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Locality Name:
Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 75
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 22024
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22024.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA": 49
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 45

Number of Child Localities: 36
Child Localities:
85 Mine
Bigelow Group
Bonanza Mine
Chance Mine (Cina Mahoney Group)
Copper Flat
Copper Flat Claims
El Oro Shaft
Empire Mine
Freidberg Mine (Braeuer Group)
Fullerton Property (Lewellyn Tunnel)
Garfield Butler Group
Gold Dust Placers
Golden Rule Mine
Hall Mine
Hillsboro
Little Jewess Property
Luxemburg Placers
Mary Richmond Mine
McKinley Vein
North Percha Mining Co. Property (Cincinnati No. 1 And No. 2)
Opportunity Mine
Palma Group
Petaluma Group
Rattlesnake Mine (Snake Mine)
Ready Pay Vein
Republic Claim
Rex Mine (Rex And Smuggler Mine)
Sherman Vein
Snake Gulch Placers
Sweetwater Claim (Mogul Claim; South Percha Claim)
Unnamed Locality
Virginia Lode
Wicks Gulch Placers
Wicks Vein (Wicks Mine)
Wisconsin Claim
York Claim

Latitude: 32°56'15"N
Longitude: 107°32'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.9375,-107.54083333333

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brackebuschite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore
Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Minium	Molybdenite	Mordenite
None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Raspite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cl Fe H Ir K Mg Mn O Pb S Si Te Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brackebuschite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore
Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Minium Molybdenite Mordenite
None Not in a structural group Phenakite Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Raspite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calderónite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iridium ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kentrolite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanotekite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Raspite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Willemite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	75	70	2	247008,247010	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	75	0	0		3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	247054	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	75	0	0		2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	247031	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	75	75	4	247015,247022,247038,247041	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	247031	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	75	75	3	247011,247012,247054	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	75	70	9	247008,247010,247015,247028,247029,247031,247035,247038,247041	27770
Calderónite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Fe³⁺(VO₄)₂(OH)			1	247039	29
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			5	247029,247031,247047,247051,247052	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	75	75	3	247011,247012,247022	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	75	75	4	247010,247011,247015,247022	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	75	70	9	247008,247010,247015,247017,247022,247035,247038,247041,247054	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	75	0	0		1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	75	75	5	247012,247038,247041,247054,247055	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	75	75	1	247015	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	247041	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	247030	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	75	75	1	247015	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			3	247029,247031,247051	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	75	0	0		4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	75	75	1	247012	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	75	75	1	247012	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	75	75	3	247012,247029,247031	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	75	75	5	247010,247012,247022,247029,247035	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	247031,247047,247054	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	75	70	9	247008,247010,247017,247023,247035,247041,247049,247053,247054	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	247022	188
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	247041,247054	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	247031	1689
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	247052	5433
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	75	0	0		162
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	247054	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	75	0	0		5591
Kentrolite ()*	None	Pb₂Mn³⁺₂O₂(Si₂O₇)			2	247028,247047	22
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	75	75	1	247012	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	75	70	6	247008,247015,247022,247038,247041,247054	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	75	0	0		202
Melanotekite ()*	None	Pb₂Fe³⁺₂O₂(Si₂O₇)			2	247029,247047	22
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	247029,247031	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	247056	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	75	75	1	247015	5800
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	247047	405
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			4	247031,247041,247047,247054	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	75	75	1	247012	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	247028,247047	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	75	0	0		2349
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅	20	0	1	247032	164
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	75	75	7	247010,247011,247015,247017,247022,247035,247054	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	247039	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	75	70	14	247008,247010,247011,247015,247017,247022,247028,247029,247031,247038,247041,247047,247051,247054	61156
Raspite ()*	Raspite	Pb(WO₄)			1	247031	26
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	75	0	0		1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	75	0	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	75	0	0		5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	75	0	0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	75	75	4	247010,247012,247022,247035	21482
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	75	0	0		190
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	75	75	1	247015	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	247017	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	75	75	1	247012	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	75	75	1	247012	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	75	0	0		2562
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			6	247026,247028,247029,247031,247047,247052	605
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	247031	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			5	247028,247029,247031,247047,247052	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	75	75	1	247012	5251

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
NAVDAT-39958	75	70	72.5±2.5	k-feldspar	39958			35482	85 Mine, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
PorphCu-00104	75	75	75			Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite	Cu	44124	Copper Flat, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA	Copper Flat	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
NAVDAT-34232	20	0	10±10		34232			248136	Warm Springs Canyon, Hillsboro, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050530	Hillsboro, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R050530
R060245	Percha Creek, Hillsboro, Hillsboro District, Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R060245

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