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Locality Name:
Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 90

mindat Locality ID: 632
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-632.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada": 62
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 50

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Dublin Gulch
Emerald Lake
Galena Hill
Haggart Creek
Hart River
Hess Mountains
Hess River
Highet Creek
Keno Hill
Mar Deposit
Mayo
Osiris Project
Snake River
Sourdough Hill
Tiger Zone (Rau Property)
Wernecke Mts

Latitude: 64°6'34"N
Longitude: 134°22'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 64.109444444444,-134.37416666667

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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Anthoinite	Apatite	Aragonite	Argyrodite	Arsenic	Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Bjarebyite	Bournonite	Brannerite	Brochantite	Brucite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Digenite	Dundasite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Kobellite
Malachite	Marcasite	Meneghinite	Mica	Minium	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment
Pavonite	Pharmacosiderite	Polybasite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Tourmaline	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu F Fe Ge H In K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Anthoinite Apatite Aragonite Argyrodite Arsenic Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Bjarebyite Bournonite Brannerite Brochantite Brucite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Digenite Dundasite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Kieserite Kobellite
Malachite Marcasite Meneghinite Mica Minium Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment
Pavonite Pharmacosiderite Polybasite Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Stibnite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite
Tourmaline Tridymite Vesuvianite Wurtzite

121 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anthoinite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Argentojarosite ()*
Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe) ()*	Argyrodite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*
Boyleite ()*	Brannerite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Corkite ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dundasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferberite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gunningite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hawleyite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hinsdalite ()*	Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Ice ()*
Ilesite ()*	Indium ()*	Jagowerite ()*	Jamesonite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kobellite ()*	Lead ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Marialite ()*	Massicot ()*	Meneghinite ()*	Miargyrite ()*
Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Mpororoite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orpiment ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pavonite ()*
Penikisite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Russellite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Senarmontite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szmikite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Talc ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Zinc ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			6	35261,35270,35272,35274,35284,35293	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	35300,35317	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	35312,35313,35317	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	35260	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1600	1000	8	35261,35270,35284,35285,35293,35297,35309,35316	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	35309	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			6	35309,35313,35314,35317,35318,35319	3092
Anthoinite ()*	Anthoinite	AlWO₃(OH)₃	95	90	1	35304	14
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			2	35261,35284	3250
Argentojarosite ()*	Alunite	AgFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	35284	58
Argentotetrahedrite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆(Cu₄Fe₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	35284	3
Argyrodite ()*	Argyrodite	Ag₈GeS₆			1	35284	62
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	95	90	10	35258,35260,35261,35265,35276,35284,35285,35304,35310,35317	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			2	35261,35284	919
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	2500	541	1	35280	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			4	35261,35284,35285,35309	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			5	35261,35272,35284,35313,35319	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	35260	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	93.3	92.3	8	35258,35261,35265,35271,35284,35285,35290,35293	413
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			4	35261,35265,35284,35285	450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	93.3	92.3	4	35258,35278,35283,35310	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	95	90	2	35304,35310	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	93.3	92.3	2	35258,35260	716
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁			3	35261,35268,35284	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃			2	35261,35284	1089
Boyleite ()*	Starkeyite	Zn(SO₄)·4H₂O			1	35284	23
Brannerite ()*	Brannerite	UTi₂O₆			3	35312,35317,35319	248
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	35261,35284	1633
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	35316	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			10	35260,35272,35274,35284,35305,35307,35309,35310,35312,35317	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	95	90	1	35304	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			7	35261,35270,35284,35285,35293,35297,35309	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			3	35261,35284,35300	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O			2	35265,35284	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1600	90	17	35260,35261,35272,35276,35284,35285,35297,35304,35309,35310,35312,35313,35314,35316,35317,35318,35319	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	35284	1382
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			3	35314,35317,35319	966
Corkite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	35284	151
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	35284	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1600	1000	3	35261,35284,35316	4165
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	35284	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1600	1000	10	35272,35284,35305,35310,35312,35313,35314,35316,35318,35319	9895
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			2	35261,35284	97
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	35317	8173
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)	95	90	1	35304	551
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	35260	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			6	35260,35305,35312,35317,35318,35319	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	1600	1000	12	35261,35265,35270,35272,35274,35276,35284,35291,35293,35297,35309,35316	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1600	90	15	35261,35265,35270,35272,35274,35276,35284,35285,35288,35291,35293,35297,35304,35309,35316	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	35284	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	93.3	92.3	6	35258,35260,35261,35284,35305,35310	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	35284	2812
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS			1	35284	717
Gunningite ()*	Kieserite	Zn(SO₄)·H₂O			10	35261,35265,35266,35271,35273,35274,35284,35285,35288,35296	48
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			5	35261,35265,35284,35285,35309	6890
Hawleyite ()*	Sphalerite	CdS			6	35261,35265,35270,35284,35285,35297	62
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			7	35307,35312,35313,35314,35317,35318,35319	14640
Hinsdalite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	35282	82
Hydrokenoelsmoreite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂W₂O₆(H₂O)	95	90	1	35304	57
Ice ()*	Amorphous Tridymite	H₂O			3	35270,35293,35309	59
Ilesite ()*	Starkeyite	Mn²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			2	35274,35284	9
Indium ()*	None	In			1	35284	9
Jagowerite ()*	None	BaAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	35282	1
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄			2	35261,35284	784
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	35265,35293	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	35261,35272,35284	5591
Kobellite ()*	Kobellite	Pb₁₁(Cu,Fe)₂(Bi,Sb)₁₅S₃₅			1	35260	87
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			1	35284	192
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			6	35310,35312,35313,35317,35318,35319	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			7	35260,35261,35272,35284,35285,35309,35317	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			3	35261,35272,35284	5674
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl			2	35312,35317	139
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	35284	202
Meneghinite ()*	Meneghinite	Pb₁₃CuSb₇S₂₄			2	35261,35284	158
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂			1	35284	300
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	35260	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			1	35284	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			2	35261,35284	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	95	90	3	35260,35304,35317	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			1	35284	1508
Mpororoite ()*	Anthoinite	Al₂O(WO₄)₂·6H₂O	95	90	1	35304	5
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	95	90	11	35270,35272,35284,35304,35305,35310,35312,35313,35317,35318,35319	17380
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃			1	35305	511
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			5	35313,35314,35317,35318,35319	2349
Pavonite ()*	Pavonite	AgBi₃S₅			1	35284	72
Penikisite ()*	Bjarebyite	BaMg₂Al₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃			1	35282	3
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			2	35265,35284	428
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			3	35261,35265,35284	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			5	35261,35270,35272,35274,35284	716
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	541	1	35280	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			8	35261,35265,35270,35272,35274,35284,35291,35293	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1600	90	21	35260,35261,35270,35272,35274,35276,35282,35284,35291,35297,35304,35305,35309,35310,35312,35313,35314,35316,35317,35318,35319	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	35284,35309	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	35284	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	95	90	5	35261,35284,35304,35310,35317	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1600	90	25	35260,35261,35270,35272,35274,35276,35282,35284,35288,35291,35293,35297,35300,35304,35305,35307,35309,35310,35312,35313,35314,35316,35317,35318,35319	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			1	35305	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	35284	1711
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O			2	35261,35284	293
Russellite ()*	None	Bi₂WO₆	95	90	1	35304	40
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	95	90	2	35260,35304	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	95	90	4	35260,35300,35304,35310	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	35260	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			4	35261,35265,35284,35285	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃			2	35261,35284	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			14	35260,35261,35265,35270,35272,35274,35276,35284,35288,35289,35291,35293,35297,35313	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			9	35261,35265,35270,35272,35274,35284,35291,35293,35309	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1600	1000	4	35284,35285,35309,35316	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1600	1000	17	35261,35265,35270,35271,35272,35274,35276,35284,35285,35288,35290,35291,35293,35297,35309,35310,35316	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			5	35261,35270,35272,35274,35284	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			3	35261,35284,35305	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	35270,35284	2045
Szmikite ()*	Kieserite	Mn(SO₄)·H₂O			4	35261,35265,35274,35284	14
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O			3	35261,35265,35284	139
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	35310	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	35284	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	35274,35284,35309	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	35284	4899
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			2	35310,35313	2718
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	35300	1395
Zinc ()*	None	Zn			3	35261,35270,35284	52

