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Locality Name:
Catron Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 31.24
Youngest recorded age at locality: 21

mindat Locality ID: 24205
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24205.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Catron Co., New Mexico, USA": 147
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 124

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Black Mountain Group (Minnehaha Group)
Datil Area
Datil Mts
Gila Wilderness
Mogollon Mts
Old Horse Springs
Pueblo Creek
Quaking Aspen Canyon
Quemado Salt District
Red Hill
Reserve (Milligan)
San Augustin Plains
Taylor Creek District
Wilcox District

Latitude: 33°43'41"N
Longitude: 108°26'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.728055555556,-108.43555555556

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	Aubertite	Baryte	Beryl	Bixbyite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Cubanite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Khademite	Malachite	Mica
Monazite	Mordenite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Stilbite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Topaz	Tridymite	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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi Br C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Te Ti U V Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Aubertite Baryte Beryl Bixbyite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Cubanite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Khademite Malachite Mica
Monazite Mordenite None Not in a structural group Olivine Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Stilbite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Topaz Tridymite Wurtzite Zircon

94 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anatase ()*
Andradite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bixbyite ()*	Bornite ()*
Bromargyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinoclase ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*
Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Durangite ()*	Emmonsite ()*	Epidote ()*
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gasparite-(Ce) ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hidalgoite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jalpaite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Khademite ()*	Lannonite ()*	Mackayite ()*	Magnesioferrite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Maxwellite ()*	Mckinstryite ()*	Mirabilite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Paratellurite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Poughite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rajite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Sanidine ()*
Saponite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stellerite ()*
Sternbergite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tellurite ()*	Tellurium ()*
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Topaz ()*
Tridymite ()*	Tripuhyite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Wilcoxite ()*

