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Locality Name:
Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 65
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.8

mindat Locality ID: 262210
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-262210.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Casting Copper Mine
Douglas Hill Mine
Ludwig Gypsum Mine
Ludwig Mine
Nevada Denver Mine
Thanksgiving Mine
Unnamed Prospect [1]
Unnamed Prospect [2]

Latitude: 38°57'38"N
Longitude: 119°16'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.960555555556,-119.26916666667

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 B C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteAtacamiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyrite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumLudwigite
MalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTurquoise
VesuvianiteVolborthiteWollastoniteZircon

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clintonite  (*)Copper  (*)
Cornetite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Ludwigite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Opal  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Spinel  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Tangeite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Volborthite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12388878803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32238887,2388881534
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)651.83238889,238890,2388911588
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)31238890544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61238890919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22238887,2388905509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62238888,2388901633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2238887,23889027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1238890925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3238887,238888,2388905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2651.84238887,238888,238890,23889127198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O123888877
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O651.84238887,238888,238890,2388913531
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2123889086
Copper  (*)CopperCu12388903846
Cornetite  (*)NoneCu3(PO4)(OH)3123888826
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2238887,2388904165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12388902970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62238887,2388884135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2238888,2388898173
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O41238890445
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12388887437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33238888,238889,2388901544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2238889,2388906890
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)2238888,238890234
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)1238889134
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4123888714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23238887,238888,23889012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2123888717380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1238890471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12388902994
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)61238888158
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1238889260
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)42238888,238890369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2651.84238887,238888,238890,23889139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23238888,238889,23889061156
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412388891934
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)123888987
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)123888860
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO12388881101
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22238888,2388902562
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1238887628
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)31238890212
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102238890,2388931395
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O1238888155
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3651.82238890,2388911247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12388905251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12388941025



1 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
NAVDAT-5443651.833.4±31.6  hornblende5443    29450Nevada Denver Mine, Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050233Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050233


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