Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 22.3

mindat Locality ID: 31640
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31640.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Amalia Tuff
Bear Canyon (Horseshoe; Mexican; Mammoth) Prospects
Bernhardt Prospects
BJB Prospects (Wilde Prospects; Goat Hill Gulch Prospects)
Canada Pinabete Pluton
Columbine Canyon
Gray Hawk Prospect (McDonald Prospect)
Hanosh Prospect
Hercules Prospect (Bueno Vista Prospect)
Horner Prospect
Hornet Prospect
Log Cabin Canyon Prospect (Fibbs-Nogle Prospect; Steve's Prospect ?)
Nickel Plate Prospect
Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R And S Mine)
Silver Bell Prospect (Mossman Prospect)
Spring Gulch
Virgin Canyon Pluton

Latitude: 36°44'21"N
Longitude: 105°32'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.739166666667,-105.53583333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite
Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel

Akaganeite ()*	Alunite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beryl ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cl Fe H Ni O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Coronadite
Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel

30 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	25.5	22.3	0		63
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23.5	22.3	1	247580	966
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	25.5	22.3	2	247570,247584	295
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	23.5	22.3	1	247583	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	23.5	22.3	1	247580	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	23.5	22.3	1	247580	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	23.5	22.3	9	247566,247567,247568,247569,247575,247576,247580,247581,247583	27198
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	23.5	22.3	2	247579,247580	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	23.5	22.3	2	247578,247580	345
Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂	25.5	25.5	1	247570	3
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	23.5	22.3	8	247566,247568,247569,247575,247577,247579,247580,247583	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	23.5	22.3	7	247567,247568,247569,247577,247579,247580,247581	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	23.5	22.3	1	247580	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	23.5	22.3	3	247568,247569,247580	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	23.5	22.3	3	247567,247580,247581	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	23.5	22.3	2	247566,247580	469
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	23.5	22.3	1	247580	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	23.5	22.3	1	247580	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	23.5	22.3	1	247580	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	23.5	22.3	4	247574,247576,247580,247583	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	23.5	22.3	6	247566,247567,247568,247575,247578,247580	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	23.5	22.3	1	247580	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	23.5	22.3	1	247580	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	23.5	22.3	13	247566,247567,247568,247569,247572,247574,247575,247576,247578,247579,247580,247581,247583	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	23.5	22.3	12	247566,247567,247569,247572,247574,247575,247576,247578,247579,247580,247581,247583	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	23.5	22.3	1	247580	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	23.5	22.3	1	247580	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	23.5	22.3	1	247580	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	23.5	22.3	1	247581	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	23.5	22.3	5	247567,247577,247579,247580,247581	21482

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Grew_Li_2019_0031	25.5	25.5	25.5									Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite		205244	Canada Pinabete Pluton, Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA	Cañada Pinabete, Questa, Taos County, New Mexico	Audétat and Pettke (2003)	10.1016/S0016-7037(02)01049-9	GCA67_97
	Mo-00179	23.5	22.3	23.5–22.3	K-Ar								Ferrimolybdite, Molybdenite	Mo	19266	Questa Molybdenum Mine (Questa Mine; Moly Mine; R And S Mine), Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA	Questa	Laughlin et al. (1969)	10.2113/gsecongeo.64.8.903	EG64_903

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070468	Questa, Taos Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R070468

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