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Locality Name:
McClennan District, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 37203
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-37203.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "McClennan District, Washoe Co., Nevada, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Choates Mine
Donatelli Mine
Peponis Prospect
Petrified Tree Claims
Unnamed Prospect
Unnamed Prospects
Virginia Peak

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Al B Ca Cu Fe H Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si U W 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAutuniteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteNonePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteStibniteTourmaline

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Autunite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)
Kermesite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sabugalite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12411491272
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2124115127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12411503531
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12411508173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Kermesite  (*)NoneSb2OS22241146,241147230
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22241146,24114739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO212411483106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22241146,24114761156
Sabugalite  (*)NoneHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4·16H2O124114987
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12411514894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12411502705
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)0446
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32241146,2411473418


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