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Locality Name:
Buckskin Range, Douglas Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 248041
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248041.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buckskin Range, Douglas Co., Nevada, USA": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Buckskin District (Smith Valley District)

Latitude: 39°0'51"N
Longitude: 119°20'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.014166666667,-119.3425

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: Al Au C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyrite
PyrophylliteQuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTopazTurquoise

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Corundum  (*)Diaspore  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12355268803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61235519966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512355251310
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2235526,23552927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24235520,235526,235527,23552927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2235526,2355293531
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312355251797
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1235525481
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212355299895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2235526,2355298173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS123552624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12355267437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3235526,235528,23553130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12355266890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32235526,23552914640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612355262228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412355265591
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)12355291487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42235526,23552914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22235526,23552912537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212355265800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12355261508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23235525,235526,23552917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25235521,235523,235524,235526,23552939462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)22235525,235532771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812355269056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25235521,235523,235524,235525,23552661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22235525,2355265614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS123552621482
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212355251476
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1235526484
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl123552586



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