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Locality Name:
Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 99
Youngest recorded age at locality: 16.2

mindat Locality ID: 24436
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24436.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 38
Child Localities:
Blue Centipede Mine
Echo Bay's Mine
Fairview Mine
Gold Hill Mine
Great Western Tunnel
Green Top Claim
Henebergh Tunnel
Kelsey Canyon
Lead - Silver King Prospect
Lucky Seven Mine
Mariposa Canyon
Mariposa Vein
Melvin Mine
N & H Claims
North Pit Of Round Mountain Gold Dredging Corp.
Outlaw Mine
Pine Claims
Rainbow Prospect
Rattlesnake Mine
Red Bird Mill (site)
Red Top Claim
Round Mountain
Saddle Rock Mine
Sagebrush Claim
Senator (Red Bird Toquima)
Shale Pit
Shamrock Mine
Shoshone Canyon
Smoky Valley Mine
South Pit Of Round Mountain Gold Dredging Corp.
Sphinx Glory Hole
Stebbins Hill
Steigmeyer Property (Gold Shale Lode Claims)
Stevenson And Schuppy Mine
Sunnyside Mine
Unnamed Placers
Unnamed Prospect [1]
Violet Blue Prospect

Latitude: 38°39'50"N
Longitude: 117°1'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.663888888889,-117.03305555556

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca H Mo O P Pb Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteBismutiteCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDumortieriteFluoriteKaolinite
KobelliteLillianiteMarcasiteMatlockiteMeneghiniteMeta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteNeyiteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPavonitePharmacosideritePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
StibniteSulphurTetrahedriteTungstiteZircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Aguilarite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Benjaminite  (*)
Berryite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismoclite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Coloradoite  (*)Copper  (*)
Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)Daubréeite  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Friedrichite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Gustavite  (*)Hammarite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hodrušite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Koechlinite  (*)Lindströmite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Matildite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metacinnabar  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Neyite  (*)Ourayite  (*)Pavonite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tungstite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S85.516.212403622793
Aguilarite  (*)AcanthiteAg4SeS9926124037687
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS385.516.22240367,240391315
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)685.516.21240386966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2992612403762162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)85.516.24240350,240356,240367,2403912734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS85.516.212403809052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O85.516.23240354,240370,2403921272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)85.516.23240356,240361,24037911547
Benjaminite  (*)PavoniteAg3Bi7S1285.516.2124036745
Berryite  (*)MeneghiniteCu3Ag2Pb3Bi7S1685.516.2124036750
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)685.516.21240357413
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O385.516.21240360214
Bismoclite  (*)MatlockiteBiOCl85.516.2124036771
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S385.516.22240350,2403671935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)85.516.22240367,240391716
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)9916.24240348,240368,240376,24038727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)85.516.24240350,240357,240367,2403804979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O85.516.21240367925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S85.516.22240362,2403675707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS285.516.23240362,240367,24036827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O85.516.212403533531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS85.516.23240360,240361,2403792600
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe85.516.21240367169
Copper  (*)CopperCu85.516.22240373,2403903846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)685.516.21240367151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS85.516.25240350,240356,240362,240367,2403914165
Daubréeite  (*)MatlockiteBiO(OH)85.516.2124036713
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O189916.20231
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O85.516.21240367345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF29916.24240356,240367,240376,2403889617
Friedrichite  (*)MeneghiniteCu5Pb5Bi7S1885.516.2124036043
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS85.516.26240350,240356,240357,240362,240367,24038024243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S485.516.21240368192
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)9916.22240367,2403767437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2624.46240349,240350,240376,240380,240383,24038730554
Gustavite  (*)LillianiteAgPbBi3S685.516.21240367113
Hammarite  (*)MeneghiniteCu2Pb2Bi4S985.516.2124036743
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O39916.22240376,24037714640
Hodrušite  (*)NoneCu8Bi12S2285.516.2124036728
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)85.516.210240350,240356,240358,240362,240364,240365,240373,240382,240388,240390469
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)69916.23240367,240376,2403862228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49916.205591
Koechlinite  (*)NoneBi2MoO685.516.2124036739
Lindströmite  (*)MeneghinitePb3Cu3Bi7S1585.516.2124036738
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS285.516.212403575674
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS285.516.21240367252
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O9916.20388
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS85.516.21240379255
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS285.516.23240350,240367,2403915800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)299267240350,240356,240367,240368,240376,240388,24039117380
Neyite  (*)NeyiteAg2Cu6Pb25Bi26S6885.516.2124036712
Ourayite  (*)LillianiteAg3Pb4Bi5S1385.516.2124035024
Pavonite  (*)PavoniteAgBi3S585.516.2124036772
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O85.516.21240389428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29916.28240350,240356,240360,240362,240367,240376,240387,24039139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2992612403763106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S885.516.212403679056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO29916.219240350,240353,240356,240357,240358,240360,240361,240362,240364,240365,240367,240368,240376,240379,240380,240382,240386,240388,24039161156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS99261240376712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)85.516.212403631711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO285.516.212403675614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)85.516.22240356,2403584894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O992612403761153
Silver  (*)CopperAg85.516.212403865186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS85.516.23240362,240367,24039121482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S385.516.212403913418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS85.516.21240362332
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS85.516.212403672045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1385.516.23240356,240362,2403885317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O85.516.212403691059
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O85.516.21240382118
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO49916.201655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)46.721.412403915251



