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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

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite
Arthurite	Atacamite	Autunite	Bournonite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copper	Covellite	Cristobalite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite
Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Lindackerite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Spangolite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tourmaline	Tridymite	Tyrolite	Wurtzite
Zircon

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:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite
Arthurite Atacamite Autunite Bournonite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite
Chenevixite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Copper Covellite Cristobalite Cubanite Cyanotrichite
Devilline Diaspore Digenite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite
Lindackerite Malachite Melanterite Mica Mixite Molybdenite Mordenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Spangolite
Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tourmaline Tridymite Tyrolite Wurtzite
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 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	27.5	22.5	1	240427	2793
Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Mixite	CeCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240430	43
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	2162
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	27.5	22.5	1	240427	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	27.5	22.5	4	240417,240419,240427,240428	9052
Arthurite ()*	Arthurite	CuFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	35
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	27.5	22.5	1	240427	544
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	240434	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5509
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	27.5	22.5	1	240427	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	27.5	22.5	1	240428	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	27.5	22.5	0		1089
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27.5	22.5	2	240423,240427	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	240423,240434	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	240425	352
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	27.5	22.5	3	240427,240428,240430	5707
Chalcomenite ()*	None	Cu(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	40
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27.5	22.5	4	240417,240419,240427,240430	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	27.5	22.5	1	240427	577
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	90
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240430	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	27.5	22.5	3	240427,240428,240430	127
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	1025
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	27.5	22.5	1	240427	3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	3	240427,240428,240430	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240430	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	27.5	22.5	1	240427	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	240426	453
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	179
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	144
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	366
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	27.5	22.5	1	240427	1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	27.5	22.5	1	240427	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	484
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	27.5	22.5	1	240427	196
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	27.5	22.5	4	240417,240423,240427,240434	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240433	30554
Goudeyite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Al(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	19
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	240434	1689
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240430	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	27.5	22.5	3	240418,240427,240430	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	1271
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	149
Lindackerite ()*	Lindackerite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·9H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	9
Luetheite ()*	Chenevixite	CuAl(AsO₄)(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	1	240428	5
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	27.5	22.5	1	240427	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240434	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	915
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	182
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240430	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	240426	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	27.5	22.5	3	240427,240428,240430	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	240426	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	2349
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	105
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	428
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	140
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	309
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	1	240427	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	27.5	22.5	3	240417,240423,240427	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	27.5	22.5	6	240417,240425,240427,240430,240432,240435	61156
Rhabdophane-(Ce) ()*	Rhabdophane	Ce(PO₄)·H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	66
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	240434	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	598
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			2	240423,240434	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240429	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	27.5	22.5	5	240417,240423,240427,240430,240434	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	27.5	22.5	1	240428	668
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			1	240425	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	240421	3418
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	90
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	27.5	22.5	1	240428	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	240417	5317
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	299
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	1059
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	240426	458
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	240431	1044
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	245
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240427	95
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	939
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	27.5	22.5	2	240427,240428	185
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	27.5	22.5	1	240427	1025

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-117913	27.5	22.5	25±2.5	117913	3924	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117914	27.5	22.5	25±2.5	117914	3924	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-117918	27.5	22.5	25±2.5	117918	64939	Majuba Mountain, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060702	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060702
R070092	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070092
R050524	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R050524
R070314	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070314
R040181	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R040181
R070587	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070587
R060142	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060142
R060235	Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060235
R060268	Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060268

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