Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cerrillos District, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA

mindat Locality ID: 33140
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33140.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerrillos District, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico, USA": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 30
Child Localities:
Andrews Tunnel
Armington Shaft
Armington Tunnel
Black Hornet Mine (Hornet Mine)
Blue Bell Mine
Bonanza No. 1 Mine
Bonanza No. 3 Mine
Bottom Dollar Mine
Cash Entry Mine
Castilian Mine
Cerrillos Hills
Chaco Canyon Mine
Chalchihuitl Mine
Clowery Mine
Evelyn Mine
Franklin Mine
Gallisteo
Grand Central Mine
Los Cerrillos Mts
Marcial Bonanza Mine
Marshall Bonanza Mine
Mary Mine
Mina Del Tiro
Morgan-Jones Mine
Nick O'Time Mine
Pennsylvania Mine (Ruelena Mine)
Santa Rosa Mine
Tom Payne Mine (Tom Paine Mine)
Trio Mine
Vulture Mine

Latitude: 35°28'56"N
Longitude: 106°7'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.482222222222,-106.12222222222

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	Amorphous	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brochantite
Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sodalite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite	Turquoise	Xanthoconite	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 Ba Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Analcime Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bournonite Brochantite
Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sodalite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite Turquoise Xanthoconite Zircon

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Analcime ()*	Ankerite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Bromargyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Talc ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Variscite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	0		2793
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	246729	1627
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	246727,246740	3092
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	0		2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	246742	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	0		11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	0		5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	0		1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	0		1633
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	1	246732	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	246742	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0		925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	246727,246742	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	0		1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	0		3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	0		4165
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	1	246742	378
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	0		9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0		9617
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	0		445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	246727,246740,246742,246746,246747	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0		30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	246735	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	246742	1689
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	246742	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	246740	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0		5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	246727	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	0		186
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	0		884
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	1	246742	158
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	0		733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	246740,246742	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	246742	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	246727,246740	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	246740	1711
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	0		5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		598
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	246724	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	246727	2473
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	0		444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	246727,246742,246746,246747	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	0		3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	246739	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	246742	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	0		4899
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	3	246728,246738,246742	484
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	0		605
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	0		301
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	246742	1655
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	0		89
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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