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Locality Name:
Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 27.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 22.5

mindat Locality ID: 3924
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3924.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Copper Stope
Middle Adit
Tin Stope

Latitude: 40°40'9"N
Longitude: 118°28'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.669166666667,-118.47

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Arthurite	Atacamite
Autunite	Brochantite	Brookite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copper	Covellite	Cubanite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite
Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Lindackerite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica
Mixite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rhabdophane
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Spangolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Titanite
Tourmaline	Tyrolite	Wurtzite	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 B Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Arthurite Atacamite
Autunite Brochantite Brookite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Connellite Copper Covellite Cubanite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Enargite
Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Lindackerite Malachite Melanterite Mica
Mixite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rhabdophane
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Spangolite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Titanite
Tourmaline Tyrolite Wurtzite Zircon

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Arthurite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bindheimite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcomenite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chenevixite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinoclase ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cornubite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Devilline ()*
Digenite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goudeyite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Langite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lavendulan ()*	Lindackerite ()*	Luetheite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Mixite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Parnauite ()*	Pharmacolite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Posnjakite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhabdophane-(Ce) ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*
Silver ()*	Spangolite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Strashimirite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Thénardite ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tyrolite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zeunerite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

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	27.5	22.5	0		2793
Agardite-(Ce) ()*	Mixite	CeCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240430	43
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	90
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	27.5	22.5	0		8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	27.5	22.5	0		2162
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	27.5	22.5	0		231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	27.5	22.5	1	240428	9052
Arthurite ()*	Arthurite	CuFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	35
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	27.5	22.5	0		544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	0		5509
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	27.5	22.5	0		450
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	27.5	22.5	1	240428	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	27.5	22.5	1	240428	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	27.5	22.5	0		5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	27.5	22.5	1	240428	1633
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	27.5	22.5	0		700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	27.5	22.5	0		27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	27.5	22.5	0		5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	27.5	22.5	2	240428,240430	5707
Chalcomenite ()*	None	Cu(Se⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		40
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	27.5	22.5	1	240430	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	27.5	22.5	0		577
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	0		90
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	27.5	22.5	1	240430	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	27.5	22.5	0		3531
Clinoclase ()*	None	Cu₃(AsO₄)(OH)₃	27.5	22.5	2	240428,240430	127
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	27.5	22.5	0		1025
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	27.5	22.5	0		363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	27.5	22.5	0		3846
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	2	240428,240430	109
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	1	240430	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	27.5	22.5	0		4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	27.5	22.5	1	240428	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	27.5	22.5	0		179
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	27.5	22.5	0		144
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	366
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	27.5	22.5	0		1027
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	27.5	22.5	0		910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	27.5	22.5	0		8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		484
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	27.5	22.5	0		196
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	27.5	22.5	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	27.5	22.5	0		24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	27.5	22.5	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	27.5	22.5	0		30554
Goudeyite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Al(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	19
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		6890
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI	27.5	22.5	1	240430	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	27.5	22.5	1	240430	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	0		5591
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		1271
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	149
Lindackerite ()*	Lindackerite	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(AsO₃OH)₂·9H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		9
Luetheite ()*	Chenevixite	CuAl(AsO₄)(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	1	240428	5
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	27.5	22.5	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	0		12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		915
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		443
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		182
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240430	168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	27.5	22.5	0		5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	27.5	22.5	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	27.5	22.5	0		17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	27.5	22.5	2	240428,240430	492
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	27.5	22.5	0		2349
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	105
Pharmacolite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(AsO₃OH)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		105
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	428
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	27.5	22.5	0		140
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	309
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	27.5	22.5	0		369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	27.5	22.5	0		39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	27.5	22.5	0		3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	27.5	22.5	1	240428	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	27.5	22.5	1	240430	61156
Rhabdophane-(Ce) ()*	Rhabdophane	Ce(PO₄)·H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	66
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	27.5	22.5	0		5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	27.5	22.5	0		598
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	27.5	22.5	0		2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	1153
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	27.5	22.5	0		5186
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240429	105
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	27.5	22.5	1	240430	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	27.5	22.5	1	240428	668
Strashimirite ()*	None	Cu₄(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂·2.5H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	90
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	27.5	22.5	1	240428	1101
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	27.5	22.5	0		299
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	27.5	22.5	0		1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	27.5	22.5	0		4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		1059
Tyrolite ()*	Tyrolite	Ca₂Cu₉(AsO₄)₄(CO₃)(OH)₈·11H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	245
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	27.5	22.5	0		95
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	27.5	22.5	0		939
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O	27.5	22.5	1	240428	185
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	27.5	22.5	0		5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	27.5	22.5	0		1025

2 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
	NAVDAT-117913	27.5	22.5	25±2.5					117913						3924	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
	NAVDAT-117914	27.5	22.5	25±2.5					117914						3924	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060702	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060702
R070092	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070092
R050524	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R050524
R070314	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070314
R040181	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R040181
R070587	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R070587
R060142	Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060142
R060235	Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060235
R060268	Copper Stope, Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope District, Pershing Co., Nevada, USA	https://rruff.info/R060268

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