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


mindat Locality ID: 37161
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37161.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nightingale District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Alpine Mine
Dart Mine
Four Jacks Claim
Garfield Force Mine
High Grade Mine
M. G. L. Mine
Mammoth Prospect
Marvelous Mine
Maybeso Claim
Nightingdale Mine
Pennies Claim
Ranson Mine
Sage Hen Springs Prospect
Two Chukkers Prospect
Unnamed Lead Prospect
Unnamed Silver Prospect
Uranium Lode Claim

Latitude: 40°1'51"N
Longitude: 119°14'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.030833333333,-119.24666666667
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 C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ca F Fe H Mg Mo Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleArsenopyriteAutuniteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMolybdenite
NickelineNonePhosphuranylitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteTitanite
VesuvianiteWollastonite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Phosphuranylite  (*)Powellite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32240738,2407431534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12407479052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O4240739,240740,240746,2407481272
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)124074727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22240747,24074927198
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6094
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62240743,2407474135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2240747,2407498173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS124073824243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)33240738,240743,2407471544
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS124073862
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22240741,2407475800
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12407502994
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O3240740,240746,240748182
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)0494
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS30733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2124074739462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82240747,2407499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22240738,24074761156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)7240738,240741,240742,240743,240745,240747,2407494894
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O1240740128
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS124073821482
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12407474899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212407472562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33240738,240743,2407471247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025


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