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Locality Name:
Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 299
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 26519
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26519.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA": 147
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 135

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Allamoore Talc District
Carizzo Mts
Corudas Mts
Eagle Flat
Eagle Mts
Finley Mts
Hueco Mts
Indio Mts
Mica Mine
Quitman Mts
Sierra Blanca
Sierra Blanca Peaks
Unnamed Prospect (VN-HU-G10-7)
Van Horn Mts
Van Horn-Allamoore District
Zimpleman Salt Lake

Latitude: 31°8'56"N
Longitude: 105°9'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.148888888889,-105.16388888889
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 B Ba Be Br C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAragoniteBaryteBeryl
BrochantiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DescloiziteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumKaolinite
MalachiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePerovskitePhenakitePyritePyrochlore
PyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinel
SulphurTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteTurquoiseVesuvianiteWavelliteWollastonite
WurtziteZircon

106 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Annite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Changbaiite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Coffinite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crednerite  (*)Cryolite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elpasolite  (*)Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)
Fluellite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Helvine  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phenakite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Whewellite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S29902270439,2704552793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)24270322,270336,270430,2704443419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O638262270373,2703741022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12703748803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O382612703731627
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)29907270406,270409,270410,270412,270415,270418,2704552734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)26270381,270383,270388,270390,270394,2703953092
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)248381270449356
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62270376,2704372060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2299019270364,270365,270366,270380,270392,270393,270400,270406,270409,270412,270415,270416,270425,270441,270443,270455,270459,270462,2704675509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)483824270377,270378,270379,270380,270392,270393,270406,270409,270410,270411,270412,270413,270415,270416,270418,270419,270420,270425,270426,270435,270437,270449,270464,27046511547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)248383270447,270448,270449606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812704474286
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)64270406,270409,270410,270412413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42270457,2704595516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)64270406,270409,270412,2704171633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr29901270455227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)299053270322,270329,270333,270335,270336,270377,270378,270380,270381,270383,270384,270388,270389,270390,270392,270393,270394,270395,270405,270406,270407,270408,270409,270410,270412,270413,270414,270415,270416,270417,270418,270425,270428,270429,270430,270432,270435,270437,270438,270440,270441,270447,270448,270449,270450,270451,270455,270457,270458,270459,270464,270465,27046727770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O2270405,2704621184
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO248383270446,270447,2704495171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO24838127044994
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)299013270364,270365,270366,270377,270378,270380,270392,270393,270414,270437,270438,270449,2704554979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6270400,270406,270409,270412,270416,2704595707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS215270380,270392,270393,270406,270409,270412,270416,270425,270430,270440,270457,270458,270459,270465,27046727198
Changbaiite  (*)NonePbNb2O648382270446,2704492
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2270439,2704601382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O299015270406,270407,270408,270409,270412,270414,270415,270416,270418,270425,270440,270441,270443,270444,2704553531
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O48382270446,270449566
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O648261270446518
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5270406,270409,270412,270414,2704164165
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2127044035
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF648382270446,27044950
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S12704671027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6382612704274135
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S164270409,270412,270417,270467300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)227270322,270323,270324,270329,270330,270331,270332,270334,270335,270337,270338,270339,270341,270344,270345,270347,270348,270353,270354,270357,270360,270361,270362,270404,270453,270459,2704679895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1270436648
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF64838127044916
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)38266270425,270427,270430,270438,270441,2704448173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)238262270373,270375182
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O4838127044940
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2482627270381,270382,270383,270384,270385,270386,270387,270388,270389,270390,270391,270394,270395,270396,270397,270398,270399,270402,270425,270426,270427,270446,270447,270448,270449,270450,2704519617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS382631270364,270365,270366,270380,270392,270393,270406,270407,270409,270410,270411,270412,270413,270414,270415,270418,270420,270423,270424,270425,270427,270430,270431,270432,270433,270434,270437,270438,270439,270440,27044424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12270407,270408,270410,270413,270414,270415,270416,270417,270418,270436,270464,2704657437
Gold  (*)CopperAu127036430554
Graphite  (*)NoneC38263270427,270459,2704672812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS2270425,270431717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312704381544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2270404,2704536890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl12704681398
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S38261270427237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3483824270363,270377,270378,270380,270392,270393,270406,270407,270409,270412,270414,270416,270418,270425,270428,270430,270432,270435,270438,270440,270443,270444,270449,27045814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11270380,270392,270393,270401,270406,270409,270412,270414,270425,270431,2704401689
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)127044756
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32270363,2703795433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)448382270425,2704495591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O48381270449198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4482610270374,270427,270430,270435,270436,270440,270441,270444,270447,27044914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2299034270364,270365,270366,270369,270380,270392,270393,270400,270401,270406,270407,270408,270409,270410,270412,270413,270414,270415,270416,270417,270418,270425,270430,270438,270441,270443,270444,270455,270457,270458,270459,270462,270465,27046712537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12703634924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl5270406,270407,270409,270412,2704141107
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O29905270322,270336,270425,270447,2704551508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)4270406,270409,270412,270414362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24270330,270421,270425,27042817380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)38262270373,270374884
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O38261270427471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O38263270427,270438,2704472994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)4270374,270437,270445,2704592349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)38261270427326
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64270406,270409,270410,270412477
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1270430494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS219270401,270406,270409,270410,270412,270415,270416,270425,270430,270431,270434,270435,270436,270438,270444,270457,270459,270464,27046539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212704303106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl6270406,270407,270409,270412,270414,2704381725
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21270444771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82270447,2704599056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2482671270322,270323,270326,270327,270329,270330,270332,270333,270334,270336,270337,270338,270339,270340,270341,270345,270347,270348,270357,270360,270361,270379,270380,270381,270382,270383,270384,270385,270386,270387,270388,270389,270390,270391,270392,270393,270394,270395,270396,270397,270398,270399,270400,270407,270414,270421,270423,270425,270426,270428,270429,270430,270431,270432,270433,270434,270436,270437,270438,270439,270440,270443,270446,270447,270448,270449,270450,270451,270457,270459,27046761156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)25270322,270325,270330,270331,270341148
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2482612704465614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12704304894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2270363,2703792705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5270380,270392,270393,270425,2704326417
Silver  (*)CopperAg3270380,270392,2703935186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)29909270380,270381,270383,270392,270393,270394,270402,270425,2704552473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS9270380,270392,270393,270423,270425,270431,270433,270438,27044021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412703761934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS12704382045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)241270322,270323,270324,270325,270326,270327,270328,270329,270330,270331,270332,270333,270334,270335,270336,270337,270338,270339,270340,270341,270342,270343,270344,270345,270346,270347,270348,270349,270350,270351,270352,270353,270354,270355,270356,270357,270358,270359,270360,270361,2703623337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1312704571803
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O4838127044923
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO248261270446236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)48383270446,270447,2704491006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12704284899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23270336,270430,2704442562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O48263270367,270368,270446484
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O2270405,270462628
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO248382270440,2704492718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl4270406,270409,270412,270414605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1038263270427,270438,2704441395
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1270444374
Whewellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·H2O2990127045566
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3382612704271247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO48270406,270409,270412,270414,270425,270437,270438,2704441655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)48382270446,270449939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)48385270374,270428,270436,270446,2704495251
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl4838127044986


