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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 32' 19'' North , 117° 4' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Mindat Locality ID:
3917
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3917:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Manhattan is an unincorporated town that is located at the end of Nevada State Route 377, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Tonopah, the county seat.

The town was originally founded in 1867 during the silver mining boom. By 1871, however, George Wheeler found the mining district abandoned. The area experienced a resurgence in 1905 during the gold boom, when “4,000 people flood(ed) into the region.” The Nye and Ormsby County Bank, the town’s only stone structure, was built in 1906. The boom soon faded, however, following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the Panic of 1907.

In 1904, “Mom” Ronzone began selling socks to miners in Manhattan, marking the beginning of a retail career that would eventually lead to the establishment of Ronzone’s department stores in Tonopah and, later, Las Vegas.

Another mining boom in 1909 helped sustain operations into the late 1940s. Major mining operations continued to open and operate from the 1970s through the 1990s, although production has declined significantly in more recent years.

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57 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Habit: octahedral, sometimes skeletal
Colour: commonly clear but are in some cases colored yellowish or reddish by included minerals
Description: Although H. G. Clinton offered arsenolite for sale in the 1930s, the best specimens resulted from the fire which ended the mine’s productive life. Arsenolite occurs as octahedrons, sometimes skeletal, ranging in size from minute to crystals over 2 cm across. The crystals are commonly clear but are in some cases colored yellowish or reddish by included minerals. Collectors have found nice euhedral crystals on charred mine timbers and on the walls of the vertical shaft.
Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
'Barrandite'
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Cervantite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+O4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
Claudetite
Formula: As2O3
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Epsomite
Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Guérinite
Formula: Ca6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2O
Gustavite
Formula: AgPbBi3S6
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Haidingerite
Formula: CaHAsO4 · H2O
Hörnesite
Formula: Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Description: May be from mine fire
Hypercinnabar
Formula: HgS
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Kermesite
Formula: Sb2S2O
'K Feldspar'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Lillianite
Formula: Pb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Minium ?
Formula: Pb3O4
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Leverrierite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 21 localities in this region.
Native Silver
Formula: Ag
Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pararealgar
Formula: As4S4
Pharmacolite
Formula: Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Pitticite
Formula: (Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Localities: Reported from at least 13 localities in this region.
Pyrrhotite ?
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 22 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Realgar
Formula: As4S4
Rösslerite
Formula: Mg(HAsO4) · 7H2O
Sarmientite
Formula: Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Schumacherite
Formula: Bi3(VO4)2O(OH)
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Senarmontite
Formula: Sb2O3
Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
Turquoise
Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Valentinite
Formula: Sb2O3
Variscite
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Vashegyite
Formula: Al11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
Vladimirite
Formula: Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
'Wad'
Wakabayashilite
Formula: [(As,Sb)6S9][As4S5]
Wardite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Whitecapsite (TL)
Formula: H16Fe2+5Fe3+14Sb3+6(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O
Type Locality:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au
Native Silver1.AA.05Ag
Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Pyrrhotite ?2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Hypercinnabar2.CD.15bHgS
Stibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Realgar2.FA.15aAs4S4
Pararealgar2.FA.15bAs4S4
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Wakabayashilite2.FA.40[(As,Sb)6S9][As4S5]
Kermesite2.FD.05Sb2S2O
Gustavite2.JB.40aAgPbBi3S6
Lillianite2.JB.40aPb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.00.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.00.05SiO2
4.00.05SiO2
Minium ?4.BD.05Pb3O4
Claudetite4.CB.45As2O3
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Senarmontite4.CB.50Sb2O3
Valentinite4.CB.55Sb2O3
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Cervantite4.DE.30Sb3+Sb5+O4
Stibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Epsomite7.CB.40MgSO4 · 7H2O
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Schumacherite8.BO.10Bi3(VO4)2O(OH)
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 · 2H2O
Variscite8.CD.10AlPO4 · 2H2O
Rösslerite8.CE.20Mg(HAsO4) · 7H2O
Hörnesite8.CE.40Mg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Haidingerite8.CJ.20CaHAsO4 · H2O
Vladimirite8.CJ.25Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
Pharmacolite8.CJ.50Ca(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Guérinite8.CJ.75Ca6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2O
Pitticite8.DB.05(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Vashegyite8.DB.10Al11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
Sarmientite8.DB.35Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Whitecapsite (TL)8.DC.70H16Fe2+5Fe3+14Sb3+6(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O
