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Locality Name:
Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 146
Youngest recorded age at locality: 36.9

mindat Locality ID: 36432
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36432.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 26
Child Localities:
Adam Peak
Alpine Mine (Porvenir Mine)
Anderson Canyon
Bluebell Mine
Chase Prospect
Felex Mine
Granite Creek Mine
Kirby Mine
Marcus Mine
Moly Shaft
Mountain King Mine
Ogee Mine
Pacific Mine
Pinson Mine
Redhouse Barite Mine
Reilly Mine (Riley Mine)
Richmond Mine
Riley Extension Mine
T.N.T. Mine
Tip Top Mine
Tonopah Mine
Top Row Mine
Twin Creeks Mine
Unnamed Mn Prospect [1]
Unnamed W Prospect [1]
Valley View Mine

Latitude: 41°10'9"N
Longitude: 117°15'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.169166666667,-117.26333333333

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	Adelite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenic
Arseniosiderite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcioferrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Covellite	Epidote	Epsomite	Fairfieldite	Fluorite	Galkhaite	Garnet
Geocronite	Gismondine	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Laueite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Melonite	Meta-autunite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Nowackiite	Olivine	Orpiment	Pascoite	Pyrite
Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite
Sulphur	Symplesite	Tetrahedrite	Vesuvianite	Wavellite	Wollastonite

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 Bi C Ca Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Te Ti Tl U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca F Fe H Mg Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenic
Arseniosiderite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Beryl Calcioferrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Covellite Epidote Epsomite Fairfieldite Fluorite Galkhaite Garnet
Geocronite Gismondine Gypsum Kaolinite Laueite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Melonite Meta-autunite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Nowackiite Olivine Orpiment Pascoite Pyrite
Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite
Sulphur Symplesite Tetrahedrite Vesuvianite Wavellite Wollastonite

