Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Atacamite at Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 1300Ma - 3.08Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Cr-00012	1300	1120	Muscovite	Hemihedrite, Phoenicochroite, Vauquelinite	Cr	47430	Wickenburg, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Gastil (1960)	AJS258_1
Giersdorf_00000477	3.3	3.08				59162	Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Cr-00012	1300	1120	Muscovite	Hemihedrite, Phoenicochroite, Vauquelinite	Cr	47430	Wickenburg, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Gastil (1960)	AJS258_1
Giersdorf_00000349	96.7	92.7				52803	Prince Of Arizona Mine (Prince Mine; Democrat Mine; Heath-Cummings Lease; Charlotte Group-lode; Triphahn Mine; Plummer Lode; Commonwealth Mine; Snow White Mine), Baldy Mountain, Pikes Peak District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000380	40.3	38.5				107029	Higley Basin, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000384	30	28.8				107502	Gillespie Dam Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000385	30.5	26.7				44632	Harquahala Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000386	23.4	20.8				44632	Harquahala Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000389	28.07	26.75				62480	Buckeye Mine (Buckeye Copper Mine), Spring Mountain, Webb District, Gila Bend Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000399	26	20.6				188102	New River Mesa, New River District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000401	23.19	22.11				39708	White Quartz Quarry, Pinnacle Peak, Paradise Valley Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000409	21.2	20.2				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000412	20.93	19.89				107502	Gillespie Dam Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000413	20.76	19.96				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000414	20.98	19.72				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000416	20.49	19.51				107502	Gillespie Dam Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000418	20.49	19.33				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000419	20.46	18.7				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000420	20.11	19.05				31981	White Tank Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000421	20.08	18.96				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000423	19.87	18.93				107029	Higley Basin, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000424	19.67	18.73				41592	Winifred District (Winnifred District), Phoenix Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000425	62.7	0				43382	Granite Reef Mine (Macco Mine; Christman Mine; Arizona Barite Company Mine; Arizona Barite Mine; Phoenix Group; Mesa Baryte Claims), Tonto National Forest, Goldfields District, Goldfield Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000429	18.77	17.85				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000431	18.59	17.71				50785	Goldfield Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000432	18.44	17.58				43382	Granite Reef Mine (Macco Mine; Christman Mine; Arizona Barite Company Mine; Arizona Barite Mine; Phoenix Group; Mesa Baryte Claims), Tonto National Forest, Goldfields District, Goldfield Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000434	18.6	17.2				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000436	18.14	17.28		Sanidine		43382	Granite Reef Mine (Macco Mine; Christman Mine; Arizona Barite Company Mine; Arizona Barite Mine; Phoenix Group; Mesa Baryte Claims), Tonto National Forest, Goldfields District, Goldfield Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000439	17.29	16.45				107181	Palo Verde Prospect, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000447	15.92	15.14				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000449	15.43	14.59				107181	Palo Verde Prospect, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000451	14.71	14.31				31408	Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000461	11.13	9.91				16645	Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000477	3.3	3.08				59162	Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000478	3.55	3.01				44778	Buckeye Area, Buckeye Hills District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000479	2.49	2.07				44778	Buckeye Area, Buckeye Hills District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000480	2.42	1.92				44778	Buckeye Area, Buckeye Hills District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000481	2.26	1.9				44778	Buckeye Area, Buckeye Hills District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000482	2.34	1.5				44778	Buckeye Area, Buckeye Hills District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000483	1.54	1.02				44778	Buckeye Area, Buckeye Hills District, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000484	2.87	2.47				107502	Gillespie Dam Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000485	1.9	0.8				107502	Gillespie Dam Area, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000486	2.18	1.26				26506	Adobe Wells Claim, Vulture District, Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Michelle_495	21	16				3354	Tonopah-Belmont Mine (East Vulture Mine; Belmont-McNeil Mine; Economy Mining Co. Mine), Belmont Mountain, Tonopah, Osborn District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Gibbs and Ascher (2012)	RM87_175
Michelle_597	35	0		Calcite, Glushinskite, Lansfordite, Monohydrocalcite, Nesquehonite, Vaterite, Weddellite		188549	Gila Bend Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Arakaki et al. (2011)	PNAS108_8379
Michelle_828	23	5.3				188549	Gila Bend Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Lopez and Cameron (1997)	GSAB109_900
podchrome-00022	161	161			Cr	44090	Black Bart Mine (Black Bart Group Of Claims; Lucky Mine), Aguila District, Big Horn Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
USGS-Rb-Sr-00205	1337.57	1207.57	Muscovite			107485	Desert Flower Placer (Desert Flower Prospect), Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr