mine), Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA	Questa	Laughlin et al. (1969)	10.2113/gsecongeo.64.8.903	EG64_903

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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