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	31.24	23	4	244218,244245,244251,244282	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	244265	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	31	21	1	244218	8803
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O			2	244265,244330	272
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	244326	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	244257	1534
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	31	21	2	244218,244258	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	31	21	1	244218	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	31	21	3	244218,244290,244313	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	244260	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	244280	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	244280	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	31.24	23	1	244282	1935
Bixbyite ()*	Bixbyite	Mn³⁺₂O₃			2	244275,244280	104
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	25.9	25	2	244218,244226	5516
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	31	21	1	244218	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	31.24	25	17	244218,244226,244245,244251,244266,244273,244278,244286,244298,244299,244302,244306,244316,244317,244319,244321,244338	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	244215	1184
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			6	244273,244275,244276,244278,244280,244281	5171
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂			1	244273	94
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	25.9	25	3	244218,244226,244294	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	25.9	25	9	244218,244226,244284,244286,244290,244291,244315,244316,244337	27198
Chernovite-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(AsO₄)			1	244281	46
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	31	21	1	244218	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	31	21	2	244218,244313	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	31	21	1	244218	127
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	31	21	1	244218	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			4	244273,244276,244278,244280	453
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆			1	244280	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	31	21	1	244218	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	244300	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	244257	4135
Durangite ()*	Titanite	NaAl(AsO₄)F			1	244280	6
Emmonsite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·2H₂O			1	244326	34
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	31	21	2	244218,244338	8173
Florencite-(Ce) ()*	Alunite	CeAl₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	244326	73
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	31.24	23	48	244218,244226,244234,244251,244273,244276,244280,244286,244288,244289,244292,244296,244297,244299,244301,244302,244303,244304,244305,244306,244307,244308,244309,244311,244313,244314,244318,244319,244321,244323,244326,244327,244328,244331,244333,244336,244338,244339,244340,244342,244343,244344,244346,244347,244348,244350,244351,244352	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	244257	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	31	21	5	244218,244284,244285,244286,244291	24243
Gasparite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(AsO₄)			1	244281	23
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	244281	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	25.9	25	7	244218,244226,244229,244251,244282,244292,244326	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	31	21	1	244218	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	244326	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			2	244260,244263	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	31	21	10	244218,244257,244274,244275,244276,244278,244280,244281,244310,244318	14640
Hidalgoite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)₆			1	244280	57
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	244275	5433
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	31	21	1	244218	116
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	244276,244280	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	31	21	2	244218,244273	5591
Khademite ()*	Khademite	Al(SO₄)F·5H₂O			1	244326	15
Lannonite ()*	None	HCa₄Mg₂Al₄(SO₄)₈F₉·32H₂O	0	0	1	244326	2
Mackayite ()*	None	Fe³⁺Te⁴⁺₂O₅(OH)			1	244326	12
Magnesioferrite ()*	Spinel	MgFe³⁺₂O₄			1	244257	98
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	244273	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	31	21	5	244218,244282,244290,244313,244338	12537
Maxwellite ()*	Titanite	NaFe³⁺(AsO₄)F			1	244281	3
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	31	21	1	244218	51
Mirabilite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)·10H₂O			1	244260	223
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	244257	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	244281	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	31	21	1	244218	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			4	244273,244276,244278,244280	2994
Paratellurite ()*	Rutile	TeO₂			1	244326	20
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	244257	2273
Poughite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₂(SO₄)·3H₂O			1	244326	12
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅			3	244257,244280,244281	164
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	31	21	1	244218	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	31.24	25	16	244218,244224,244226,244245,244284,244287,244290,244302,244311,244315,244316,244318,244326,244337,244347,244349	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	31	21	1	244218	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	31.24	21	58	244206,244218,244224,244226,244233,244234,244245,244251,244257,244259,244262,244264,244265,244266,244270,244271,244273,244276,244278,244280,244281,244284,244286,244287,244289,244290,244291,244292,244295,244296,244297,244298,244299,244302,244304,244307,244310,244313,244314,244315,244319,244321,244322,244325,244327,244328,244329,244333,244338,244342,244343,244346,244347,244348,244349,244350,244351,244352	61156
Rajite ()*	None	CuTe⁴⁺₂O₅			1	244326	2
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	31	21	1	244218	1711
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	244280,244281	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	244265	301
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	31	21	1	244218	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	31	21	3	244218,244284,244286	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	244257	1934
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	244281	189
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	31	21	1	244218	62
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	31	21	1	244218	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	244311	2045
Tellurite ()*	None	TeO₂			1	244326	52
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	31	21	2	244218,244326	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	244326	276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	31	21	1	244218	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	244257,244273	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O			1	244280	433
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			3	244273,244278,244280	1476
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			3	244273,244280,244281	458
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	244281	66
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			2	244209,244215	628
Wilcoxite ()*	Aubertite	MgAl(SO₄)₂F·17H₂O			1	244326	11

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-17938	25.9	25	25.4+0.5/-0.4	17938	48788	Cooney Mine (Silver Bar Mine), Mogollon District, Mogollon Mts, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17897	31	23	27.4+3.6/-4.4	17897	51363	Kordic Prospect, Mogollon District, Mogollon Mts, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17944	28	22	25±3	17944	51363	Kordic Prospect, Mogollon District, Mogollon Mts, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17999	26	21	23+3/-2	17999	51363	Kordic Prospect, Mogollon District, Mogollon Mts, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17940	25.9	25	25.4+0.5/-0.4	17940	254128	Mogollon, Mogollon District, Mogollon Mts, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17861	28.1	26.5	27.3±0.8	17861	36041	Confidence Mine, Mogollon, Mogollon District, Mogollon Mts, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-33307	26.29	21.51	23.9±2.39	33307	50847	Black Mountain, San Augustin Plains, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-31497	31.24	25.56	28.4±2.84	31497	51392	Holt Tunnel, Holt Gulch Prospects, Wilcox District, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17919	30	23	27.4+2.6/-4.4	17919	34686	Red Shaft Prospect, Holt Gulch Prospects, Wilcox District, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070368	Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek District, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R070368
R060955	Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek District, Catron Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R060955

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