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Locality Name:
Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 33987
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33987.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 36

Number of Child Localities: 32
Child Localities:
Bayard Area
Betty Jo Mine (Johney Claim)
Blackhawk Mine (Combination Mine)
Bull Frog Mine (Owl Mine)
Copper Glance Mine
Dutch Uncle - Tin Box Vein
Eighty-eight Mine
Estrella Shaft
Fort Bayard
Gold Spot Mine (Corn Shaft Mine; Spanish Tunnel Mine)
Hobo Mine
Ivanhoe Mine
John Claim
Lion Mine (Rapp No. 2 Mine)
Lion No. 2 Mine
Lost Mine
Manhattan Mine
May Bell Vein
Ninety Mine
Owen Prospect
Peerless No. 2 Mine
Pleasant View Mine
Rio Grande Claim
Santa Rita
Silver King Mine
Slate Mine
St. Helena Mine
Texas Mine
Three Brothers Mine
Tiger Mine
Vanadium
Vigil Mine

Latitude: 32°47'1"N
Longitude: 108°6'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.783611111111,-108.10388888889

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Bournonite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Descloizite	Diaspore
Domeykite	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kaolinite
Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U V Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Bournonite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Descloizite Diaspore
Domeykite Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Kaolinite
Malachite Melanterite Mica None Not in a structural group Phenakite Polybasite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Tetrahedrite Titanite
Wurtzite Zircon

76 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beidellite ()*	Bornite ()*
Bournonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Domeykite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilvaite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Mallardite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Plumbojarosite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*
Sanidine ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibiconite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	1	244968	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	66	2.6	0		8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	66	2.6	0		2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	66	2.6	1	244968	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	66	2.6	2	244968,244971	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	66	2.6	0		3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			3	244959,244962,244965	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	66	2.6	2	244937,244968	11547
Beidellite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	66	2.6	1	244968	85
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	66	2.6	1	244968	5516
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	66	2.6	0		1089
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	66	2.6	9	244937,244942,244945,244946,244951,244952,244963,244965,244968	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	66	2.6	13	244937,244941,244948,244950,244951,244953,244955,244958,244961,244962,244965,244968,244971	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	66	2.6	1	244968	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	66	2.6	6	244948,244954,244955,244968,244969,244971	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	2.6	11	244937,244938,244939,244947,244948,244955,244957,244961,244962,244968,244971	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	66	2.6	2	244954,244968	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	66	2.6	0		1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	66	2.6	0		1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	66	2.6	1	244968	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	66	2.6	3	244954,244968,244969	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	66	2.6	1	244968	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	66	2.6	1	244968	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	66	2.6	4	244950,244951,244962,244968	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	66	2.6	1	244968	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	66	2.6	0		9895
Domeykite ()*	Domeykite	Cu₃As	66	2.6	0		73
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	66	2.6	0		910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	66	2.6	1	244968	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	66	2.6	26	244937,244938,244939,244941,244942,244945,244946,244947,244948,244950,244951,244952,244953,244954,244955,244957,244958,244959,244961,244962,244963,244964,244965,244968,244969,244971	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	244939	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	66	2.6	3	244946,244952,244968	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	66	2.6	1	244968	188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	66	2.6	1	244968	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	66	2.6	2	244948,244968	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	66	2.6	1	244968	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	66	2.6	1	244968	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	244951	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			3	244950,244951,244962	1066
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	66	2.6	1	244968	197
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	66	2.6	2	244940,244972	2228
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	66	2.6	2	244967,244968	73
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	66	2.6	0		5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	66	2.6	1	244968	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	66	2.6	5	244954,244959,244962,244965,244968	12537
Mallardite ()*	Melanterite	Mn(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	244936	14
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	66	2.6	0		1508
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	66	2.6	0		362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	66	2.6	1	244968	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	244944	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	244944	2349
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	66	2.6	0		158
Plumbojarosite ()*	Alunite	Pb_0.5Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	66	2.6	3	244940,244965,244972	477
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	66	2.6	1	244968	716
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	66	2.6	21	244937,244939,244940,244941,244942,244945,244946,244948,244952,244954,244955,244957,244959,244961,244962,244963,244964,244965,244968,244969,244971	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	244953,244958	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	66	2.6	0		1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	2.6	19	244937,244939,244941,244942,244945,244946,244948,244950,244951,244952,244954,244955,244961,244962,244964,244968,244969,244970,244971	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	66	2.6	4	244947,244967,244968,244973	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	66	2.6	0		5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	66	2.6	0		598
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	66	2.6	1	244968	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	66	2.6	1	244968	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	66	2.6	6	244945,244950,244951,244957,244962,244968	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	66	2.6	21	244937,244938,244939,244941,244945,244947,244948,244950,244951,244953,244954,244955,244956,244957,244958,244961,244962,244964,244965,244968,244971	21482
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	66	2.6	0		446
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	66	2.6	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	66	2.6	1	244968	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	66	2.6	0		4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	66	2.6	0		433
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	0		2562
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	66	2.6	0		2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	66	2.6	10	244937,244939,244949,244950,244951,244962,244966,244968,244970,244971	605
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	244950	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	66	2.6	10	244939,244946,244950,244951,244952,244961,244962,244968,244970,244971	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	66	2.6	0		5251

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
sedznpb-00451	36.7	34	36.7–34.0		33987	Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Central district	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252
NAVDAT-17615	34.4	32.4	33.4±1	17615	7078	Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17616	34.4	32.4	33.4±1	17616	7078	Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-17617	34.4	32.4	33.4±1	17617	7078	Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA		NAVDAT	NAVDAT
sedznpb-00465	66	2.6	Tertiary?		7078	Groundhog Mine, Vanadium, Central District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Groundhog	Singer et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1252

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