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Locality Name:
Gabbs, Gabbs District, Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3902
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3902.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gabbs, Gabbs District, Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Sierra Magnesite Mine (Premier Chemicals Mine; Gabbs Magnesite-Brucite Mine; Basic Refractories Mine; Basic Mine)

Latitude: 38°52'18"N
Longitude: 117°53'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.871666666667,-117.89916666667
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 Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca H Mg O Pb S Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlumohydrocalciteAmphiboleAndalusiteArtiniteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayGarnetHumite
LillianiteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineRocksaltSerpentineSpinelTalc

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Artinite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Callaghanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dypingite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Grossular  (*)Huntite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Mcguinnessite  (*)Nakauriite  (*)Periclase  (*)Pokrovskite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vikingite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)0254
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O046
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41239890708
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O123989075
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)21239890462
Callaghanite  (*)NoneCu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2H2O12398909
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2123989027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21239890285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412398903902
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212398909895
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O050
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12398901188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312398901544
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4123989069
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1239890341
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)12398901487
Mcguinnessite  (*)MalachiteCuMg(CO3)(OH)2123989034
Nakauriite  (*)NoneCu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48H2O123989012
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO1239890114
Pokrovskite  (*)MalachiteMg2(CO3)(OH)212398909
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212398903337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212398902562
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30027


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