Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 200.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 3297
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3297.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°25'5"N
Longitude: 109°54'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.418055555556,-109.90666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Anthonyite	Apatite	Atacamite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chlorite	Claringbullite	Clay	Columbite	Connellite
Copper	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Garnet	Gypsum	Johannite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Rocksalt	Römerite	Scheelite	Sengierite	Spangolite	Spinel	Tetrahedrite
Turquoise	Voltaite	Zippeite

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 Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te U V W Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Anthonyite Apatite Atacamite Brochantite Calcite Chlorite Claringbullite Clay Columbite Connellite
Copper Covellite Cyanotrichite Diaspore Garnet Gypsum Johannite Malachite None Not in a structural group
Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Rocksalt Römerite Scheelite Sengierite Spangolite Spinel Tetrahedrite
Turquoise Voltaite Zippeite

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Alunite ()*	Anthonyite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bayleyite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Buttgenbachite ()*	Calcite ()*
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Claringbullite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graemite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hübnerite ()*
Johannite ()*	Kiddcreekite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Ransomite ()*
Römerite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sengierite ()*	Silver ()*	Spangolite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Teineite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Turquoise ()*	Tyuyamunite ()*	Uranopilite ()*	Variscite ()*	Voltaite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zippeite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	180	180	966
Anthonyite ()*	Anthonyite	Cu(OH)₂·3H₂O	180	180	6
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	180	180	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	180	180	5509
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	200.7	0	38
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	180	180	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	180	180	1633
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	200.7	0	227
Buttgenbachite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(NO₃)₂Cl₈(OH)₆₂·nH₂O	180	180	13
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	200.7	0	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O	180	180	88
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	180	180	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	200.7	0	197
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	180	180	77
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	200.7	0	1382
Claringbullite ()*	Claringbullite	Cu²⁺₄FCl(OH)₆	180	180	13
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	200.7	0	1756
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	180	180	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	180	180	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	180	180	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	180	180	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	180	180	144
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	180	180	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	200.7	0	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	200.7	0	30554
Graemite ()*	None	Cu²⁺(Te⁴⁺O₃)·H₂O	180	180	6
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	200.7	0	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	200.7	0	1689
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	200.7	0	73
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	200.7	0	469
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	180	180	69
Kiddcreekite ()*	None	Cu₆WSnS₈	180	180	9
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	200.7	0	265
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	180	180	12537
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	180	180	443
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	200.7	0	1107
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	180	180	158
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	200.7	0	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	180	180	39462
Ransomite ()*	None	CuFe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·6H₂O	180	180	5
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	200.7	0	115
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	200.7	0	4894
Sengierite ()*	Sengierite	Cu₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O	180	180	11
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	200.7	0	5186
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O	180	180	105
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	200.7	0	1214
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)	200.7	0	446
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	180	180	332
Teineite ()*	None	Cu²⁺(Te⁴⁺O₃)·2H₂O	180	180	14
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	180	180	5317
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	180	180	484
Tyuyamunite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·5-8H₂O	200.7	0	628
Uranopilite ()*	None	(UO₂)₆(SO₄)O₂(OH)₆·14H₂O	200.7	0	94
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	200.7	0	301
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	200.7	0	111
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	163	163	1655
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	200.7	0	175

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_554	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with cave deposits, in Cochise County, Arizona.

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_554	0	0	Recent		Age of whewellite mineralization	high	Yes	Whewellite		15570	Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Cochise County	Hofmann and Bernasconi (1998)	10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6	CG149_127	Described as "recent cave deposits."
Hg-00031	163	163	163	?-?			Yes	Cinnabar, Eugenite, Velikite	Hg	3296	Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA		Lowell (1974)	10.2113/gsecongeo.69.5.601	EG69_601
Mo-00052	163	163	163	?-?			Yes	Ferrimolybdite, Powellite, Wulfenite	Mo	3296	Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA		Lowell (1974)	10.2113/gsecongeo.69.5.601	EG69_601
PorphCu-00009	180	180	180				Yes	Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite	Cu	188011	Cochise Project (East Lavender Ore Body), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01	200.7	199.1	199.9±0.8		initial intrusion related to mineralization		Yes			3304	Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender Pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee area	Lang (2001)		UBCMDRUSP2_1
UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee02	200.5	197.3	198.9±1.6		not thought to be the source of mineralization		Yes			3304	Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender Pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee area	Lang (2001)		UBCMDRUSP2_1
sedznpb-00447	180	180	180				Yes			3318	Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050403	Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R050403
R100207	Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R100207
R070520	Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R070520
R100206	Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R100206

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