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Locality Name:
Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 27.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 22.5

mindat Locality ID: 37140
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37140.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA": 23
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Antelope Mine
Arsenic King Mine
Arsenic Prospect
Delta Placer
DeSoto Mine (Antelope Spring Mine)
Dice Placer
Last Chance Mine
Lovelock
Majuba Hill Mine
Majuba Meteorite
Majuba Mountain
Majuba Placer
Nevada Superior Mine
Noble Mine
Owen Circle Placer
Rio Grande Placer
Unnamed Prospect
Valley View Placer

Latitude: 40°35'16"N
Longitude: 118°29'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.587777777778,-118.48472222222

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 B Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Cu Pb S Sb 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteAragoniteArsenicArsenoliteArsenopyrite
ArthuriteAtacamiteAutuniteBournoniteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyrite
ChenevixiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCovelliteCristobaliteCubaniteCyanotrichite
DevillineDiasporeDigeniteEnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaolinite
LindackeriteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaMixiteMolybdeniteMordeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
PharmacosideritePyritePyrochloreQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSpangolite
SphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineTridymiteTyroliteWurtzite
Zircon

116 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Agardite-(Ce)  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)
Arsenolite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Arthurite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcomenite  (*)
Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copper  (*)Cornubite  (*)Cornwallite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Digenite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goudeyite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Langite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lavendulan  (*)Lindackerite  (*)Luetheite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Metazeunerite  (*)
Mixite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mordenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Parnauite  (*)Pharmacolite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pitticite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stannite  (*)Stibiconite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Strashimirite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Tyrolite  (*)Wroewolfeite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zeunerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S27.522.512404272793
Agardite-(Ce)  (*)MixiteCeCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O27.522.5124043043
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O27.522.5124042890
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)27.522.512404278803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO227.522.512404272162
Arsenolite  (*)ArsenoliteAs2O327.522.51240427231
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS27.522.54240417,240419,240427,2404289052
Arthurite  (*)ArthuriteCuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O27.522.52240427,24042835
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)327.522.51240427544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61240434919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)227.522.512404275509
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O727.522.51240427450
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi27.522.52240427,2404281966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S327.522.512404281935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS427.522.512404275516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS327.522.501089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)627.522.52240427,2404281633
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO227.522.51240427700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)27.522.52240423,24042727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO227.522.512404275171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2240423,2404344979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41240425352
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O27.522.52240427,240428925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S27.522.53240427,240428,2404305707
Chalcomenite  (*)NoneCu(Se4+O3)·2H2O27.522.5124042740
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O27.522.52240427,240428194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS227.522.54240417,240419,240427,24043027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)827.522.51240427577
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)227.522.5124042790
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl27.522.52240427,2404301382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O27.522.512404273531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)327.522.53240427,240428,240430127
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)27.522.512404271025
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)27.522.51240427363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O27.522.51240427295
Copper  (*)CopperCu27.522.512404273846
Cornubite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)427.522.53240427,240428,240430109
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)427.522.52240427,240430175
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS27.522.512404274165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO21240426453
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S327.522.52240427,240428802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O27.522.52240427,2404282970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)227.522.51240427179
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O227.522.51240427144
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O27.522.51240428366
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S27.522.512404271027
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS427.522.51240427910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)27.522.512404278173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O27.522.51240427484
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO427.522.51240427196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF227.522.512404279617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS27.522.54240417,240423,240427,24043424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)27.522.512404277437
Gold  (*)CopperAu27.522.52240427,24043330554
Goudeyite  (*)MixiteCu6Al(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O27.522.52240427,24042819
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O27.522.512404276890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12404341689
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI27.522.52240427,240430180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)627.522.53240418,240427,2404302228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)427.522.512404275591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O27.522.51240428593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O27.522.512404271271
Lavendulan  (*)NoneNaCaCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O27.522.52240427,240428149
Lindackerite  (*)LindackeriteCu5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·9H2O27.522.512404279
Luetheite  (*)ChenevixiteCuAl(AsO4)(OH)227.522.512404285
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O427.522.5124042714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)227.522.52240427,24043412537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O27.522.51240427915
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O27.522.51240427443
Metazeunerite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·8H2O27.522.51240427182
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O27.522.52240427,240430168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS227.522.512404275800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O27.522.512404271508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O1240426405
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)227.522.5124042717380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)27.522.53240427,240428,240430492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12404262994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)27.522.512404272349
Parnauite  (*)NoneCu9(AsO4)2(SO4)(OH)10·7H2O27.522.52240427,240428105
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O27.522.51240427105
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O27.522.52240427,240428428
Pitticite  (*)None[Fe,AsO4,SO4,H2O] (?)27.522.51240427140
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O27.522.52240427,240428309
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)427.522.51240427369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS227.522.53240417,240423,24042739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO227.522.512404273106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S827.522.52240427,2404289056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO227.522.56240417,240425,240427,240430,240432,24043561156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O27.522.52240427,24042866
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21240434454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO227.522.512404275614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)27.522.51240427598
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)27.522.512404272705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O27.522.52240427,2404281153
Silver  (*)CopperAg27.522.512404275186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2240423,2404342473
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O27.522.52240427,240429105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS27.522.55240417,240423,240427,240430,24043421482
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS427.522.51240428668
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)1240425446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S312404213418
Strashimirite  (*)NoneCu4(AsO4)2(OH)2·2.5H2O27.522.52240427,24042890
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO27.522.512404281101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1312404175317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)27.522.51240427299
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)27.522.512404271006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O27.522.512404274899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O27.522.512404271059
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21240426458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12404311044
Tyrolite  (*)TyroliteCa2Cu9(AsO4)4(CO3)(OH)8·11H2O27.522.52240427,240428245
Wroewolfeite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O27.522.5124042795
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)27.522.51240427939
Zeunerite  (*)AutuniteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·12H2O27.522.52240427,240428185
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)27.522.512404275251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)27.522.512404271025



3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
NAVDAT-11791327.522.525±2.5   117913    3924Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-11791427.522.525±2.5   117914    3924Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-11791827.522.525±2.5   117918    64939Majuba Mountain, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060702Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060702
R070092Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070092
R050524Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050524
R070314Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070314
R040181Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040181
R070587Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070587
R060142Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060142
R060235Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060235
R060268Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060268


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