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Locality Name:
Hanover-Fierro District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 70
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 21977
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21977.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hanover-Fierro District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA": 77
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 68

Number of Child Localities: 50
Child Localities:
Barringer Fault
Blue Bird Mine
Booth Mine
Copper Bottom Mine
Copper Flat Mine
Copper Flat Mine (2)
Copper Pillo Mine
Cupola Mine
El Paso Mine
Emma Mine
Empire Zinc Mine
Fierro
Fierro Manganese District
Hamlett Prospect
Hanover
Hanover #2 Mine
Hanover Mountain
Honey Comb Mine
Humboldt Mine
Ironhead Mine
Jim Fair Mine (includes Nonpareil Mine)
Kearney Mine
Las Cruces Tunnel
Lone Star Mine
Mabel Mine
Maggie Bell Mine
Magnetite Mine
Mountain Home Mine
North Star Mine
Nugent Mine
Oswaldo No. 1 Mine
Oswaldo No. 2 Mine
Pearson Mine
Pewabic Mine
Philadelphia Mine
Pittsburg No. 2 Mine
Princess Mine
Queen Mine
Republic Mine
Robert E. Lee Mine
Santa Fe No. 1 Mine
Seven Hundred Well
Snowflake Mine
Thunderbolt Mine
Thundercloud Mine (Thunderbolt Mine)
Top Knot Hill
Tourmaline Mine
U. V. Industries #3 Shaft
U. V. Industries Continental Pit
Union Hill

Latitude: 32°49'21"N
Longitude: 108°5'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.8225,-108.08472222222

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum
Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	Nolanite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Valleriite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite
Wurtzite	Zircon

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 Au B Be C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au B C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum
Ilvaite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline Nolanite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Turquoise Valleriite Vesuvianite Wollastonite
Wurtzite Zircon

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anorthite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cronstedtite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hawleyite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydromagnesite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Johannsenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marialite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Piemontite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Scolecite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Valleriite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wurtzite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	245121,245167	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	70	2.6	0		8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	70	2.6	0		470
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	245166	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	70	2.6	0		2734
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	70	2.6	0		1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	70	2.6	0		708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	70	2.6	0		3250
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	70	2.6	0		2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	245126,245144,245186	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	245167	4286
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	36.7	34	1	245130	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	245137,245179	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	36.7	34	3	245130,245160,245161	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			2	245118,245144	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	70	57	4	245137,245146,245181,245185	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	36.7	34	2	245130,245156	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	70	34	15	245124,245126,245130,245135,245146,245150,245154,245166,245167,245171,245175,245180,245181,245185,245192	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	70	2.6	0		577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	70	57	0		3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	70	57	2	245146,245186	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	70	2.6	0		1008
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	66	2.6	1	245164	54
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	245171	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	70	57	1	245146	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	245137,245166	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	70	2.6	0		9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	70	34	3	245130,245146,245167	8173
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂	36.7	34	1	245130	86
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	70	2.6	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	70	2.6	9	245130,245141,245146,245154,245160,245161,245164,245177,245179	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	245166	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	70	2.6	0		30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	36.7	34	1	245130	717
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	70	2.6	0		1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	36.7	34	2	245130,245176	6890
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS	36.7	34	1	245130	62
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	36.7	34	2	245130,245156	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	70	34	10	245119,245121,245125,245130,245142,245146,245159,245162,245171,245192	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	70	2.6	0		1689
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	70	2.6	0		341
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	36.7	34	2	245130,245177	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	70	2.6	0		5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	36.7	34	2	245130,245166	197
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	36.7	34	2	245130,245156	73
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	245121	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	245185	1271
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	70	2.6	0		1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	70	34	31	245119,245120,245121,245122,245123,245124,245125,245126,245142,245146,245151,245152,245153,245154,245156,245158,245159,245162,245166,245167,245170,245171,245172,245173,245175,245181,245185,245186,245187,245191,245192	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	245144	12537
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl			1	245166	139
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	245185	425
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			3	245150,245181,245185	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	70	57	1	245146	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	245167	2349
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	70	2.6	0		260
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	70	34	3	245130,245137,245146	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			3	245121,245139,245140	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			2	245166,245171	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	36.7	34	4	245130,245135,245167,245179	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	70	2.6	0		1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	36.7	34	2	245130,245169	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	70	2.6	0		5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	70	2.6	0		2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			1	245187	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	245138	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	70	2.6	0		1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	36.7	34	5	245130,245160,245161,245176,245177	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	70	2.6	20	245122,245130,245141,245146,245150,245152,245154,245157,245160,245161,245163,245164,245166,245169,245171,245177,245179,245181,245185,245192	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	245166	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	70	57	0		5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	70	2.6	0		4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	70	2.6	0		1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	36.7	34	3	245121,245130,245166	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	245117	484
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]			1	245187	237
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	70	2.6	0		652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	245160	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	70	2.6	0		1247
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	70	2.6	0		372
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	70	2.6	0		5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	70	2.6	0		1025

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age from other Locality	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 ID
sedznpb-00451	36.7	34	36.7–34.0	Yes			33987	Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Central district	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
PorphCu-00094	70	57	70–57		Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	35841	Continental Mine, Hanover Mountain, Hanover-Fierro District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Hannover Mountains	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
sedznpb-00479	66	2.6	Tertiary?				35218	Oswaldo No. 2 Mine, Hanover-Fierro District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Oswaldo	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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