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Locality Name:
Peloncillo Mts, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA


mindat Locality ID: 247837
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247837.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Peloncillo Mts, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 27

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
San Simon District

Latitude: 32°8'51"N
Longitude: 108°58'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.1475,-108.97666666667

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 Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te V W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenic
ArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteCarminiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFluoriteFornaciteGarnetGypsum
KaoliniteKobelliteLillianiteMalachiteMicaMixiteMurdochiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
StibniteTetrahedriteTurquoiseWollastonite

77 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenogoyazite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aschamalmite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Austinite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bismuth  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Duftite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)
Fraipontite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Matildite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Murdochite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nuffieldite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Timroseite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Yakhontovite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12454962793
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)3245503,245504,245505254
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O4245504,245505,245506,24550790
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32245501,2455261534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12455032734
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O1245503194
Arsenogoyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)6124550421
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12455039052
Aschamalmite  (*)LillianitePb6-3xBi2+xS9124550316
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)65245503,245504,245506,245507,245510919
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)3245503,245504,24550571
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22245503,2455155509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)124550311547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)62245503,245504413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi2245496,2455031966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42245515,2455245516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612455031633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr4245504,245505,245507,245517227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)7245500,245503,245504,245506,245507,245515,24552627770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61245504359
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)22245504,245505178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)5245503,245504,245505,245507,2455144979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2245503,2455115707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27245499,245501,245502,245503,245515,245516,24552427198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl12455031382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O5245500,245503,245504,245507,2455113531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)4245503,245504,245505,245507363
Copper  (*)CopperCu12455033846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12455034165
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)1245504378
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612454964135
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)1245503220
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2245501,2455038173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22245504,2455199617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)124550485
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)43245504,245507,24551049
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS12245499,245501,245502,245503,245510,245513,245514,245515,245516,245517,245524,24552524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12455037437
Gold  (*)CopperAu124551730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2245503,2455076890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3124550314640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O5245503,245504,245505,245506,2455071689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62245504,2455071066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612455032228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42245496,2455015591
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26245503,245504,245505,245507,245510,24551512537
Matildite  (*)NoneAgBiS21245503252
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl4245503,245504,245505,2455071107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O1245503168
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)2245507,245510362
Murdochite  (*)MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl22245504,24550734
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2124549617380
Nuffieldite  (*)KobelliteCu1.4Pb2.4Bi2.4Sb0.2S7124550332
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1245504492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12455002994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212455032273
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO23245504,245505,245507158
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22245503,24551139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812455039056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23245500,245503,24552661156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)24245503,245504,245506,245507454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)5245498,245503,245521,245525,2455264894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12454966417
Silver  (*)CopperAg12455035186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2245503,2455102473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6245501,245502,245503,245513,245514,24551621482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312454963418
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1312454961803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312455035317
Timroseite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2Cu5(TeO6)2(OH)22245503,2455068
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212455262562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1245503484
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl2245507,245510605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO42245504,245507303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO312454961247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO44245504,245505,245507,2455101655
Yakhontovite  (*)Smectite-vermiculite Clay(Ca,Na,K)0.2(Cu,Fe,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·3H2O12455035



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