Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Eureka District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

mindat Locality ID: 33094
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33094.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eureka District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA": 34
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 32

Number of Child Localities: 31
Child Localities:
American Mine
American Turquoise Mine
Aztec Mine
Azure Mine
Cameo Mine
Dug Out Camp
Eureka Central Mine
Galilee Mine
Golden Eagle Mine
Hidden Treasure Mine
Hornet Mine
Howard Shaft
Jonesy Mine (Copper King Mine)
Julia Mine
King 400 Claim
King Gold Mine
King Gold No. 2 Shaft
Le Feve Claim
Little Alice Mine
Mary Posey Mining Company
Miss Pickle Mine
Nabob Mine
National Group
R. S. Chamberlain Mine (Calmea Claim)
Silver Bell Mine
Silver King Mine
Silver Queen Mine
Turquoise Mountain
Unnamed Prospect
Virginia Claim
Wasp Mine

Latitude: 31°53'51"N
Longitude: 108°25'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.8975,-108.42388888889

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	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Bismutite	Brackebuschite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Descloizite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gypsum	Malachite	Mica	Minium	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Turquoise	Zircon

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti U V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Te Ti U W Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Bismutite Brackebuschite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Descloizite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Gypsum Malachite Mica Minium None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Turquoise Zircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Arsenbrackebuschite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismutite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*
Minium ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vermiculite ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0		8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	245031	2734
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0		1036
Arsenbrackebuschite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂(Fe³⁺,Zn)(AsO₄)₂(OH,H₂O)	1	245016	24
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	4	245006,245017,245026,245034	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0		2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	245022	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	0		1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	245016	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4	245006,245016,245020,245029	11547
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	0		716
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	9	245006,245016,245018,245020,245021,245026,245030,245033,245034	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	5	245006,245016,245031,245033,245039	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	245006,245021,245035	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	245006,245018,245020,245021,245026,245034	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	3	245006,245021,245035	1382
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	0		4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	245006,245016,245020,245026,245030,245031,245033,245034	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	245008	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	245029,245033	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	0		469
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	245026,245034	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	245016,245035	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		4924
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	0		247
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1	245039	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	245006,245020	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	245038	492
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	245014	2273
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0		477
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	0		494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	12	245006,245008,245016,245018,245020,245021,245026,245030,245031,245033,245034,245035	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0		3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5	245006,245018,245021,245030,245034	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	0		1711
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		598
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	245018	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	245026	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	5	245006,245020,245030,245034,245035	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	245006,245016,245020,245021	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	3	245006,245016,245039	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	245006,245016,245020,245026,245034	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	245006	3418
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	0		510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	3	245020,245026,245034	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0		4899
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	10	245007,245008,245009,245010,245013,245023,245025,245026,245032,245034	484
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	245036	652
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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