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Locality Name:
Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 28.9
Youngest recorded age at locality: 28.9

mindat Locality ID: 5532
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5532.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Juanita Mine, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Latitude: 34°4'0"N
Longitude: 107°12'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.066666666667,-107.2

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: Ag Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteBaryteCalciteCopperDiasporeDundasiteGypsumLinariteMalachite
NoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRocksaltScheelite

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Barytocalcite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Dundasite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O28.928.90470
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)628.928.90919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)228.928.905509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)28.928.9011547
Barytocalcite  (*)NoneBaCa(CO3)228.928.9083
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)28.928.9027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)28.928.904979
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl28.928.901382
Dundasite  (*)DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·H2O28.928.9097
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS28.928.9024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)28.928.907437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O28.928.906890
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)228.928.90987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)228.928.9012537
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO228.928.9061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)228.928.90454
Silver  (*)CopperAg28.928.905186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)28.928.902473
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO428.928.901655



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
sedznpb-0047428.928.928.9     Yes  3986Kelly Mine (Tri Bullion Shaft; Paschal Shaft; Traylor Shaft; Kelly Tunnel), Magdalena, Magdalena District, Socorro Co., New Mexico, USAMagdalenaSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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