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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 33987
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33987.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 36

Number of Child Localities: 32
Child Localities:
Bayard Area
Betty Jo Mine (Johney Claim)
Blackhawk Mine (Combination Mine)
Bull Frog Mine (Owl Mine)
Copper Glance Mine
Dutch Uncle - Tin Box Vein
Eighty-eight Mine
Estrella Shaft
Fort Bayard
Gold Spot Mine (Corn Shaft Mine; Spanish Tunnel Mine)
Hobo Mine
Ivanhoe Mine
John Claim
Lion Mine (Rapp No. 2 Mine)
Lion No. 2 Mine
Lost Mine
Manhattan Mine
May Bell Vein
Ninety Mine
Owen Prospect
Peerless No. 2 Mine
Pleasant View Mine
Rio Grande Claim
Santa Rita
Silver King Mine
Slate Mine
St. Helena Mine
Texas Mine
Three Brothers Mine
Tiger Mine
Vanadium
Vigil Mine

Latitude: 32°47'1"N
Longitude: 108°6'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.783611111111,-108.10388888889

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

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcanthite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDescloiziteDiaspore
DomeykiteEnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumIlvaiteKaolinite
MalachiteMelanteriteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePolybasitePyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTitanite
WurtziteZircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beidellite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Domeykite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Johannsenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mallardite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sanidine  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibiconite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2662.612449683419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)662.608803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2662.602162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3662.612449681534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)662.62244968,2449712734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2662.603092
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23244959,244962,2449655509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)662.62244937,24496811547
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O662.6124496885
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4662.612449685516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS3662.601089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)662.69244937,244942,244945,244946,244951,244952,244963,244965,24496827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)662.613244937,244941,244948,244950,244951,244953,244955,244958,244961,244962,244965,244968,2449714979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O662.61244968925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S662.66244948,244954,244955,244968,244969,2449715707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2662.611244937,244938,244939,244947,244948,244955,244957,244961,244962,244968,24497127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O662.62244954,2449683531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8662.601756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)662.601025
Copper  (*)CopperCu662.612449683846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS662.63244954,244968,2449694165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3662.61244968802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O662.612449682970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)662.64244950,244951,244962,244968378
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6662.612449684135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2662.609895
Domeykite  (*)DomeykiteCu3As662.6073
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS4662.60910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)662.612449688173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS662.626244937,244938,244939,244941,244942,244945,244946,244947,244948,244950,244951,244952,244953,244954,244955,244957,244958,244959,244961,244962,244963,244964,244965,244968,244969,24497124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12449397437
Gold  (*)CopperAu662.63244946,244952,24496830554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O662.61244968188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3662.612449681544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O662.62244948,2449686890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6662.61244968741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3662.6124496814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12449511689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)63244950,244951,2449621066
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)662.61244968197
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6662.62244940,2449722228
Johannsenite  (*)PyroxeneCaMnSi2O6662.62244967,24496873
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4662.605591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4662.6124496814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2662.65244954,244959,244962,244965,24496812537
Mallardite  (*)MelanteriteMn(SO4)·7H2O124493614
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O662.601508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)662.60362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2662.6124496817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12449442994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12449442349
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO2662.60158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6662.63244940,244965,244972477
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]662.61244968716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2662.621244937,244939,244940,244941,244942,244945,244946,244948,244952,244954,244955,244957,244959,244961,244962,244963,244964,244965,244968,244969,24497139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22244953,2449583106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl662.601725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2662.619244937,244939,244941,244942,244945,244946,244948,244950,244951,244952,244954,244955,244961,244962,244964,244968,244969,244970,24497161156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)662.64244947,244967,244968,244973969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2662.605614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)662.60598
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)662.612449686417
Silver  (*)CopperAg662.612449685186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)662.66244945,244950,244951,244957,244962,2449682473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS662.621244937,244938,244939,244941,244945,244947,244948,244950,244951,244953,244954,244955,244956,244957,244958,244961,244962,244964,244965,244968,24497121482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)662.60446
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13662.601803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13662.612449685317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O662.604899
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O662.60433
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2662.602562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2662.602718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl662.610244937,244939,244949,244950,244951,244962,244966,244968,244970,244971605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41244950303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4662.610244939,244946,244950,244951,244952,244961,244962,244968,244970,2449711655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)662.605251



5 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
sedznpb-0045136.73436.7–34.0        33987Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USACentral districtSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
NAVDAT-1761534.432.433.4±1   17615    7078Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1761634.432.433.4±1   17616    7078Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1761734.432.433.4±1   17617    7078Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
sedznpb-00465662.6Tertiary?        7078Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USAGroundhogSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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