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Locality Name:
Halfpint Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 27.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 27.4

mindat Locality ID: 263667
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-263667.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Halfpint Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Oak Spring District

Latitude: 37°10'21"N
Longitude: 115°58'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.1725,-115.96777777778

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 Au C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidote
MalachiteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphalerite
Vesuvianite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Emmonsite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)227.227.412395745509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)627.227.412395741633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27.227.4123957427770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)27.227.412395744979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227.227.4123957427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O27.227.412395743531
Emmonsite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Te4+O3)3·2H2O27.227.4123957434
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)27.227.412395748173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27.227.42239574,23957824243
Gold  (*)CopperAu27.227.4123957430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O327.227.4123957414640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)227.227.4123957412537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS23239574,239575,2395805800
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)3239575,239577,239580494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227.227.4123957439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO227.227.412395743106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227.227.4123957461156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)3239574,239575,2395804894
Silver  (*)CopperAg27.227.412395745186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27.227.4123957421482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)227.227.412395742562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1027.227.412395741395



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-8540727.227.427.3±-0.1   85407    40442Michigan Boy Claims (Michigan Boy Group), Oak Spring District, Halfpint Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


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