Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 160
Youngest recorded age at locality: 34.2

mindat Locality ID: 36580
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36580.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Bootstrap/Capstone Mine (Antimony Pete Mine; Antimony Ike Mine)
Boulder Creek Mine (Boulder Creek Prospect 0320070952; Dee Gold Mining Company; Dee Gold Mine 0320070126)
Dee Mine (Boulder Creek Mine)
Dee North Mine
Goldstrike Mines
Purple Vein Prospect
Queen Lode Mine
Ren Deposit
Rossi Mine (Sage Hen Group)
Storm Deposit

Latitude: 41°2'21"N
Longitude: 116°23'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.039166666667,-116.39861111111

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	Alunite	Apatite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brannerite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Marcasite	Mica
Millerite	None	Orpiment	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Serpentine	Sphalerite
Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Voltaite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassanite ()*
Boulangerite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Clausthalite ()*	Covellite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Englishite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fraipontite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilsemannite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Metastibnite ()*
Miargyrite ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Selenium ()*	Senarmontite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Szomolnokite ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Apatite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brannerite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Kieserite Marcasite Mica
Millerite None Orpiment Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Serpentine Sphalerite
Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Voltaite Wurtzite

50 IMA Minerals at location:

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	159	34.2	1	235676	2793
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	235683	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	235683	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	160	34.2	9	235674,235676,235677,235679,235680,235681,235682,235683,235684	11547
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O	160	158	1	235679	82
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	160	158	1	235679	843
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆	160	158	1	235679	248
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	160	158	5	235674,235677,235679,235680,235683	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	160	158	2	235679,235683	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	235683	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	235680,235683	2600
Clausthalite ()*	Rocksalt	PbSe	160	158	1	235679	281
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	235683	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	160	158	4	235679,235680,235683,235684	9895
Englishite ()*	None	K₃Na₂Ca₁₀Al₁₅(OH)₇(PO₄)₂₁·26H₂O	160	158	1	235679	6
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	159	34.2	1	235676	2740
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄	160	158	1	235679	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	160	158	1	235679	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	160	158	3	235677,235679,235683	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	160	34.2	6	235674,235676,235679,235680,235682,235683	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	160	158	1	235679	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	160	158	1	235679	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	235683	14640
Ilsemannite ()*	None	Mo₃O₈·nH₂O (?)	160	158	1	235679	123
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	160	158	1	235679	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	160	158	1	235679	5591
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂	160	158	1	235679	230
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	160	158	2	235679,235683	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	235680	255
Metastibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	160	158	1	235679	87
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	160	158	1	235679	300
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	160	158	1	235679	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	160	158	2	235679,235681	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	160	158	1	235679	511
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	160	158	1	235679	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	160	34.2	6	235676,235677,235679,235680,235683,235684	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	160	158	7	235674,235677,235679,235680,235681,235683,235684	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	160	158	1	235679	712
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	159	34.2	1	235676	143
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃	159	34.2	1	235676	179
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	235683	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	160	158	3	235679,235680,235684	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	160	158	1	235679	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	160	34.2	5	235674,235676,235679,235680,235684	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	160	158	1	235679	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	160	158	1	235679	139
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃	160	158	1	235679	276
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	160	158	1	235679	5317
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	160	158	1	235679	111
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	160	158	1	235679	372

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-117522	41.8	34.2	38±3.8	117522	40879	Dee Mine (Boulder Creek Mine), Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117523	38.01	37.59	37.8±0.21	117523	40879	Dee Mine (Boulder Creek Mine), Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117555	159	157	158±1	117555	40879	Dee Mine (Boulder Creek Mine), Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117556	159	157	158±1	117556	40879	Dee Mine (Boulder Creek Mine), Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117557	41.8	34.2	38±3.8	117557	40879	Dee Mine (Boulder Creek Mine), Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117254	159	158	158+1/-0	117254	5964	Meikle Mine, Goldstrike Mines, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117272	160	158	159±1	117272	5964	Meikle Mine, Goldstrike Mines, Bootstrap District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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