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_804Powwow Member of the Hueco Limestone
Michelle_805Supergene silver-bearing ores are found principally along small fractures or near surface faults that generally are conformable with the bedding. The ores probably formed at low temperatures during Basin and Range extension
Michelle_806Tertiary igneous rocks of the region
Michelle_847Laramide folding and thrusting/deformation was responsible for the intial tilting of the Permian through the Cretaceous strat prior to basin and range modification.


14 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-38431382632±6   38431    43073Corudas Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-35324382632±6   35324    42148Miller Mountain, Corudas Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-35335382632±6   35335    42148Miller Mountain, Corudas Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-35336382632±6   35336    42148Miller Mountain, Corudas Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-7136382632±6   7136    42139Granite Hill Prospect, Quitman Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-12683483845+3/-7   12683    42998Unnamed Prospect (VH-HU-G12-1), Quitman Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-12667483847+1/-9   12667    43068Round Top Prospects, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-12674483840.6+7.4/-2.6   12674    43071Sierra Blanca Occurrences (north), Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-7132382636.2+1.8/-10.2   7132    43071Sierra Blanca Occurrences (north), Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-7129382632±6   7129    69141Triple Hill, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
Michelle_804299252Permian Age of host rock      31002Plata Verde Mine, Van Horn Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USAPlata Verde MinePrice (1982) BEGMRC70_1Age of the Powwow Member of the Hueco Limestone. Host rock of the Plata Verde Mine.
Michelle_80527027-23 to Recent Age of supergene mineralization      31002Plata Verde Mine, Van Horn Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USAPlata Verde MinePrice (1982) BEGMRC70_1Age of basin and range extension that is responsible for the supergene mineralization
Michelle_806652.6Tertiary Age of igneous activity      31002Plata Verde Mine, Van Horn Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USAPlata Verde MinePrice (1982) BEGMRC70_1Age of tertiary igenous activity in the region
Michelle_84710023Late Cretaceous to Early Tertiary Age of Laramide deformation      31002Plata Verde Mine, Van Horn Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USAPlata Verde MinePrice (1982) BEGMRC70_1Age of Laramide deformation

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