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Locality Name:
Stevenson-Bennett Mine (Stephenson-Bennett Mine), Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1400
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1700

mindat Locality ID: 3972
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3972.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stevenson-Bennett Mine (Stephenson-Bennett Mine), Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°24'12"N
Longitude: 106°36'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.403333333333,-106.60138888889
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 As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Si V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledonite
CopperCorundumDescloiziteDiasporeFluoriteGypsumLinariteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group
PhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Cesàrolite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strengite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)140017000254
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1400170002734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1400170003250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6140017000919
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61400170001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14001700027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6140017000359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1400170004979
Cesàrolite  (*)NonePbMn4+3O6(OH)214001700027
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1400170001382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1400170003531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)140017000363
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)140017000378
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21400170009895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)140017000220
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21400170009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14001700024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1400170007437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1400170006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314001700014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1400170001689
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)614001700065
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61400170002228
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2140017000987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214001700012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1400170001107
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)140017000362
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl2140017000142
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6140017000477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214001700039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1400170001725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214001700061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2140017000454
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1400170006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg1400170005186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1400170002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14001700021482
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O140017000263
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl140017000605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4140017000303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41400170001655


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
NAVDAT-20615140017001550±-150   20615    3972Stevenson-Bennett Mine (Stephenson-Bennett Mine), Organ District, Organ Mts, Doña Ana Co., New Mexico, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

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