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Locality Name:
Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1455.11
Youngest recorded age at locality: 35.6

mindat Locality ID: 3970
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3970.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 63

Number of Child Localities: 63
Child Localities:
Ben Nevis Mine
Big Three Mine
Black Prince Mine
Buck Deer Prospect
Copper Bar Mine
Copper Buckle Mine
Copper Bullion And Cobre Grande Group
Crested Butte Prospect
Crystal Pit
Davy King Mine
Devils Canyon Mine (Devil's Canyon Prospect)
Dona Dora Mine
Dummy B Prospect
Emma Group
Eureka Prospect
Excelsior Mine
Fillmore Canyon Prospect
Franklin Claims
Galloway Mine
Golden Lily Prospect
Gonzales Prospect
Grey Eagle Mine
Hawkeye Group (Old Priest Veins)
Hilltop Mine
Homestake Mine
Hornspoon Group
Iron Mask Claim
Jim Fisk Mine
Lady Hopkins Prospect
Little Buck Mine
Maggie G Mine
Memphis King Mine
Memphis Mine
Merrimac Mine
Mineral Hill
Mormon Mine
Old Tough Nut Prospect
Ophelia Claim
Organ
Pagoda Prospect
Pharmacist Prospect
Philadelphia Group
Poor Man's Friend Prospect
Quartzite Ridge
Quickstrike Mine
Rickardite Mine
Rock Of Ages Prospect
Rock Springs Canyon
San Adelia Mine
San Augustine Pass
Silver Coinage Mine
Silver Jim Mine
Silver King Mine
Smith Mine (Kittie Doland Mine)
Soledad Canyon Area
Stevens Mine
Stevenson-Bennett Mine (Stephenson-Bennett Mine)
Sunshine Prospect
Tennessee Mine
Texas Main Mine
Tiberias Claim
Torpedo Mine
Unnamed Ti Outcrop

Latitude: 32°26'28"N
Longitude: 106°33'39"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.441111111111,-106.56083333333

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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Baryte
Beryl	Bismutite	Brochantite	Brookite	Brucite	Calcite	Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Topaz	Turquoise	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wurtzite	Zemannite	Zircon

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 Br C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi Br C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn N Na Nb O Pb S Si Te Ti Y

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Baryte
Beryl Bismutite Brochantite Brookite Brucite Calcite Caledonite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Kobellite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Topaz Turquoise Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wurtzite Zemannite Zircon

