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Locality Name:
Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 93.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 19.8

mindat Locality ID: 37045
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37045.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Achilles Mine
Belmont
Belmont Big Four Mine
Combination Claim
Copper Blue Mine
Eldorado Mine
Falcon Prospect
Green And Oder Mine
Highbridge Vein
Hot No. 1 Mine (Night Hawk Mine)
Mariposa Canyon Prospect
Maris "Pebble" Mine
Monarch Star Mine
No Name Number 2 Mine
Old Windlass No. 1
Philadelphia Mine
Senator Mine
Silver Champion Mine
Transylvania No. 1 Vein
Transylvania No. 2 Vein
Wolframite Prospect

Latitude: 38°26'54"N
Longitude: 116°57'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.448333333333,-116.95472222222

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	Allargentum	Allophane	Alunite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite
Columbite	Copper	Descloizite	Feldspar	Fornacite	Gypsum	Linarite	Malachite	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise
Wavellite	Wurtzite

Acanthite ()*	Azurite ()*	Barysilite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*
Brochantite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Fornacite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Molybdofornacite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*
Skinnerite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stetefeldtite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Torbernite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vauquelinite ()*	Wavellite ()*
Wulfenite ()*

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 Ba Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Hg I K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu H K Mn O P Pb S Si V W

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Allophane Alunite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite
Columbite Copper Descloizite Feldspar Fornacite Gypsum Linarite Malachite Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Turquoise
Wavellite Wurtzite

46 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	70	19.8	2	240227,240228	2793
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	27	19.8	1	240229	5509
Barysilite ()*	None	Pb₈Mn(Si₂O₇)₃	93.5	70	0		9
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	27	19.8	2	240239,240245	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	27	19.8	1	240229	132
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	27	19.8	1	240229	1633
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	70	70	1	240227	227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	93.5	70	1	240226	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	27	19.8	1	240229	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	27	19.8	1	240228	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	27	19.8	1	240229	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27	19.8	1	240229	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	27	19.8	3	240228,240237,240244	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	27	19.8	1	240229	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	27	19.8	2	240239,240245	2600
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	27	19.8	2	240229,240237	180
Fornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	70	70	1	240227	85
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	27	19.8	2	240229,240237	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	93.5	70	0		6890
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	27	19.8	3	240235,240243,240249	469
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	70	70	1	240227	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	27	19.8	3	240229,240239,240245	2228
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	27	19.8	1	240229	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	27	19.8	1	240229	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	93.5	70	0		202
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	27	19.8	2	240239,240245	255
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	93.5	70	0		4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	27	19.8	2	240231,240237	5800
Molybdofornacite ()*	Fornacite	CuPb₂(MoO₄)(AsO₄)(OH)	70	70	1	240227	17
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	93.5	70	0		362
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	27	19.8	3	240226,240229,240237	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	27	19.8	1	240245	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	27	19.8	8	240228,240229,240231,240235,240239,240243,240245,240249	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	93.5	70	0		4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	27	19.8	1	240228	5186
Skinnerite ()*	None	Cu₃SbS₃	70	70	1	240227	11
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	27	19.8	1	240237	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	70	70	1	240227	586
Stetefeldtite ()*	Pyrochlore	Ag₂Sb₂(O,OH)₇	70	19.8	6	240227,240228,240229,240232,240236,240237	22
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	27	19.8	1	240237	332
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	27	19.8	2	240229,240237	5317
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	27	19.8	1	240238	1059
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	93.5	19.8	3	240230,240233,240242	484
Vauquelinite ()*	None	CuPb₂(CrO₄)(PO₄)(OH)	70	70	1	240227	63
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	93.5	70	0		374
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	27	19.8	1	240234	1655

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen000222	27	24.8	25.9±1.1	fission track	zircon	DRS-74-266	Yes	Zircon			261556	Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Toquima Range	Shawe et al. (1986)	10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388	EG81_388
Kristen000240	23.4	21.4	22.4±1	fission track	zircon	DRS-80-60	Yes	Zircon			261556	Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Toquima Range	Shawe et al. (1986)	10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388	EG81_388
Kristen000241	24.6	19.8	22.2±2.4	fission track	apatite	DRS-80-60	Yes				261556	Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA	Toquima Range	Shawe et al. (1986)	10.2113/gsecongeo.81.2.388	EG81_388
NAVDAT-117338	93.5	76.5	85±8.5			117338					4398	Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-9758	93.5	76.5	85±8.5			9758					4398	Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
Mo-00281	70	70							Molybdofornacite	Mo	61837	Belmont Mine (Belmont Mines), Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		Gammons et al. (2006)	10.1007/s10230-006-0113-7	MWE25_70
NAVDAT-117337	93.5	76.5	85±8.5			117337					40462	Zabrisky Mine, Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-9757	93.5	76.5	85±8.5			9757					40462	Zabrisky Mine, Belmont, Belmont District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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