Mineral Evolution Database

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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 173.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 19.8

mindat Locality ID: 37082
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37082.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Northumberland District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
All Minerals Pit
Ann Claims
Blue Bell Group
Clipper Gap
Cord Group
Dianas Punch Bowl
Hill Top Group (Blue Jay Group)
IMCO Properties [?]
Indian Blue Mine
Jane Claim (Jane And Hazel Groups)
Last Chance Group
Monitor Group
Morman Mine
Northumberland Canyon
Northumberland Mine
P & S Mine (Old Soldier Mine; P & S No. 2; Old Soldier P & S Mine; Old Soldier Mine; P & S Barite; Bluestone Claim; Pine Tree Claim; Long Climb Claim; Hailstone Claim)
Rainbow Group
Rainbow Prospect
Rifle Prospect
Unnamed Au Prospect
Unnamed Cu Prospect
Valley View Group

Latitude: 39°1'26"N
Longitude: 116°47'37"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.023888888889,-116.79361111111

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	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte
Calcioferrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Diaspore	Gypsum	Malachite	Meta-autunite	None	Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Tetrahedrite	Turquoise	Zircon

Acanthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Coffinite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Freibergite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Jarosite ()*	Malachite ()*
Meta-autunite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Montgomeryite ()*	Natrojarosite ()*	Olivenite ()*
Opal ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scorodite ()*	Strengite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Turquoise ()*	Variscite ()*	Witherite ()*

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 Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Sb Si Sr U

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Ca Cu H O P S U

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte
Calcioferrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Copper Diaspore Gypsum Malachite Meta-autunite None Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Tetrahedrite Turquoise Zircon

38 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	173.8	139.5	0		2793
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	173.8	139.5	1	240339	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	173.8	139.5	1	240339	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	27	19.8	2	240334,240342	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	173.8	19.8	2	240339,240345	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	173.8	19.8	6	240325,240326,240332,240338,240339,240340	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	173.8	19.8	2	240339,240345	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	173.8	19.8	3	240330,240331,240339	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	27	19.8	1	240326	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	173.8	19.8	3	240328,240339,240345	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	173.8	139.5	1	240339	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	173.8	19.8	2	240339,240345	3531
Coffinite ()*	Zircon	U(SiO₄)·nH₂O	27	19.8	1	240343	566
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	173.8	139.5	1	240339	2740
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	173.8	139.5	1	240339	663
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	173.8	139.5	1	240339	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	173.8	139.5	1	240339	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	173.8	19.8	2	240331,240339	6890
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	173.8	139.5	1	240339	2228
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	173.8	19.8	2	240339,240345	12537
Meta-autunite ()*	Meta-autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·6H₂O	173.8	139.5	0		388
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	173.8	139.5	0		443
Montgomeryite ()*	Calcioferrite	Ca₄MgAl₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄·12H₂O	173.8	139.5	1	240339	44
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	173.8	139.5	1	240339	254
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	173.8	139.5	1	240339	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	173.8	139.5	1	240339	2994
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	173.8	139.5	1	240339	428
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	173.8	139.5	1	240339	140
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	173.8	139.5	1	240339	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	173.8	139.5	1	240339	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	173.8	19.8	2	240328,240339	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	173.8	19.8	4	240328,240331,240339,240345	61156
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	173.8	139.5	1	240339	1153
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	173.8	139.5	1	240339	263
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	27	19.8	1	240334	1059
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	27	19.8	1	240333	484
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	27	19.8	1	240340	301
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	27	19.8	1	240326	251

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	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-117339	170.5	139.5	155±15.5			117339			29784	Northumberland Mine, Northumberland District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117340	170.5	139.5	155±15.5			117340			29784	Northumberland Mine, Northumberland District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117935	173.8	142.2	158±15.8			117935			29784	Northumberland Mine, Northumberland District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-9759	170.5	139.5	155±15.5			9759			29784	Northumberland Mine, Northumberland District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-9760	170.5	139.5	155±15.5			9760			29784	Northumberland Mine, Northumberland District, Toquima Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT

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