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


mindat Locality ID: 36685
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36685.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Loray District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Alabama
Betty Lou Mine
Castle Park Mine (Skootumpaw Mine)
Cobrecite Mine
Copper Reef Prospect
Golden Ray Claims
Jim Claims
May Bell (Maybelle; Cobre Lead Co.)
Unnamed Pb-Zn-Ag Prospect (LO12)
Unnamed Prospect (LO10)
Unnamed Prospect (LO11)
Unnamed Prospect (LO13)
Unnamed Prospect (LO8)
Unnamed Prospect (LO9)
Unnamed Workings (Alabama; New Deal; May Bell; Lost Hope; Silver Bell; Silver Star Claims?)

Latitude: 41°15'24"N
Longitude: 114°24'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.256666666667,-114.40277777778
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: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C F O Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group
QuartzRocksaltTetrahedriteTopaz

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Opal  (*)Quartz  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212362425509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2236236,23623911547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412362425516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2236229,23623927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12362294979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2123624227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2236230,2362423531
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS123622924243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32236238,23624114640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22236230,23624212537
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12362422994
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26236232,236233,236234,236238,236240,23624161156
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)02473
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO2236230,2362341101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132236233,2362345317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476


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