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Locality Name:
Ludwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 61150
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-61150.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ludwig Mine, Ludwig, Yerington District, Singatse Range, Lyon Co., Nevada, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°57'26"N
Longitude: 119°16'28"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.957222222222,-119.27444444444
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 C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Mg Na O P S Si Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteAtacamiteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
CopperCovelliteGarnetGypsumMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
Smectite-vermiculiteSpinelVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

29 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clintonite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Nontronite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Uvarovite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)60919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2086
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)0234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)30212
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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