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Locality Name:
Hawthorne District (Pamlico District), Mineral Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 36720
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36720.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hawthorne District (Pamlico District), Mineral Co., Nevada, USA": 15
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Amalgamated Uranium Co. (Carol R. Claim)
Crystal Mine
Deep Prospect
Greek Hills Mine
Gypsy Claim (Silver Star Tungsten-Copper)
Hawthorne Ferretti Claim
Julie Claim
Kenjay Prospect
King David Prospect
La Panta Mine
Lowman Mine
Malatesta Claims
Pamlico Mine
Pamlico Placers
Sunset Mine

Latitude: 38°27'32"N
Longitude: 118°27'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.458888888889,-118.45194444444

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 Cu F Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteGarnetMicaNonePyritePyrochlorePyrophyllite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSpinelTitaniteTopaz

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Corundum  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Hematite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Oxyplumboroméite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Segnitite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S12392252793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212392193419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312392192353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52239215,2392201310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12392162734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)123921411547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71239223450
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)123921927770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O12392131184
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12392164979
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12392193531
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33239215,239218,2392201797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612392194135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12392198173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2239225,23922724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2239219,2392237437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3239222,239225,23922630554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3123922114640
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141239223784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4123922114899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22239215,23922017380
Oxyplumboroméite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb2O7123922333
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2123922339462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21239215771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25239217,239219,239222,239224,23922561156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12392174894
Segnitite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(AsO3OH)(OH)61239223134
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12392194899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212392151476



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