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0001456	93.3	92.3	92.8 ± 0.5		age of mineralization	scheelite	Scheelite	245943	Dublin Gulch, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	Dublin Gulch	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147
vms-00379	2500	541	Proterozoic					109714	Grey Cloud Claim, Hart River, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	Hart River	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034
Jen_0001455	95	90	95-90		age of mineralization	scheelite	Scheelite	51117	Flo Property (Kalzas Property), Kalzas Mt, Mayo, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	Kalzas	Poulin et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1500023	CM54_1147
EG90_369_0001	1380	1376	1378 ± 2	U-Pb	host rock	zircon	Zircon	194815	Blende Deposit (Will Claim), Mount Williams, Wernecke Mts, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	Blende deposit	Robinson (1995)		EG90_369
EG90_369_0002	1600	1400	1500 ± 100	Pb-Pb	mineralization	galena	Galena	194815	Blende Deposit (Will Claim), Mount Williams, Wernecke Mts, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	Blende deposit	Robinson (1995)		EG90_369
sedexmvt-00047	1600	1000	Mesoproterozoic		host rock age			194815	Blende Deposit (Will Claim), Mount Williams, Wernecke Mts, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	Blende	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedznpb-00074	1500	1400	1500–1400					194815	Blende Deposit (Will Claim), Mount Williams, Wernecke Mts, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	Blende	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R061052	Elsa, Galena Hill, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	https://rruff.info/R061052
R060158	Hess River, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060158
R070327	Hess River, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	https://rruff.info/R070327
R060160	Hess River, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060160
R060270	Hess River, Mayo Mining District, Yukon, Canada	https://rruff.info/R060270

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