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Locality Name:
Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA

mindat Locality ID: 3894
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3894.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA": 53
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 50

Number of Child Localities: 32
Child Localities:
Antelope Mine
Atlanta Mine
Blue Bull Mine
Centenial Mine
Combination Fraction Mining Company
Combination Mine
Commonwealth Mine
Dixie Mine
Gold Bar Mine
Goldfield
Grizzly Bear Mine
Hat Lease
January Mine
Jumbo Extension Mine
Kendall Mine
Lone Star Mine
McMahon Ridge
Merger Mine (St. Ives Mine)
Merger Shaft
Mushette Lease
Nevada Goldfield Mine
Preble Mountain
Reilly Mine
Rosary One Claim
Sandstorm Mine
Sweeney Lease
THG Claims
Unnamed Prospect
Unnamed Shaft
Unnamed Zeolite Deposit
Victor Mine
Vindicator Mountain

Latitude: 37°42'38"N
Longitude: 117°12'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.710555555556,-117.20916666667

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Copiapite
Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Diaspore	Enargite	Germanite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Malachite
Marcasite	Matlockite	Melanterite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Stannite
Starkeyite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Tobermorite	Turquoise	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Hg I K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi Ca Cu H Hg Mg O P S Sb Si Sn Ti V

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Apatite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Copiapite
Copper Coquimbite Corundum Diaspore Enargite Germanite Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Malachite
Marcasite Matlockite Melanterite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite None Not in a structural group Polybasite
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Stannite
Starkeyite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Tobermorite Turquoise Wurtzite

77 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismoclite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Blakeite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcostibite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Colusite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Emmonsite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kuramite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Mackayite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natroalunite ()*	Opal ()*	Petzite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*
Römerite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sonoraite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tellurite ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tobermorite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Variscite ()*	Wurtzite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	17	236717,236720,236728,236729,236731,236732,236735,236736,236737,236741,236742,236747,236748,236749,236750,236757,236760	966
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	3	236720,236741,236747	272
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	0		2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	236718,236756	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	236732	1588
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		708
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	6	236737,236738,236741,236749,236760,236764	11547
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	3	236720,236747,236760	214
Bismoclite ()*	Matlockite	BiOCl	5	236720,236731,236745,236747,236760	71
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	14	236720,236729,236731,236732,236735,236736,236737,236742,236747,236748,236749,236753,236755,236760	1935
Blakeite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃ (?)	3	236728,236735,236737	4
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	236720	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	2	236730,236763	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	236740	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	0		5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	236718,236756	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	236745	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5	236716,236720,236737,236748,236760	27198
Chalcostibite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂	0		162
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	236752	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	0		2600
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	0		110
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	236761	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	0		3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	4	236720,236741,236747,236761	136
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	4	236729,236757,236760,236767	481
Emmonsite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·2H₂O	4	236728,236735,236737,236738	34
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂	0		246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	5	236723,236724,236732,236754,236766	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	16	236717,236720,236728,236729,236732,236734,236735,236736,236737,236741,236742,236747,236748,236749,236753,236760	163
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	236715,236729,236736,236752,236759	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	236738,236750	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	17	236720,236723,236728,236729,236730,236731,236735,236737,236742,236745,236747,236748,236749,236750,236753,236755,236760	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃	6	236728,236729,236737,236742,236748,236753	72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	236720,236734,236735	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	4	236720,236741,236747,236761	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	236746	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	236737	804
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	5	236720,236731,236745,236747,236760	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	236737,236757	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	11	236717,236720,236732,236734,236735,236741,236747,236748,236749,236750,236760	5591
Kuramite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SnS₄	0		12
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	3	236749,236755,236760	198
Mackayite ()*	None	Fe³⁺Te⁴⁺₂O₅(OH)	5	236728,236735,236737,236738,236739	12
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	236762	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	7	236720,236723,236728,236729,236737,236741,236748	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	1	236721	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	6	236720,236729,236737,236741,236747,236758	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	236743	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2	236749,236760	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	1	236765	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	236734	17380
Natroalunite ()*	Alunite	NaAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5	236717,236720,236722,236737,236747	128
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0		2994
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1	236737	409
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	236728	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	20	236719,236720,236729,236732,236734,236735,236736,236737,236740,236741,236743,236747,236748,236749,236752,236753,236759,236760,236762,236764	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	236718,236756	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	18	236717,236719,236720,236729,236732,236735,236736,236737,236741,236742,236743,236747,236748,236749,236750,236753,236760,236762	61156
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1	236740	115
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	4	236720,236741,236747,236761	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	236720,236729	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	236731	5186
Sonoraite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(Te⁴⁺O₃)(OH)·H₂O	2	236737,236738	11
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	10	236716,236720,236734,236736,236737,236738,236745,236748,236752,236755	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	0		586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	236764	3418
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	1	236737	337
Tellurite ()*	None	TeO₂	5	236728,236734,236735,236737,236738	52
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	2	236728,236737	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1	236732	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4	236716,236720,236737,236748	5317
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	0		114
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	0		484
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	236767	301
Wurtzite ()*	Wurtzite	ZnS	2	236737,236738	372

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110021	Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R110021
R110023	Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Goldfield District, Esmeralda Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R110023

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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