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Locality Name:
Betty O'Neal Mine, Lewis District, Lander Co., Nevada, USA


mindat Locality ID: 59913
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-59913.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Betty O'Neal Mine, Lewis District, Lander Co., Nevada, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Estella Vein
Nebraska Vein

Latitude: 40°27'18"N
Longitude: 116°53'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.455,-116.88888888889
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAragoniteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CovelliteDevillineGypsumMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteTetrahedrite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S02793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)40246
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS301089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2238087,23808827770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2123808727198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121238087663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS123808724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]0716
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS312380871425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2123808739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2123808761156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)01711
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O0292
Silver  (*)CopperAg12380875186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS123808721482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS40586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO412380871655


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