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Locality Name:
Coaldale District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 36737
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36737.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coaldale District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA": 14
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Blanco Mine
Blue Bell Prospect
Coaldale Prospect (Philips And Wentland No.1 Claim; Quinseck Claims)
Gap Strike Claim (Cap Stike Claim; Sammy Group; Wolf Group)
Holland Claim
Hombre Claims
Monta Cristo Mine (Monta Cris Mine; Monte Cristo Mine)
Railroad Cut
Sigmund Claim
Unnamed Prospect
Unnamed Prospect (2)
Unnamed Prospect (3)
Unnamed Prospects
Wilson-Capps Claim

Latitude: 38°0'31"N
Longitude: 117°52'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.008611111111,-117.8775
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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na O P S Si U V W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na O P S Si U W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAnalcimeAtacamiteAutuniteBaryteBrochantiteClayColumbiteConnelliteCopiapite
CoquimbiteEpsomiteGypsumMalachiteMeta-autuniteNoneNot in a structural groupPhosphuranylitePyriteQuartz
Smectite-vermiculiteSpangoliteTurquoise

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Atacamite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Buttgenbachite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Coquimbite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Kidwellite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Opal  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Phurcalite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Searlesite  (*)
Spangolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12366241627
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)31236627544
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12366261272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)123662211547
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Buttgenbachite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(NO3)2Cl8(OH)62·nH2O123662813
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O12366201184
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1236627295
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O0136
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O0484
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O0107
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12366176890
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)0469
Kidwellite  (*)NoneNaFe3+9+x(PO4)6(OH)11·3H2O (x ≈ 0.33)053
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O2236619,236620388
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12366171508
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12366172994
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O1236626182
Phurcalite  (*)PhosphuranyliteCa2(UO2)3O2(PO4)2·7H2O020
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2123662239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24236617,236619,236622,23662861156
Searlesite  (*)NoneNaBSi2O5(OH)2034
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O0105
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O6236618,236621,236623,236625,236629,236630484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O4236621,236625,236629,236630301


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