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Locality Name:
Round Top Prospects, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48
Youngest recorded age at locality: 38

mindat Locality ID: 43068
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43068.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Round Top Prospects, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Latitude: 31°16'57"N
Longitude: 105°28'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.2825,-105.47472222222

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th U Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumFluoriteKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskiteQuartzRutileSpinelZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Annite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerussite  (*)Changbaiite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Cryolite  (*)
Elpasolite  (*)Fluellite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kasolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Quartz  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zunyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)248380356
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4838011547
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)248380606
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4838027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2483805171
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO24838094
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)483804979
Changbaiite  (*)NonePbNb2O6483802
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O48380566
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF64838050
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF64838016
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O4838040
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2483809617
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34838014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4483805591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O48380198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44838014899
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24838061156
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O4838023
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)483801006
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2483802718
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)48380939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)483805251
Zunyite  (*)NoneAl13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl4838086



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-12667483847+1/-9   12667    43068Round Top Prospects, Sierra Blanca Peaks, Hudspeth Co., Texas, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


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