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Locality Name:
Carson City, Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 189.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 17.35

mindat Locality ID: 61046
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-61046.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carson City, Nevada, USA": 44
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 39

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Carson City District
Carson River District
Delaware District
Eldorado District
Voltaire District

Latitude: 39°10'3"N
Longitude: 119°42'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.1675,-119.70222222222
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 As Au Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti U V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Co Fe H O P 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleArsenopyriteAutuniteBaryteCalciteClayClinozoisite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteMalachiteMeta-autunite
NatroliteNonePyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcVesuvianite
VivianiteZircon

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cinnabar  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vanalite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Vivianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32234619,2346211534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12346309052
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O2234591,2346221272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)189.217.353234597,234599,23460411547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42234596,2346085516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)123462427770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12346285707
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412346003902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12346263531
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS12346212600
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16189.2154.81234612599
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4234602,234619,234621,2346248173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O189.217.350814
Gold  (*)CopperAu123460030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC12346302812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12345986890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32517.353234606,234609,23461914640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312345975433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612346212228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412346225591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42517.354234600,234606,234609,23463314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2123460812537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O4234591,234594,234595,234622388
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12345971236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12346072994
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O1234590265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22234605,23461939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22517.357234597,234605,234606,234620,234624,234632,23463361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212345975614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)7234590,234609,234619,234620,234621,234624,2346314894
Silver  (*)CopperAg12346055186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS123459021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212346203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212346272562
Vanalite  (*)NoneNaAl8V10O38·30H2O12346272
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012346271395
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O189.217.350636
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12346005251


2 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-544712517.3521.18+3.82/-3.83   54471    61054Bessemer Mine (Brunswick Canyon Prospect; Iron King Prospect), Delaware District, Carson City, Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-127312189.2154.8172±17.2   127312    61053Dixon Deposit, Delaware District, Carson City, Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

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