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Locality Name:
Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 238
Youngest recorded age at locality: 165

mindat Locality ID: 3935
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3935.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Anaconda's Yerington Open Pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights)
Mason Pass
Mason Valley Mine
Taubert No. 2 Prospect
Yerington Mine

Latitude: 38°57'53"N
Longitude: 119°12'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.964722222222,-119.2025

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Atacamite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet
Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile
Spangolite	Spinel	Talc	Turquoise

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Cornetite ()*	Cornubite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Langite ()*	Lechatelierite ()*
Libethenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Olivenite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Spangolite ()*	Strengite ()*
Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Variscite ()*

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Atacamite Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Epidote Feldspar Garnet
Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Orpiment Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile
Spangolite Spinel Talc Turquoise

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	238	165	2	238909,238912	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	169	165	1	238909	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	238	225.9	1	238912	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	238	225.9	1	238912	1534
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	238	165	3	238909,238910,238912	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	169	165	1	238909	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	169	165	2	238909,238910	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O			1	238910	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	238	225.9	1	238912	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	169	165	1	238909	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	238	165	2	238909,238912	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	169	165	1	238909	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	238914	1756
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	169	165	1	238909	127
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	169	165	1	238909	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	238	165	2	238909,238912	3846
Cornetite ()*	None	Cu₃(PO₄)(OH)₃	169	165	1	238909	26
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	169	165	1	238909	109
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	169	165	1	238909	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	169	165	2	238909,238910	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂			1	238910	179
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	169	165	1	238909	144
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	238	225.9	1	238912	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	238	225.9	1	238912	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	169	165	1	238909	8173
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	238	225.9	1	238912	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	238	165	2	238909,238912	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	238910	2228
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	169	165	1	238909	593
Lechatelierite ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂	238	165	0		62
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	169	165	2	238909,238910	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	238	165	2	238909,238912	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	238	165	2	238909,238912	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	169	165	1	238909	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	169	165	1	238909	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	169	165	1	238909	492
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	238	225.9	1	238912	511
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆			1	238910	158
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	169	165	1	238909	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	238	165	2	238909,238912	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	238	225.9	1	238912	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	169	165	1	238909	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	169	165	1	238909	1153
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O			1	238910	105
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	238910	263
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	238	225.9	1	238912	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	238	165	2	238909,238912	1101
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	238	225.9	1	238912	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	169	165	4	238909,238910,238911,238913	484
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	238910	301

10 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	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 ID
PorphCu-00013	169	165	169-165					Actinolite, Albite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Hematite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile	Cu	3910	Anaconda's Yerington Open Pit (Empire-Nevada Mine; Nevada-Empire Mine; Weed Heights), Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA	Yerington	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01722_206_238	230.4	230.4	230.4	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01722_207_206	238	228	233±5	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01722_207_235	230.7	230.7	230.7	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01723_206_238	229	229	229	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01723_207_206	236	226	231±5	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01723_207_235	229.2	229.2	229.2	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01724_206_238	225.9	225.9	225.9	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01724_207_206	237	227	232±5	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01724_207_235	226.4	226.4	226.4	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon	Zircon			15785	Mason Valley Mine, Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
X050017	Yerington, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/X050017

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