125 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Adamite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*
Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Annite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Brookite ()*
Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cannizzarite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Cesàrolite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Cosalite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*
Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hessite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montanite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nitratine ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rickardite ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stannite ()*
Strengite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Weissite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zemannite ()*	Zincospiroffite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			4	244626,244637,244661,244673	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	244607,244655	3419
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	254
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	244607,244655,244658	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	244631	489
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	244674	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			5	244623,244624,244642,244648,244661	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1400	1700	1	244668	2734
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	244615	356
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	244623	1036
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1455.11	1133.11	1	244643	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	3250
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	244632,244651	58
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1455.11	35.6	0		2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1400	1700	3	244642,244648,244668	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	244608,244648,244673	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	244614,244617,244648,244667	11547
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1455.11	35.6	0		413
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1455.11	35.6	0		1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	244648	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	244648	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1455.11	35.6	0		5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1400	1700	3	244648,244668,244673	1633
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	1455.11	35.6	0		227
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	1455.11	35.6	0		700
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	244617	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1400	1700	8	244608,244621,244624,244632,244642,244648,244654,244668	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1400	1700	1	244668	359
Cannizzarite ()*	None	Pb₈Bi₁₀S₂₃			1	244642	41
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1400	1700	6	244632,244637,244641,244648,244651,244668	4979
Cesàrolite ()*	None	PbMn⁴⁺₃O₆(OH)₂	1400	1700	1	244668	27
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			4	244623,244641,244648,244673	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	35.78	35.6	22	244607,244608,244610,244613,244618,244621,244622,244623,244629,244630,244634,244637,244638,244642,244644,244646,244648,244655,244657,244661,244662,244673	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			2	244623,244642	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1400	1700	5	244614,244616,244626,244637,244668	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1400	1700	5	244608,244611,244648,244668,244673	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	244631,244637	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			3	244634,244642,244646	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1455.11	35.6	0		1025
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	244648,244673	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			3	244634,244642,244646	1008
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1455.11	35.6	0		175
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅	1455.11	35.6	0		344
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	244648	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	244648,244673	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	1400	1700	1	244668	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			6	244607,244634,244642,244646,244648,244655	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1400	1700	1	244668	220
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	244662	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			4	244607,244624,244648,244655	8173
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	1455.11	35.6	0		414
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	244658	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1400	1700	10	244617,244624,244627,244637,244648,244661,244667,244668,244669,244670	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			2	244630,244662	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1400	1700	28	244607,244608,244609,244610,244614,244618,244619,244621,244623,244626,244629,244630,244631,244632,244635,244637,244641,244642,244645,244648,244649,244651,244652,244655,244656,244661,244663,244668	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄			3	244641,244642,244648	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1400	1700	3	244608,244648,244668	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	244616,244637,244644,244649	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	244607	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1400	1700	4	244608,244637,244668,244673	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆			2	244607,244655	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1400	1700	6	244613,244623,244624,244644,244648,244668	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1400	1700	6	244608,244637,244641,244648,244668,244673	1689
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1455.11	35.6	0		804
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄			1	244648	73
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1400	1700	1	244668	65
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			3	244631,244637,244642	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1455.11	35.6	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	244611,244673	5591
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	244634,244646	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1400	35.6	12	244608,244611,244621,244623,244638,244644,244648,244650,244652,244657,244668,244673	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	244623	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	244648	202
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	244658	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1400	1700	1	244668	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	244658	5800
Montanite ()*	None	Bi³⁺₂Te⁶⁺O₆·nH₂O (0 ≤ n ≤ 2/3)	1455.11	35.6	0		22
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	1400	1700	2	244623,244668	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	244629	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	1455.11	35.6	0		186
Nitratine ()*	Calcite	Na(NO₃)	1455.11	35.6	0		91
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			6	244607,244615,244629,244655,244658,244660	2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			2	244634,244646	2273
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	1400	1700	1	244668	142
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1400	1700	1	244668	477
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1400	35.6	32	244607,244608,244610,244614,244616,244618,244621,244622,244623,244625,244630,244631,244632,244634,244636,244637,244638,244642,244644,244646,244648,244649,244650,244652,244654,244655,244656,244657,244661,244662,244668,244673	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1400	1700	2	244623,244668	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			3	244609,244642,244661	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			3	244634,244636,244646	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1400	35.6	37	244607,244608,244610,244611,244613,244614,244616,244618,244619,244621,244622,244623,244624,244625,244626,244629,244630,244631,244632,244637,244638,244642,244644,244648,244649,244650,244651,244652,244654,244655,244657,244658,244661,244662,244665,244668,244673	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1455.11	35.6	0		1711
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂			2	244631,244656	52
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1400	1700	5	244608,244641,244648,244668,244673	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1455.11	35.6	0		5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			3	244639,244642,244648	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1400	1700	4	244618,244622,244649,244668	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1400	1700	4	244626,244637,244659,244668	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1400	1700	6	244637,244641,244642,244648,244668,244673	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1400	1700	18	244607,244608,244618,244623,244630,244631,244634,244637,244642,244646,244648,244649,244652,244655,244656,244661,244662,244668	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			3	244634,244642,244646	1934
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	244642	668
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1400	1700	1	244668	263
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	244648	2045
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			2	244631,244636	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	244637	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			4	244607,244614,244648,244671	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			5	244608,244616,244630,244652,244662	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	244658	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1455.11	35.6	0		1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1455.11	35.6	0		2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	244673	484
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	605
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	244623	1395
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	1455.11	35.6	0		31
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	1400	1700	2	244648,244668	303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃			2	244623,244648	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1400	1700	3	244608,244648,244668	1655
Zemannite ()*	Zemannite	Mg_0.5ZnFe³⁺(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·nH₂O (3≤n≤4.5)			1	244631	7
Zincospiroffite ()*	None	Zn₂Te₃O₈			1	244631	4
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	244658	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1455.11	35.6	0		1025

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-05591	1455.11	1133.11	1294.11±161	Rb-Sr	whole rock		49809	Mineral Hill, Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-05592	1455.11	1133.11	1294.11±161	Rb-Sr	whole rock		49809	Mineral Hill, Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
NAVDAT-125435	35.78	35.6	35.69±0.09			125435	36007	Rock Of Ages Prospect, Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20615	1400	1700	1550±-150			20615	3972	Stevenson-Bennett Mine (Stephenson-Bennett Mine), Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

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