Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Smithsonite at Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

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

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
EG94_211-00029	72	72				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00030	70	70				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00031	70	70				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00032	65	65				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00033	60	60				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00034	60	60				131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00035	60	60				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00036	60	60				131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
EG94_211-00037	59	59				68695	Teapot Copper Mine (Teapot Copper Corp. Property), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211
Giersdorf_00000354	72	68.6				3377	Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
NAVDAT-30032	77	63				130425	Troy Ranch Prospect (Nearby Claims 2; Mary Alice Claims 8-21), Tiger Mountain Area, Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-30034	77	63				68632	Hillside Mine, Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-30035	77	63				68632	Hillside Mine, Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-30042	66	54				131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-30046	70.4	57.6				62400	Apex Mine (Apex No. 1 And 2 Claims; Bunker Hill Mine; Stillwell Copper Mine; Ray Consolidated Claims; Bunker Hill Patented Claim MS 3596), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51667	2000	0				68669	Ninety-One Mine (Ninety-One Claim; Scott Group; Troy Manhattan Copper Co. Property; Davis Shaft; Troy Arizona Copper Co. Property; MS 1621 Claim), Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-51668	2000	0				68669	Ninety-One Mine (Ninety-One Claim; Scott Group; Troy Manhattan Copper Co. Property; Davis Shaft; Troy Arizona Copper Co. Property; MS 1621 Claim), Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
PorphCu-00107	69	69		Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dioptase, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite	Cu	50560	Ray, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Singer et al. (2008)	USGSOFR2008_1155

Locality age (remote)

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
Mo-00257	72	59		Lindgrenite	Mo	50556	Hull Claims, Kelvin, Riverside District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Bouse et al. (1999)	EG94_211