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Locality Name:
Pioche District, Lincoln Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25
Youngest recorded age at locality: 20

mindat Locality ID: 36716
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36716.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pioche District, Lincoln Co., Nevada, USA": 81
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 79

Number of Child Localities: 70
Child Localities:
Abe Lincoln Mine
Amadour Tunnel
Andrews And Steever Mine
Apex Mine (Salt Lake Pioche Mine)
Arizona Peak
Black Ledge Pioche Mine
Blind Mountain Prospect
Blue Eagle Mine
Bowen Consolidated Mine
Bowery Shaft
Burke Mine
Canon Gassett Mine
Caselton Mine (No. 2 Mine Of Consolidated Reduction Co.)
Casey Courtney & Doody Mine
Centennial Shaft
Chapman Mine
Chief Of Hill Mine
Chisolm Mine
Church Mine
Cotinno Tunnel
Daly East Mine
Davidson Mine
Demijohn Mine
East Prince Shaft
Ely Valley Mines
Florence Mine
Gold Eagle Mine
Golden Eagle Mine
Greenwood Shaft
Hackett Mine
Half Moon Mine
Hermes Silver Mine
Hill 7106 Prospect
Independence Mine
J. Nesbitt And Brother Mine
James & Co. Mine
Manhattan Mine
Marion Mine
Mary N. Bliss Mine
McCullough Hill
Meadow Valley No. 1 Mine
Meadow Valley No. 2 Mine
Meadow Valley No. 3 Mine
Meadow Valley No. 5 Mine
Nevada Des Moines
Nevada Utah Mine
Newport Mine
No. 1 Mine (Combined Reduction Co.; Raymond And Ely No. 1 Mine)
Old Times Mine (Alliance Mine)
P. McCannon Mine
Pacific Tunnel
Phoenix Reduction Mine
Pioche King Mine
Pioche Metals Mine
Pioche Union Mine
Polaris Mine
Prince Mine
Raymond And Ely Extension
Rumagain Shaft
Silver Comet Mine
Summit Shaft
Susan Duster Mine
Treasure Hill
Virginia Louise Mine
Virtue Mine
Volcano Mine (Stindt And Donahue Mine)
West End Group (No. 10)
Whale Mine
Wide Awake Mine
Zero Tunnel

Latitude: 37°55'44"N
Longitude: 114°28'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.928888888889,-114.47194444444
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 Au B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamiteBaryteBraunite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumGarnetGypsumKaolinite
LinariteLudwigiteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaMiniumNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePavonite
PhenakitePolybasitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSepioliteSphalerite
SpinelTetrahedrite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antimony  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Cupropavonite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluoborite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Ludwigite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Minium  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Pearceite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Szaibélyite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tripuhyite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S252002793
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3252012386881534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)25203238654,238709,2387212734
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb25200363
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS252012387089052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)325200544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)225203238654,238709,2387215509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2520011547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)625200132
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O725200450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4252012386585516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)25201238708483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6252012386581633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)25203238658,238664,23871227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)25204238654,238677,238726,2387274979
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O25200197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22520027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl25203238654,238709,2387211382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O252003531
Cupropavonite  (*)PavoniteCu0.9Ag0.5Pb0.6Bi2.5S52520018
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O625202238658,2386844135
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)25201238711551
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F32520052
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)252012386911188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25208238654,238664,238676,238679,238699,238708,238711,23871424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu25203238664,238715,23872130554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O252006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32520123873114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O252001689
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O25201238658341
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH25200367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)625202238657,2387081066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)625202238692,2386932228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4252012387085591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)225200987
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)25201238658134
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42520123865814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)225204238654,238658,238709,23872112537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O25200915
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O425200247
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22520123866417380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)625200254
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]25200249
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl225201238708142
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)625201238711477
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS325201238680733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS3252012387081425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS225203238664,238708,23871139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2252012386923106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl252012387081725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225203238699,238711,23872861156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)252001711
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O25200241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)252006417
Silver  (*)CopperAg25203238664,238718,2387215186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)25202238654,2386572473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25207238664,238676,238679,238699,238708,238711,23871421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O425202238658,2386841934
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)2520123865887
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13252012387081803
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O42520066
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl25202238699,238708605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO425201238656303


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
sedznpb-004842520Tertiary, 25–20 Ma        36716Pioche District, Lincoln Co., Nevada, USAPiocheSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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