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Locality Name:
Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 144
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 64935
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-64935.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA": 84
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 72

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bruner District
Ellsworth District (Mammoth District)
Fairplay District
Gabbs District
Paradise Peak District

Latitude: 38°53'5"N
Longitude: 117°51'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.884722222222,-117.86583333333
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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAlumohydrocalciteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteArtinite
BaryteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCristobaliteCyanotrichiteDescloiziteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHumite
KaoliniteLillianiteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMicaMolybdeniteMurdochiteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentOwyheeitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStibniteSulphurTalcTetrahedriteTurquoiseVesuvianite
Wurtzite

99 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Adamite  (*)Albite  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)
Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Antigorite  (*)
Argentojarosite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Artinite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calaverite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Callaghanite  (*)Calomel  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Corderoite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dypingite  (*)Epidote  (*)Famatinite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Huntite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Krennerite  (*)
Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mcguinnessite  (*)
Metacinnabar  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Montroydite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Murdochite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nakauriite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Owyheeite  (*)Periclase  (*)Petzite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pokrovskite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Tripuhyite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vikingite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S3239860,239908,2399102793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212398963419
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)1239889254
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12399108803
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O123988946
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)65239899,239902,239903,239908,239910966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212399082162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)12398792734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12398791588
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42239889,239890708
Argentojarosite  (*)AluniteAgFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6123990858
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12399089052
Artinite  (*)ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O123989075
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61239886919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212398735509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3239886,239908,23991011547
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S32239908,2399101935
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)22239889,239890462
Calaverite  (*)MeloniteAuTe21239902361
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3239875,239896,23991027770
Callaghanite  (*)NoneCu2Mg2(CO3)(OH)6·2H2O2239889,2398909
Calomel  (*)NoneHgCl2239908,23991091
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)4239839,239879,239886,2398934979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2239848,2398785707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26239873,239890,239899,239902,239908,23991027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2239908,2399101382
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21239890285
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412398903902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS8239856,239868,239875,239880,239908,239909,239910,2399112600
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82239881,2398921756
Corderoite  (*)NoneHg3S2Cl22239908,23991016
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2239908,2399104165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO22239903,239908453
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)21239861179
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)1239886378
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22239890,2398969895
Dypingite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O123988950
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)144654239840,239847,239865,2399108173
Famatinite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3SbS41239908163
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22239846,2398759617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)2239889,2398901188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS11239848,239855,239858,239870,239873,239879,239886,239893,239898,239908,23991024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu8239830,239831,239836,239846,239867,239902,239908,23991030554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312398901544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4239861,239896,239902,2399106890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36239847,239865,239886,239896,239902,23990814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12398861689
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)3239842,239846,239852469
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4123989069
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1239890341
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)612398861066
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI1239908180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)64239868,239899,239908,2399102228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42239908,2399105591
Krennerite  (*)NoneAu3AgTe81239902111
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)2239889,2398901487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44239847,239887,239896,23990214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23239839,239873,23987912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212399085674
Mcguinnessite  (*)MalachiteCuMg(CO3)(OH)2123989034
Metacinnabar  (*)SphaleriteHgS1239910255
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2239886,2398931107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22239878,2399025800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12399101508
Montroydite  (*)NoneHgO2239908,23991029
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)1239886362
Murdochite  (*)MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2123988634
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23239896,239902,23991017380
Nakauriite  (*)NoneCu8(SO4)4(CO3)(OH)6·48H2O2239889,23989012
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O2239895,2399032994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S32239908,239910511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12398462349
Owyheeite  (*)OwyheeiteAg3Pb10Sb11S28123987989
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO1239890114
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21239902409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212398962273
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO21239886158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62239886,239908477
Pokrovskite  (*)MalachiteMg2(CO3)(OH)212398909
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29239848,239855,239860,239867,239886,239896,239902,239908,23991039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S83239879,239886,2398969056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21446516239831,239839,239840,239846,239848,239852,239855,239864,239867,239875,239881,239886,239891,239902,239908,23991061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS2239908,239910712
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212398815614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)7239842,239846,239852,239864,239875,239881,2398914894
Silver  (*)CopperAg3239900,239908,2399105186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)12398862473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6239879,239883,239886,239894,239908,23991021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32239908,2399103418
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS2239908,2399102045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22239890,2398923337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S136239848,239860,239885,239888,239908,2399105317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22239879,2398902562
Tripuhyite  (*)RutileFe3+Sb5+O4123990866
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1239879484
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1239886605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012398791395
Vikingite  (*)LillianiteAg5Pb8Bi13S30123988927
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO43239879,239886,2398931655


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-11847114465104+40/-39   118471    40113Big Springs Mine, Ellsworth District (Mammoth District), Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060011Paradise Range, Nye Co., Nevada, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060011

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