Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 28.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 28.9

mindat Locality ID: 247140
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247140.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Kelly Mine (Tri Bullion Shaft; Paschal Shaft; Traylor Shaft; Kelly Tunnel)

Latitude: 34°5'11"N
Longitude: 107°12'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.086388888889,-107.20111111111

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	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Descloizite	Devilline	Diaspore	Dundasite	Epidote	Epsomite
Garnet	Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Meneghinite	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur
Wurtzite

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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Descloizite Devilline Diaspore Dundasite Epidote Epsomite
Garnet Gypsum Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Meneghinite None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur
Wurtzite

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aikinite ()*	Aldridgeite ()*	Allophane ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Birnessite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Descloizite ()*
Dundasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Ktenasite ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Niedermayrite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*
Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tenorite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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	28.9	28.9	1	247369	2793
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	28.9	28.9	1	247369	315
Aldridgeite ()*	Devilline	(Cd,Ca)(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	3
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	470
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	28.9	28.9	1	247369	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	28.9	28.9	1	247369	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	28.9	28.9	1	247369	132
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	178
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	28.9	28.9	1	247369	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	28.9	28.9	1	247369	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	28.9	28.9	1	247369	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	179
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	144
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	378
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	97
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	484
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	28.9	28.9	1	247369	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	28.9	28.9	1	247369	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	28.9	28.9	1	247369	717
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	28.9	28.9	1	247369	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	1689
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	251
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	28.9	28.9	1	247369	1066
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	28.9	28.9	1	247369	5591
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	75
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	28.9	28.9	1	247369	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	12537
Niedermayrite ()*	None	Cu₄Cd(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·4H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	8
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	28.9	28.9	1	247369	477
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	28.9	28.9	1	247369	454
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	28.9	28.9	1	247369	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	28.9	28.9	1	247369	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	28.9	28.9	1	247369	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	28.9	28.9	1	247369	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	28.9	28.9	1	247369	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	28.9	28.9	1	247369	1101
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	28.9	28.9	1	247369	1655

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
	sedznpb-00474	28.9	28.9	28.9											3986	Kelly Mine (Tri Bullion Shaft; Paschal Shaft; Traylor Shaft; Kelly Tunnel), Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA	Magdalena	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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