Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
New Potosi Mine (Potosi Mine; Peterson Mine), Candelaria District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 3.08
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.52

mindat Locality ID: 39396
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39396.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "New Potosi Mine (Potosi Mine; Peterson Mine), Candelaria District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°9'9"N
Longitude: 118°6'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.1525,-118.1075
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 As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteCarminiteChalcopyriteNonePyrite
PyrochloreQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Jamesonite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)3.082.5202734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS3.082.5209052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)63.082.520919
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)63.082.520413
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O73.082.520450
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3.082.52027770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)23.082.520178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3.082.5204979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23.082.52027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl3.082.5201382
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3.082.5202740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3.082.52024243
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S143.082.520784
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63.082.5202228
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)63.082.520477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23.082.52039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23.082.52061156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O3.082.5201153
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3.082.52021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S133.082.5205317


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
NAVDAT-184013.082.522.8±0.28   18401    39396New Potosi Mine (Potosi Mine; Peterson Mine), Candelaria District, Mineral Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

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