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Locality Name:
Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 56
Youngest recorded age at locality: 55

mindat Locality ID: 4464
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4464.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Gettysburg Pit
San Salvador Hill Pit

Latitude: 32°37'46"N
Longitude: 108°22'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.629444444444,-108.36833333333

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	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Autunite	Brochantite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Leucophosphite	Lillianite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Turquoise	Wavellite	Wurtzite

Alunite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Cacoxenite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Corkite ()*	Cornetite ()*	Covellite ()*
Crandallite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kintoreite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Ludlamite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Strengite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Treasurite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Wavellite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mo O P Pb S Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mo O P Pb S Si U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Autunite Brochantite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper
Corundum Covellite Diaspore Fluorite Kaolinite Leucophosphite Lillianite Malachite Mica Molybdenite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Turquoise Wavellite Wurtzite

48 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	56	55	966
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	56	55	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	56	55	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	56	55	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	56	55	1633
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	56	55	280
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	56	55	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	56	55	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	56	55	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	56	55	77
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	56	55	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	56	55	3846
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	56	55	151
Cornetite ()*	None	Cu₃(PO₄)(OH)₃	56	55	26
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	56	55	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	56	55	310
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	56	55	2970
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	56	55	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	56	55	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	56	55	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	56	55	14640
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	56	55	82
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	56	55	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	56	55	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	56	55	5591
Kintoreite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	56	55	41
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	56	55	110
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	56	55	234
Ludlamite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	56	55	66
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	56	55	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	56	55	12537
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	56	55	443
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	56	55	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	56	55	17380
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	56	55	170
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	56	55	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	56	55	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	56	55	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	56	55	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	56	55	21482
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	56	55	263
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	56	55	1101
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	56	55	1059
Treasurite ()*	Lillianite	Ag₇Pb₆Bi₁₅S₃₀	56	55	12
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	56	55	484
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	56	55	374
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	56	55	62
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	56	55	1655

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-00015	56	55	56-55									Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Torbernite, Turquoise	Cu	4464	Tyrone Mine, Tyrone Area, Burro Mountains District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Tyrone	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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