Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Lordsburg District, Pyramid Mts, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA

mindat Locality ID: 33110
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33110.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lordsburg District, Pyramid Mts, Hidalgo Co., New Mexico, USA": 56
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 53

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Lee Peak
Lordsburg

Latitude: 32°17'0"N
Longitude: 108°45'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.283333333333,-108.75

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite
Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Descloizite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite	Medenbachite
Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	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 Au B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite
Calcite Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite
Descloizite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Linarite Malachite Medenbachite
Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bindheimite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goyazite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Libethenite ()*
Linarite ()*	Ludjibaite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pennantite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pseudoboleite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rosasite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Saponite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	245535,245572	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	0		8803
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	245531	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	0		1036
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	0		9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0		2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	245555,245578	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	6	245545,245557,245559,245563,245578,245583	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	7	245531,245545,245547,245559,245568,245572,245576	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	1	245578	450
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5	245531,245537,245538,245545,245559	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	245545	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	12	245533,245537,245543,245545,245546,245550,245551,245559,245561,245562,245572,245573	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	245541	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	6	245545,245546,245554,245555,245568,245576	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	245546	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	4	245531,245543,245545,245559	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	31	245531,245535,245537,245538,245541,245542,245543,245544,245545,245546,245548,245550,245551,245556,245557,245558,245559,245561,245562,245563,245564,245565,245566,245569,245572,245573,245574,245575,245579,245580,245583	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	245545	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	5	245534,245535,245543,245567,245572	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	245545	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	4	245558,245559,245563,245575	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	245545,245546	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	245541,245563	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	3	245547,245553,245581	378
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	1	245531	1027
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	245555	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	10	245532,245533,245536,245541,245544,245551,245552,245553,245569,245584	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	26	245531,245535,245537,245541,245542,245543,245544,245545,245546,245548,245550,245551,245556,245559,245561,245562,245563,245564,245565,245569,245572,245573,245574,245575,245579,245583	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	245545	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	245543,245547	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	245545	173
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	9	245531,245540,245541,245544,245545,245551,245559,245566,245573	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	3	245552,245559,245568	1689
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	245545	82
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	3	245545,245546,245547	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		5591
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1	245559	234
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	245567	987
Ludjibaite ()*	Medenbachite	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	245545	12
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	245545	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	8	245545,245546,245550,245557,245559,245563,245568,245580	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	0		202
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	245559	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	5	245545,245552,245553,245581,245584	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	245541,245546,245551,245559	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	245545	492
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Pennantite ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mn²⁺₅Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₈	1	245541	25
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	245545	170
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	0		494
Pseudoboleite ()*	None	Pb₃₁Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈	1	245545	33
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	2	245545,245559	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	245531,245541,245544,245545,245546,245551,245559,245566,245573	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0		3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	245545	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	25	245531,245533,245537,245541,245542,245543,245544,245545,245546,245548,245551,245556,245558,245559,245561,245562,245563,245564,245565,245569,245573,245575,245579,245580,245583	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	245531,245561	1711
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	245552,245553,245568	454
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	245582	301
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	245541	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	245535,245572	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	245559,245584	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	18	245531,245537,245541,245542,245544,245546,245548,245551,245559,245561,245562,245563,245572,245573,245574,245575,245579,245583	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	1	245531	586
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	245557	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	0		5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0		4899
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	7	245549,245552,245553,245560,245577,245578,245584	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	15	245545,245546,245547,245549,245552,245553,245554,245555,245560,245567,245568,245576,245578,245581,245584	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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