Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
El Paso Co., Texas, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1074.85
Youngest recorded age at locality: 974.85

mindat Locality ID: 42370
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-42370.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "El Paso Co., Texas, USA": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Eagle Flat Area
Franklin Mts (Franklin Range)
Hueco Mts (Huego Mts)

Latitude: 31°52'54"N
Longitude: 106°16'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.881666666667,-106.27833333333

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	Amphibole	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Covellite	Feldspar
Fluorite	Halotrichite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline

Azurite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Stannite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*

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 B Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Sn Ti U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Mg O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Covellite Feldspar
Fluorite Halotrichite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline

32 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
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	270116	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1074.85	974.85	1	270111	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	270115,270116	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1074.85	974.85	5	270114,270118,270119,270120,270121	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			4	270118,270119,270120,270121	1184
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			2	270112,270113	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	270116	925
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	270115,270116	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	270116	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	270115	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1074.85	974.85	1	270114	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1074.85	974.85	0		9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1074.85	974.85	5	270111,270112,270113,270114,270116	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1074.85	974.85	1	270114	1188
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	270116	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	270116	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	270115	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	270115,270116	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	270115	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1074.85	974.85	3	270112,270113,270114	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1074.85	974.85	3	270113,270114,270121	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1074.85	974.85	5	270112,270113,270114,270115,270116	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	270115	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1074.85	974.85	4	270112,270113,270114,270116	61156
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1074.85	974.85	1	270111	375
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	270113	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	270116,270117	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	270110	2473
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	270113	668
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1074.85	974.85	3	270112,270113,270114	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			3	270111,270112,270113	1476
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O			2	270118,270121	628

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
	USGS-Rb-Sr-00326	1074.85	974.85	1024.85±50	Rb-Sr	minimum age of intrusion		whole rock							208237	Fusselman Canyon, Franklin Mts (Franklin Range), El Paso Co., Texas, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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