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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

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 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: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteArsenic
ArseniosideriteArsenoliteArsenopyriteAxiniteBaryteBerylCalcioferriteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCovelliteEpidoteEpsomiteFairfielditeFluoriteGalkhaiteGarnet
GeocroniteGismondineGypsumKaoliniteLaueiteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeloniteMeta-autunite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupNowackiiteOlivineOrpimentPascoitePyrite
PyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStibnite
SulphurSymplesiteTetrahedriteVesuvianiteWavelliteWollastonite

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 nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S104.536.912374182793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212374393419
Aktashite  (*)NowackiiteCu6Hg3As4S1241.136.9123741822
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312374252353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO514636.901310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312374251534
Arsenic  (*)ArsenicAs104.536.91237418379
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O3104.536.91237418231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS104.585.54237418,237424,237439,2374469052
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)21237434260
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)104.536.94237418,237438,237439,23744611547
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61237446413
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3104.536.93237418,237439,2374411935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4104.536.92237418,2374295516
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21237446361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)104.536.97237418,237419,237423,237424,237438,237439,23744627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2104.536.912374185171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12374464979
Chaidamuite  (*)NoneZnFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·4H2O104.536.912374182
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S104.536.912374185707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2104.585.57237418,237424,237425,237430,237439,237441,23744427198
Christite  (*)NoneTlHgAsS341.136.912374186
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS104.585.52237418,2374242600
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O123743838
Coloradoite  (*)SphaleriteHgTe41.136.92237418,237446169
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1237446363
Copper  (*)CopperCu104.536.912374183846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1814636.901008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS104.536.912374184165
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6104.536.91237418310
Curetonite  (*)LaueiteBa(Al,Ti)(PO4)(OH,O)F12374381
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612374394135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212374469895
Englishite  (*)NoneK3Na2Ca10Al15(OH)7(PO4)21·26H2O12374386
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)104.536.93237418,237425,2374398173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O104.536.91237418484
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O41.136.92237418,237421345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F41.136.95237418,237423,237434,237438,2374462740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O104.536.91237418303
Fluorapophyllite-(Na)  (*)ApophylliteNaCa4Si8O20F·8H2O104.536.9123741810
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2104.585.53237418,237424,2374399617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12374461188
Gaitite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Zn(AsO4)2·2H2O12374467
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS104.536.94237418,237439,237441,23744624243
Galkhaite  (*)Galkhaite Tetrahedrite(Hg5Cu)CsAs4S12104.585.52237418,23742413
Getchellite  (*)NoneSbAsS3104.585.52237418,23742419
Gismondine  (*)GismondineCa2(Si4Al4)O16·8H2O104.536.91237418128
Gold  (*)CopperAu104.585.54237418,237424,237439,23744630554
Graphite  (*)NoneC104.536.912374182812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312374391544
Guérinite  (*)NoneCa5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·9H2O104.536.9123741831
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O104.536.912374186890
Haidingerite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)·H2O41.136.92237418,23742217
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6123744682
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O1237438144
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)104.536.91237418469
Hydrokenoelsmoreite  (*)Pyrochlore   2W2O6(H2O)123743457
Ilsemannite  (*)NoneMo3O8·nH2O (?)41.136.92237418,237423123
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6104.536.912374182228
Jordanite  (*)GeocronitePb14As6S23104.536.91237418105
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4104.585.512374245591
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS2104.536.91237418230
Kingsmountite  (*)CalcioferriteCa3MnFe2+Al4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O123744612
Laffittite  (*)RocksaltAgHgAsS341.136.912374185
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12374341271
Lorándite  (*)NoneTlAsS2104.536.9123741815
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4104.585.52237418,23742414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2104.536.93237418,237429,23743912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2104.536.94237418,237423,237424,2374465674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO104.536.91237418202
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O104.536.91237418915
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O41.136.91237423388
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS41.136.91237418255
Metastibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3104.536.92237418,23744687
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O1237446129
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS241.136.98237418,237421,237425,237430,237433,237439,237441,2374445800
Montgomeryite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O2237438,23744644
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2104.585.54237418,237420,237424,23744617380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12374382994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3104.585.54237418,237424,237437,237446511
Pararealgar  (*)NoneAs4S4104.536.9123741857
Pascoite  (*)PascoiteCa3V5+10O28·17H2O41.136.9123742378
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O41.136.92237418,237422105
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212374462273
Picropharmacolite  (*)NoneCa4Mg(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·11H2O41.136.92237418,23742299
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)104.536.91237418260
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61237438477
Polhemusite  (*)Sphalerite(Zn,Hg)S41.136.912374184
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)2237428,237441494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2104.585.59237418,237420,237424,237425,237430,237439,237441,237444,23744639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8104.536.92237418,2374469056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2104.585.510237418,237420,237424,237425,237426,237431,237439,237441,237444,23744661156
Rauenthalite  (*)NoneCa3(AsO4)2·10H2O104.536.9123741823
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS104.585.57237418,237420,237424,237435,237437,237439,237446712
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)12374461711
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O104.536.91237418293
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1466519237418,237420,237424,237425,237428,237430,237431,237432,237434,237436,237439,237440,237441,237442,237443,237444,237445,237448,2374494894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O104.536.912374181153
Selenium  (*)SulphurSe1237438143
Silver  (*)CopperAg104.536.92237418,2374395186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS104.585.54237418,237424,237439,23744121482
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)104.536.91237418446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3104.536.95237418,237423,237424,237439,2374463418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS104.536.912374182045
Symplesite  (*)SymplesiteFe2+3(AsO4)2·8H2O104.536.9123741892
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe1237446190
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312374465317
Tvalchrelidzeite  (*)NoneHg3SbAsS341.136.912374186
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O2237438,237446301
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1014636.901395
Wakabayashilite  (*)None(As,Sb)6As4S14104.536.9123741816
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1237438374
Weilite  (*)NoneCa(AsO3OH)41.136.92237418,23742219
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3104.536.93237418,237437,2374391247



9 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
Hg-0003741.136.9 Rb-Sr     AktashiteHg3905Getchell 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;2G28_947 
NAVDAT-117816104.585.595±9.5   117816    59661Getchell 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-117808104.585.595±9.5   117808    252075Turquoise 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-117809104.585.595±9.5   117809    252075Turquoise 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-117814104.585.595±9.5   117814    252075Turquoise 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-118378104.585.595±9.5   118378    252075Turquoise 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-105014665105+41/-40   1050    59651Richmond Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-116892104.585.595±9.5   116892    59651Richmond Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-117815104.585.595±9.5   117815    59651Richmond Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070394Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070394
R060109Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060109
R140447Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R140447
R070517Getchell Mine (North Pit; Center Pit; South Pit), Adam Peak, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070517


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