Turquoise8.DD.15CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Wardite8.DL.10NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Leverrierite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'K Feldspar
var. Adularia'
-KAlSi3O8
'Barrandite'-
'Limonite'-
'Wad'-
'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
H GuériniteCa6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2O
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HaidingeriteCaHAsO4 · H2O
H HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
H Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
H RössleriteMg(HAsO4) · 7H2O
H SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
H SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
H StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
H TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
H VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
H VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
H VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
H WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
H Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H WhitecapsiteH16Fe52+Fe143+Sb63+(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
O K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
O CerussitePbCO3
O CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ClaudetiteAs2O3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GuériniteCa6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2O
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HaidingeriteCaHAsO4 · H2O
O HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O KermesiteSb2S2O
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
O MiniumPb3O4
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
O Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
O QuartzSiO2
O RössleriteMg(HAsO4) · 7H2O
O SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
O SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O SenarmontiteSb2O3
O StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
O StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
O TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
O ValentiniteSb2O3
O VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
O VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
O VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
O WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O WhitecapsiteH16Fe52+Fe143+Sb63+(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O
FFluorine
F Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
Mg HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mg RössleriteMg(HAsO4) · 7H2O
AlAluminium
Al K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
Al VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
Al VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
Al WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Al Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
P Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
P TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
P VarisciteAlPO4 · 2H2O
P VashegyiteAl11(PO4)9(OH)6 · 38H2O
P WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
SSulfur
S ArsenopyriteFeAsS
S BaryteBaSO4
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CinnabarHgS
S EpsomiteMgSO4 · 7H2O
S GalenaPbS
S GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S HypercinnabarHgS
S KermesiteSb2S2O
S LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PararealgarAs4S4
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S RealgarAs4S4
S SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
S StibniteSb2S3
S Native SulphurS8
S Wakabayashilite[(As,Sb)6S9][As4S5]
KPotassium
K K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. LeverrieriteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GuériniteCa6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2O
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca HaidingeriteCaHAsO4 · H2O
Ca PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
Ca VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
VVanadium
V SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)
FeIron
Fe ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6(SO4) · H2O
Fe Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Fe WhitecapsiteH16Fe52+Fe143+Sb63+(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O
AsArsenic
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As ArsenopyriteFeAsS
As ClaudetiteAs2O3
As GuériniteCa6(HAsO4)3(AsO4)2 · 10.5H2O
As HaidingeriteCaHAsO4 · H2O
As HörnesiteMg3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As OrpimentAs2S3
As PararealgarAs4S4
As PharmacoliteCa(HAsO4) · 2H2O
As Pitticite(Fe, AsO4, H2O) (?)
As RealgarAs4S4
As RössleriteMg(HAsO4) · 7H2O
As SarmientiteFe23+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH) · 5H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As VladimiriteCa4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH) · 4H2O
As Wakabayashilite[(As,Sb)6S9][As4S5]
As WhitecapsiteH16Fe52+Fe143+Sb63+(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O
AgSilver
Ag GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Ag LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Ag Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sb CervantiteSb3+Sb5+O4
Sb KermesiteSb2S2O
Sb SenarmontiteSb2O3
Sb StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sb StibniteSb2S3
Sb ValentiniteSb2O3
Sb Wakabayashilite[(As,Sb)6S9][As4S5]
Sb WhitecapsiteH16Fe52+Fe143+Sb63+(AsO4)18O16 · 120H2O
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Au Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hg CinnabarHgS
Hg HypercinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Pb LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Pb MiniumPb3O4
BiBismuth
Bi GustaviteAgPbBi3S6
Bi LillianitePb3-2xAgxBi2+xS6
Bi SchumacheriteBi3(VO4)2O(OH)

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Miocene : 16.4 ± 0.4 Ma to 16.0 ± 0.5 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Phanerozoic
 Cenozoic
  Neogene
   Miocene
ⓘ Adularia (youngest age)16.0 ± 0.5 MaGold Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA
ⓘ Adularia (oldest age)16.4 ± 0.4 MaApril Fool Mine, April Fool Hill, Manhattan, Manhattan Mining District, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan,_Nevada
Wikidata ID:Q3306136
GeoNames ID:5507772

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