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Locality Name:
Carizzo Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA


mindat Locality ID: 42173
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42173.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carizzo Mts, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Bass Canyon Prospect (MA-HU-I15-2)
Bass Canyon Prospect (MA-HU-I15-3)
Bass Canyon Prospect (MA-HU-I15-4)
Hudson Prospect
Maltby Prospect (Knight Prospect)
Unnamed Prospect (MA-HU-J15-6)
Unnamed Prospect (VH-HU-H15-10)
Unnamed Prospect (VH-HU-H15-14)

Latitude: 30°59'28"N
Longitude: 104°55'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.991111111111,-104.91888888889
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: Al Au B C Cu Fe H K Na O P Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Fe H K Na O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteCopperCorundumFeldsparMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupRocksaltTourmalineTurquoise

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)Schorl  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)23270364,270365,2703665509
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3270364,270365,2703664979
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3270364,270365,27036624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu127036430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24270364,270365,270366,27036912537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O2270367,270368484


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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