Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mammoth Mine (Grey Copper Mine), Contact District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 150
Youngest recorded age at locality: 150

mindat Locality ID: 40971
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-40971.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mammoth Mine (Grey Copper Mine), Contact District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°46'54"N
Longitude: 114°50'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.781666666667,-114.83555555556

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.

Allophane	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Malachite	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Smectite-vermiculite

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 C Cu Fe H Mo Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Cu Fe H Mo Na O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Chalcopyrite Clay Malachite Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Smectite-vermiculite

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Malachite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Nontronite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	150	150	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	150	150	5516
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	150	150	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	150	150	3531
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	150	150	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	150	150	5800
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	150	150	471

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
	PorphCu-00684	150	150	150							Yes		Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Hematite, Pyrite	Cu	36659	Contact District, Elko Co., Nevada, USA	Contact	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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