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Locality Name:
Black Hawk District (Bullard's Peak District), Big Burro Mts, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 7189
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-7189.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Black Hawk District (Bullard's Peak District), Big Burro Mts, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Alhambra Mine (Blue Bell Mine)
Black Hawk Mine
Good Hope Mine
Granada Prospect (Osmer Silver Prospect)
Grub Mine
Hobson Mine (Silver King Mine)
Midnight Mine
Missouri Girl Mine
Rose Mine

Latitude: 32°43'23"N
Longitude: 108°30'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.723055555556,-108.50666666667

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	Baryte	Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Jalpaite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Leucophosphite
Marcasite	Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Wurtzite
Xanthoconite	Zircon

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 Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Co Cu Fe H K Mn Mo Na O P S Sb Si Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Baryte Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Copper Corundum Covellite
Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Jalpaite Kaolinite Löllingite Leucophosphite
Marcasite Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Vivianite Wurtzite
Xanthoconite Zircon

60 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*
Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Erythrite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Jalpaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mckinstryite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Nickelskutterudite ()*
Nimite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrostilpnite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rammelsbergite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Safflorite ()*	Siderite ()*
Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uraninite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	66	2.6	5	244790,244791,244792,244793,244795	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	66	2.6	0		8803
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	66	2.6	1	244791	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	66	2.6	1	244790	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	66	2.6	3	244790,244791,244793	445
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	66	2.6	2	244791,244798	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	66	2.6	1	244791	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	66	2.6	1	244793	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	66	2.6	1	244793	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	66	2.6	0		5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	66	2.6	2	244790,244791	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	2.6	2	244791,244798	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	66	2.6	1	244791	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	66	2.6	1	244791	1382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	66	2.6	1	244791	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	66	2.6	1	244791	802
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	66	2.6	0		1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	66	2.6	2	244790,244791	9895
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	66	2.6	0		814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	66	2.6	1	244791	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	66	2.6	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	66	2.6	0		30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	66	2.6	1	244791	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	66	2.6	1	244791	14640
Jalpaite ()*	Jalpaite	Ag₃CuS₂	66	2.6	0		116
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	66	2.6	1	244791	5591
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	66	2.6	0		110
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	66	2.6	0		770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	66	2.6	1	244791	5674
Mckinstryite ()*	None	Ag₅Cu₃S₄	66	2.6	1	244791	51
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	66	2.6	1	244791	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	66	2.6	0		5800
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	66	2.6	3	244790,244791,244798	633
Nickelskutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	(Ni,Co,Fe)As₃	66	2.6	1	244790	176
Nimite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Ni,Mg,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	66	2.6	1	244791	15
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	66	2.6	0		2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	66	2.6	3	244790,244791,244798	767
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	66	2.6	1	244791	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	66	2.6	1	244798	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	66	2.6	2	244791,244798	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	66	2.6	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	66	2.6	1	244791	39462
Pyrostilpnite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃SbS₃	66	2.6	0		84
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	66	2.6	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	2.6	1	244791	61156
Rammelsbergite ()*	Löllingite	NiAs₂	66	2.6	2	244791,244798	233
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	66	2.6	0		1711
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	66	2.6	1	244791	317
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	66	2.6	2	244790,244791	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	66	2.6	2	244790,244791	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	66	2.6	8	244790,244791,244792,244793,244794,244795,244796,244797	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	66	2.6	2	244791,244798	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	66	2.6	1	244791	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	66	2.6	1	244791	668
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	66	2.6	1	244791	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	66	2.6	1	244791	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	66	2.6	0		5317
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	66	2.6	3	244790,244791,244793	2718
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	66	2.6	0		5251

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
	sedznpb-00448	66	2.6	Tertiary?											7188	Black Hawk Mine, Black Hawk District (Bullard's Peak District), Big Burro Mts, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Black Hawk	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R100196	Alhambra Mine (Blue Bell Mine), Black Hawk District (Bullard's Peak District), Big Burro Mts, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R100196

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