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Locality Name:
Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 250520
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-250520.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Maggie Creek Subdistrict

Latitude: 40°47'37"N
Longitude: 116°13'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.793611111111,-116.22111111111
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 As Au Ba C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Ti U V Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrackebuschite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCyanotrichiteDescloizite
DiasporeDufréniteFluoriteFritzscheiteGypsumHalotrichiteHewettiteKaoliniteLeucophosphiteMalachite
MandarinoiteMarcasiteMicaMixiteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOrpimentPascoitePhosphofibrite
PyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteSchubneliteSerpentineSincositeSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteStibniteSulphurTetrahedriteVivianiteVolborthiteWavelliteWurtziteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augelite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderónite  (*)Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Corderoite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Crandallite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Doyleite  (*)Englishite  (*)Fervanite  (*)Fluellite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fraipontite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Goldquarryite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Häggite  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hewettite  (*)Heyite  (*)
Hummerite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kazakhstanite  (*)
Kingite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mandarinoite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Matioliite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metatyuyamunite  (*)
Meurigite-K  (*)Mimetite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nevadaite  (*)Opal  (*)Orpiment  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararealgar  (*)
Plumbogummite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Richellite  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schubnelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Selenium  (*)Siderite  (*)Sincosite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strengite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tiemannite  (*)Tinticite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)
Turanite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Variscite  (*)
Vésigniéite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zálesíite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1236978470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)63236977,236978,236981966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212369782162
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12369783250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2236978,2369819052
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3123697879
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212369785509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4236977,236978,236979,23698111547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71236978450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412369785516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612369781633
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O1236978280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2236978,23698127770
Calderónite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)123697829
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O123697888
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12369784979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1236978925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12369785707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O1236978197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2123697827198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12369783531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS2236978,2369812600
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1236978363
Copper  (*)CopperCu12369783846
Corderoite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl2123697816
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12369784165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61236978310
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12369782970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)21236978179
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)1236978378
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212369789895
Doyleite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3123697815
Englishite  (*)NoneK3Na2Ca10Al15(OH)7(PO4)21·26H2O12369786
Fervanite  (*)NoneFe3+4V5+4O16·5H2O123697810
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O123697840
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12369782740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212369789617
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4123697849
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2236978,23698124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12369787437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4236977,236978,236980,23698130554
Goldquarryite  (*)NoneCuCd2Al3(PO4)4F3·10H2O12369781
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1236978717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12369786890
Häggite  (*)NoneV3+V4+O2(OH)3123697817
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1236978409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32236978,23698114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12369811689
Hewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·9H2O123697858
Heyite  (*)BrackebuschitePb5Fe2+2O4(VO4)2123697810
Hummerite  (*)PascoiteKMgV5+5O14·8H2O123697821
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6123697865
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62236978,2369812228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43236977,236978,2369815591
Kazakhstanite  (*)NoneFe3+5V4+3V5+12O39(OH)9·9H2O12369786
Kingite  (*)NoneAl3(PO4)2F2(OH)·7H2O123697812
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O1236978110
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1236978234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2123697812537
Mandarinoite  (*)MandarinoiteFe3+2(Se4+O3)3·6H2O123697814
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212369785674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl1236978139
Matioliite  (*)DufréniteNaMgAl5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O12369784
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1236978443
Metatyuyamunite  (*)FritzscheiteCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1236978129
Meurigite-K  (*)PhosphofibriteKFe3+8(PO4)6(OH)7·6.5H2O123697821
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl12369781107
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1236978945
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2236978,2369811508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23236978,236980,23698117380
Nevadaite  (*)None(Cu2+,   ,Al,V3+)6Al8(PO4)8F8(OH)2·22H2O12369782
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12369782994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S31236978511
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1236978767
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S4123697857
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61236978170
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)41236978369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24236977,236978,236980,23698139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212369783106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23236978,236980,23698161156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2236978,236981712
Richellite  (*)NoneCaFe3+2(PO4)2(OH,F)212369785
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101236978312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212369785614
Schubnelite  (*)SchubneliteFe3+(V5+O4)·H2O12369784
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O12369781153
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe1236978143
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12369786417
Sincosite  (*)SincositeCa(VO)2(PO4)2·4H2O123697810
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2236978,23698121482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1236978446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32236978,2369813418
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1236978263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12369782045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12369781101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312369785317
Tiemannite  (*)SphaleriteHgSe123697883
Tinticite  (*)NoneFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)3·3H2O123697819
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O12369781059
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4123697866
Turanite  (*)NoneCu2+5(VO4)2(OH)412369783
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1236978628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212369782718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1236978605
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O1236978301
Vésigniéite  (*)NoneCu3Ba(VO4)2(OH)2123697846
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1236978636
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O1236978155
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1236978374
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1236978939
Zálesíite  (*)MixiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6·3H2O123697884
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12369785251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070473Gold Quarry Mine (Maggie Claims; Nevada Bureau Of Mines & Geology Sample Site No. 1560; Deep West Ore Body), Maggie Creek Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070473
R070428Gold Quarry Mine (Maggie Claims; Nevada Bureau Of Mines & Geology Sample Site No. 1560; Deep West Ore Body), Maggie Creek Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070428
R060775Gold Quarry Mine (Maggie Claims; Nevada Bureau Of Mines & Geology Sample Site No. 1560; Deep West Ore Body), Maggie Creek Subdistrict, Carlin Trend, Eureka Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060775

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