Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Idaho-Maryland Mine (Idaho Maryland Prospect; Maryland Mine; Howard Hill/Morning Dew; Idaho Maryland-Brunswick), Idaho-Maryland Group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley District, Nevada Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 8154
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8154.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Idaho-Maryland Mine (Idaho Maryland Prospect; Maryland Mine; Howard Hill/Morning Dew; Idaho Maryland-Brunswick), Idaho-Maryland Group, Grass Valley, Grass Valley District, Nevada Co., California, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Idaho Gold Quartz Mine (Idaho Gold Qtz; Idaho Mine)
Maryland Mine (Maryland Vein; Maryland Consolidated Quartz Mine And Mill Site; Maryland Con Qtz Mine; Maryland Ext. Qtz)

Latitude: 39°13'16"N
Longitude: 121°1'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.221111111111,-121.03111111111

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Se Si Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Se Si Te W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
ScheeliteSphaleriteTalc

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Hessite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Naumannite  (*)
Petzite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu116549530554
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te0804
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Naumannite  (*)Not in a structural groupAg2Se0192
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe20409
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2116549561156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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