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Locality Name:
Carlin Gold Mine, Elko, Lynn District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 40.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 39.2

mindat Locality ID: 3898
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3898.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carlin Gold Mine, Elko, Lynn District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°54'42"N
Longitude: 116°19'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.911666666667,-116.32388888889

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Bixbyite	Brackebuschite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite
Descloizite	Fluorite	Fritzscheite	Galkhaite	Geocronite	Gypsum	Hewettite	Kaolinite	Leucophosphite	Mandarinoite
Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pascoite	Phosphofibrite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Schubnelite	Sincosite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite
Volborthite	Wavellite	Weissbergite	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: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Tl U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cs Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Se Si Tl U V W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte
Bixbyite Brackebuschite Calcite Carminite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite
Descloizite Fluorite Fritzscheite Galkhaite Geocronite Gypsum Hewettite Kaolinite Leucophosphite Mandarinoite
Marcasite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pascoite Phosphofibrite Pyrite Pyrochlore
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Schubnelite Sincosite Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite
Volborthite Wavellite Weissbergite Wurtzite

94 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augelite ()*
Avicennite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Carlinite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Christite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Corderoite ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Ellisite ()*
Englishite ()*	Fervanite ()*	Fluellite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Frankdicksonite ()*
Galena ()*	Galkhaite ()*	Getchellite ()*	Gold ()*	Gratonite ()*
Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Häggite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hewettite ()*
Heyite ()*	Hummerite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Jordanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kazakhstanite ()*	Kingite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Lorándite ()*
Mandarinoite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metatyuyamunite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Phosphofibrite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Richellite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schubnelite ()*
Schuetteite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Selenium ()*	Siderite ()*	Sincosite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Strengite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tiemannite ()*	Tinticite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tripuhyite ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Variscite ()*	Vésigniéite ()*
Volborthite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Weissbergite ()*	Witherite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	40.4	39.2	966
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	40.4	39.2	379
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	40.4	39.2	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	40.4	39.2	9052
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	40.4	39.2	79
Avicennite ()*	Bixbyite	Tl₂O₃	40.4	39.2	7
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	40.4	39.2	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	40.4	39.2	11547
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	40.4	39.2	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	40.4	39.2	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	40.4	39.2	88
Carlinite ()*	None	Tl₂S	40.4	39.2	2
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	40.4	39.2	178
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	40.4	39.2	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	40.4	39.2	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	40.4	39.2	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	40.4	39.2	27198
Christite ()*	None	TlHgAsS₃	40.4	39.2	6
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	40.4	39.2	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	40.4	39.2	2600
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	40.4	39.2	363
Corderoite ()*	None	Hg₃S₂Cl₂	40.4	39.2	16
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	40.4	39.2	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	40.4	39.2	310
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	40.4	39.2	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	40.4	39.2	179
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	40.4	39.2	378
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	40.4	39.2	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	40.4	39.2	9895
Ellisite ()*	None	Tl₃AsS₃	40.4	39.2	2
Englishite ()*	None	K₃Na₂Ca₁₀Al₁₅(OH)₇(PO₄)₂₁·26H₂O	40.4	39.2	6
Fervanite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₄V⁵⁺₄O₁₆·5H₂O	40.4	39.2	10
Fluellite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)F₂(OH)·7H₂O	40.4	39.2	40
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	40.4	39.2	9617
Frankdicksonite ()*	Fluorite	BaF₂	40.4	39.2	2
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	40.4	39.2	24243
Galkhaite ()*	Galkhaite Tetrahedrite	(Hg₅Cu)CsAs₄S₁₂	40.4	39.2	13
Getchellite ()*	None	SbAsS₃	40.4	39.2	19
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	40.4	39.2	30554
Gratonite ()*	None	Pb₉As₄S₁₅	40.4	39.2	24
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	40.4	39.2	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	40.4	39.2	6890
Häggite ()*	None	V³⁺V⁴⁺O₂(OH)₃	40.4	39.2	17
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	40.4	39.2	14640
Hewettite ()*	Hewettite	CaV⁵⁺₆O₁₆·9H₂O	40.4	39.2	58
Heyite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₅Fe²⁺₂O₄(VO₄)₂	40.4	39.2	10
Hummerite ()*	Pascoite	KMgV⁵⁺₅O₁₄·8H₂O	40.4	39.2	21
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	40.4	39.2	2228
Jordanite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄As₆S₂₃	40.4	39.2	105
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	40.4	39.2	5591
Kazakhstanite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₅V⁴⁺₃V⁵⁺₁₂O₃₉(OH)₉·9H₂O	40.4	39.2	6
Kingite ()*	None	Al₃(PO₄)₂F₂(OH)·7H₂O	40.4	39.2	12
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	40.4	39.2	110
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	40.4	39.2	234
Lorándite ()*	None	TlAsS₂	40.4	39.2	15
Mandarinoite ()*	Mandarinoite	Fe³⁺₂(Se⁴⁺O₃)₃·6H₂O	40.4	39.2	14
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	40.4	39.2	5674
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	40.4	39.2	443
Metatyuyamunite ()*	Fritzscheite	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	40.4	39.2	129
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	40.4	39.2	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	40.4	39.2	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	40.4	39.2	511
Phosphofibrite ()*	Phosphofibrite	(H₂O,K)_3.5Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₆(OH)₇·5H₂O	40.4	39.2	5
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	40.4	39.2	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	40.4	39.2	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	40.4	39.2	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	40.4	39.2	712
Richellite ()*	None	CaFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH,F)₂	40.4	39.2	5
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	40.4	39.2	4894
Schubnelite ()*	Schubnelite	Fe³⁺(V⁵⁺O₄)·H₂O	40.4	39.2	4
Schuetteite ()*	None	Hg₃O₂(SO₄)	0	0	21
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	40.4	39.2	1153
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	40.4	39.2	143
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	40.4	39.2	6417
Sincosite ()*	Sincosite	Ca(VO)₂(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	40.4	39.2	10
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	40.4	39.2	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	40.4	39.2	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	40.4	39.2	3418
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	40.4	39.2	263
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	40.4	39.2	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	40.4	39.2	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	40.4	39.2	5317
Tiemannite ()*	Sphalerite	HgSe	40.4	39.2	83
Tinticite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·3H₂O	40.4	39.2	19
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	40.4	39.2	1059
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄	40.4	39.2	66
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	40.4	39.2	628
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	40.4	39.2	605
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	40.4	39.2	301
Vésigniéite ()*	None	Cu₃Ba(VO₄)₂(OH)₂	40.4	39.2	46
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	40.4	39.2	155
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	40.4	39.2	374
Weissbergite ()*	Weissbergite	TlSbS₂	40.4	39.2	4
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	40.4	39.2	251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Mo-00225	40.4	39.2		Rb-Sr						Yes		Christite, Cinnabar, Corderoite, Galkhaite, Gortdrumite, Gruzdevite, Jordisite, Molybdenite, Schuetteite, Tiemannite, Ilsemannite	Mo, Hg	31632	Lynn District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA		Arehart et al. (2003)	10.2113/gsecongeo.98.2.235	EG98_235

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050249	Carlin Gold Mine, Elko, Lynn District, Eureka Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R050249

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