114 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aktashite ()*	Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*
Andradite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*
Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chaidamuite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Christite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Collinsite ()*	Coloradoite ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*
Curetonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Englishite ()*	Epidote ()*
Epsomite ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(Na) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gaitite ()*	Galena ()*	Galkhaite ()*
Getchellite ()*	Gismondine ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Guérinite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Haidingerite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hisingerite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Kingsmountite ()*	Laffittite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Lorándite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*
Melanterite ()*	Meta-autunite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Metastibnite ()*	Mitridatite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montgomeryite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orpiment ()*
Pararealgar ()*	Pascoite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Picropharmacolite ()*
Piemontite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polhemusite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rauenthalite ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rozenite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Selenium ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Symplesite ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tvalchrelidzeite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wakabayashilite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Weilite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	104.5	36.9	1	237418	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	237439	3419
Aktashite ()*	Nowackiite	Cu₆Hg₃As₄S₁₂	41.1	36.9	1	237418	22
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	237425	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	146	36.9	0		1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	237425	1534
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	104.5	36.9	1	237418	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	104.5	36.9	1	237418	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	104.5	85.5	4	237418,237424,237439,237446	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂			1	237434	260
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	104.5	36.9	4	237418,237438,237439,237446	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	237446	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	104.5	36.9	3	237418,237439,237441	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	104.5	36.9	2	237418,237429	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	237446	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	104.5	36.9	7	237418,237419,237423,237424,237438,237439,237446	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	104.5	36.9	1	237418	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	237446	4979
Chaidamuite ()*	None	ZnFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·4H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	2
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	104.5	36.9	1	237418	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	104.5	85.5	7	237418,237424,237425,237430,237439,237441,237444	27198
Christite ()*	None	TlHgAsS₃	41.1	36.9	1	237418	6
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	104.5	85.5	2	237418,237424	2600
Collinsite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Mg(PO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	237438	38
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	41.1	36.9	2	237418,237446	169
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	237446	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	104.5	36.9	1	237418	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	146	36.9	0		1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	104.5	36.9	1	237418	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	104.5	36.9	1	237418	310
Curetonite ()*	Laueite	Ba(Al,Ti)(PO₄)(OH,O)F			1	237438	1
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	237439	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	237446	9895
Englishite ()*	None	K₃Na₂Ca₁₀Al₁₅(OH)₇(PO₄)₂₁·26H₂O			1	237438	6
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	104.5	36.9	3	237418,237425,237439	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	484
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	41.1	36.9	2	237418,237421	345
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	41.1	36.9	5	237418,237423,237434,237438,237446	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	303
Fluorapophyllite-(Na) ()*	Apophyllite	NaCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	10
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	104.5	85.5	3	237418,237424,237439	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	237446	1188
Gaitite ()*	Fairfieldite	Ca₂Zn(AsO₄)₂·2H₂O			1	237446	7
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	104.5	36.9	4	237418,237439,237441,237446	24243
Galkhaite ()*	Galkhaite Tetrahedrite	(Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂	104.5	85.5	2	237418,237424	13
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃	104.5	85.5	2	237418,237424	19
Gismondine ()*	Gismondine	Ca₂(Si₄Al₄)O₁₆·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	128
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	104.5	85.5	4	237418,237424,237439,237446	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	104.5	36.9	1	237418	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	237439	1544
Guérinite ()*	None	Ca₅(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·9H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	31
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	6890
Haidingerite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)·H₂O	41.1	36.9	2	237418,237422	17
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	237446	82
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O			1	237438	144
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	104.5	36.9	1	237418	469
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)			1	237434	57
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)	41.1	36.9	2	237418,237423	123
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	104.5	36.9	1	237418	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	104.5	36.9	1	237418	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	104.5	85.5	1	237424	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	104.5	36.9	1	237418	230
Kingsmountite ()*	Calcioferrite	Ca₃MnFe²⁺Al₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·12H₂O			1	237446	12
Laffittite ()*	Rocksalt	AgHgAsS₃	41.1	36.9	1	237418	5
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	237434	1271
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	104.5	36.9	1	237418	15
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	104.5	85.5	2	237418,237424	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	104.5	36.9	3	237418,237429,237439	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	104.5	36.9	4	237418,237423,237424,237446	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	104.5	36.9	1	237418	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	915
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237423	388
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	41.1	36.9	1	237418	255
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	104.5	36.9	2	237418,237446	87
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O			1	237446	129
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	41.1	36.9	8	237418,237421,237425,237430,237433,237439,237441,237444	5800
Montgomeryite ()*	Calcioferrite	Ca₄MgAl₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·12H₂O			2	237438,237446	44
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	104.5	85.5	4	237418,237420,237424,237446	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	237438	2994
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	104.5	85.5	4	237418,237424,237437,237446	511
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	104.5	36.9	1	237418	57
Pascoite ()*	Pascoite	Ca₃V⁵⁺₁₀O₂₈·17H₂O	41.1	36.9	1	237423	78
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	41.1	36.9	2	237418,237422	105
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	237446	2273
Picropharmacolite ()*	None	Ca₄Mg(AsO₃OH)₂(AsO₄)₂·11H₂O	41.1	36.9	2	237418,237422	99
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	104.5	36.9	1	237418	260
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	237438	477
Polhemusite ()*	Sphalerite	(Zn,Hg)S	41.1	36.9	1	237418	4
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			2	237428,237441	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	104.5	85.5	9	237418,237420,237424,237425,237430,237439,237441,237444,237446	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	104.5	36.9	2	237418,237446	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	104.5	85.5	10	237418,237420,237424,237425,237426,237431,237439,237441,237444,237446	61156
Rauenthalite ()*	None	Ca₃(AsO₄)₂·10H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	23
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	104.5	85.5	7	237418,237420,237424,237435,237437,237439,237446	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	237446	1711
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	293
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	146	65	19	237418,237420,237424,237425,237428,237430,237431,237432,237434,237436,237439,237440,237441,237442,237443,237444,237445,237448,237449	4894
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	1153
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se			1	237438	143
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	104.5	36.9	2	237418,237439	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	104.5	85.5	4	237418,237424,237439,237441	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	104.5	36.9	1	237418	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	104.5	36.9	5	237418,237423,237424,237439,237446	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	104.5	36.9	1	237418	2045
Symplesite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	104.5	36.9	1	237418	92
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			1	237446	190
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	237446	5317
Tvalchrelidzeite ()*	None	Hg₃SbAsS₃	41.1	36.9	1	237418	6
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O			2	237438,237446	301
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	146	36.9	0		1395
Wakabayashilite ()*	None	(As,Sb)₆As₄S₁₄	104.5	36.9	1	237418	16
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	237438	374
Weilite ()*	None	Ca(AsO₃OH)	41.1	36.9	2	237418,237422	19
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	104.5	36.9	3	237418,237437,237439	1247

9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Num	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Hg-00037	41.1	36.9		Rb-Sr		Aktashite	Hg	3905	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	Tretbar et al. (2000)	10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<947:DGDIAC>2.0.CO;2	G28_947
NAVDAT-117816	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117816			59661	Getchell Section 5 Pit (Section 5 Pit; Marshall Canyon Mine), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117808	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117808			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117809	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117809			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117814	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117814			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-118378	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		118378			252075	Turquoise Ridge (Getchell Underground; Hansen Creek Pit; Powder Hill; Bud Hill; A Zone; Shaft Zone; N Beds), Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-1050	146	65	105+41/-40		1050			59651	Richmond Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-116892	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		116892			59651	Richmond Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117815	104.5	85.5	95±9.5		117815			59651	Richmond Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070394	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070394
R060109	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060109
R140447	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R140447
R070517	Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070517

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