37 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
Kristen0002222724.825.9±1.1fission track zirconDRS-74-266 YesZircon  261556Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAToquima RangeShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00024023.421.422.4±1fission track zirconDRS-80-60 YesZircon  261556Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAToquima RangeShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00024124.619.822.2±2.4fission track apatiteDRS-80-60 Yes  261556Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAToquima RangeShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00018735.233.434.3±0.9K-Ar sanidineDRS-67-99  Sanidine  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00018880.877.679.2±1.6K-Ar muscoviteDRS-67-122  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019085.580.983.2±2.3K-Ar muscoviteDRS-73-36  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0001918177.479.2±1.8K-Ar muscoviteDRS-73-38  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0001928379.281.1±1.9K-Ar muscoviteDRS-73-45  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019382.977.380.1±2.8K-Ar biotiteDRS-73-138    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019435.633.234.4±1.2K-Arhydrothermal alterationsanidineDRS-74-94  Sanidine  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019540.939.340.1±0.8K-Arradiogenic argon lossmuscoviteDRS-74-97B  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019662.860.461.6±1.2K-Arradiogenic argon lossmuscoviteDRS-74-102C  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019737.234.836±1.2K-Arhydrothermal alterationbiotiteDRS-74-113    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019835.933.534.7±1.2K-Ar sanidineDRS-74-113  Sanidine  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00019936.333.935.1±1.2K-Arhydrothermal alterationbiotiteDRS-74-207    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020037.735.336.5±1.2K-Ar biotiteDRS-74-229    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020182.977.580.2±2.7K-Arage of foliationmuscoviteDRS-74-259  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020283.778.180.9±2.8K-Arage of foliationbiotiteDRS-74-259    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020379.476.477.9±1.5K-Ar muscoviteDRS-74-260B  Muscovite  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00020525.824.225±0.8K-Ar biotiteDRS-76-54    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00022030.123.126.6±3.5fission track apatiteDRS-68-102    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0002213834.636.3±1.7fission trackhydrothermal alterationzirconDRS-74-89A  Zircon  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023137.734.536.1±1.6fission trackformation agezirconDRS-79-20  Zircon  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023239.735.137.4±2.3fission trackformation agezirconDRS-79-20  Zircon  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023338.234.236.2±2fission trackformation agespheneDRS-79-20    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023420.416.218.3±2.1fission trackformation ageapatiteDRS-79-20    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023746.742.144.4±2.3fission track zirconDRS-80-38C  Zircon  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023845.539.942.7±2.8fission track zirconDRS-80-38C  Zircon  24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen00023921.717.719.7±2fission track apatiteDRS-80-38C    24436Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound Mountain DistrictShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
Kristen0013802624.425.2±0.8K-Armineralization agehighadulariaDRS-68-146   Au239003Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound MountainShawe et al. (1986)10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388EG81_388 
AJES44_373-00015262626       Au11587Round Mountain Mine (Round Mountain Gold Mine; Sunnyside Mine; Sphinx Glory Hole; Great Western Tunnel; Rattlesnake; Keane Vein; Los Gazabo Vein), Round Mountain, Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USARound MountainSillitoe (1997)10.1080/08120099708728318AJES44_373 
NAVDAT-117883998190±9   117883    11587Round Mountain Mine (Round Mountain Gold Mine; Sunnyside Mine; Sphinx Glory Hole; Great Western Tunnel; Rattlesnake; Keane Vein; Los Gazabo Vein), Round Mountain, Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
USGS-Rb-Sr-0679992.986.389.6±3.3Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     11587Round Mountain Mine (Round Mountain Gold Mine; Sunnyside Mine; Sphinx Glory Hole; Great Western Tunnel; Rattlesnake; Keane Vein; Los Gazabo Vein), Round Mountain, Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-0680092.986.389.6±3.3Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     11587Round Mountain Mine (Round Mountain Gold Mine; Sunnyside Mine; Sphinx Glory Hole; Great Western Tunnel; Rattlesnake; Keane Vein; Los Gazabo Vein), Round Mountain, Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-0680192.986.389.6±3.3Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     11587Round Mountain Mine (Round Mountain Gold Mine; Sunnyside Mine; Sphinx Glory Hole; Great Western Tunnel; Rattlesnake; Keane Vein; Los Gazabo Vein), Round Mountain, Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-0680292.986.389.6±3.3Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     11587Round Mountain Mine (Round Mountain Gold Mine; Sunnyside Mine; Sphinx Glory Hole; Great Western Tunnel; Rattlesnake; Keane Vein; Los Gazabo Vein), Round Mountain, Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-0680392.986.389.6±3.3Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     11587Round Mountain Mine (Round Mountain Gold Mine; Sunnyside Mine; Sphinx Glory Hole; Great Western Tunnel; Rattlesnake; Keane Vein; Los Gazabo Vein), Round Mountain, Round Mountain, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070399Outlaw Mine, Round Mountain District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070399


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