Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1698
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1696

mindat Locality ID: 48585
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48585.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Bass Mine (Bass Property; Asbestos Camp)
Christmas Tree Cave
Hakatai Canyon
Hance Mine (Hance Property; Hance Asbestos Company Mine)
Hermit Creek
Horseshoe Mesa
Inner Gorge
Kaibab Trail
Lone Tree Canyon
Lost Orphan Mine
Mile 83
Nautiloid Canyon
North Side
Point Sublime (Sublime Point)
South Rim
Travertine Canyon
Wallace Butte (Thurso Butte)

Latitude: 36°8'42"N
Longitude: 112°13'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.145,-112.21888888889

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcoalumite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Devilline	Diaspore	Garnet
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Serpentine	Spangolite	Spinel	Staurolite	Talc	Tourmaline

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: Al As B Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H Mg O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Autunite Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcoalumite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Covellite Cyanotrichite Devilline Diaspore Garnet
Gypsum Kaolinite Kieserite Malachite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Serpentine Spangolite Spinel Staurolite Talc Tourmaline

55 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcoalumite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Cordierite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Devilline ()*
Dickite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Grandviewite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kieserite ()*	Langite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metazeunerite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Osarizawaite ()*
Parnauite ()*	Pentahydrite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Philipsbornite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Spangolite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*	Zeunerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	137749	254
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1698	1696	1	137750	2353
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	137749	2734
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	137763	718
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	137740	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	137749	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	137749	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	137749,137752	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	137765	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	137749	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	137758	27770
Carbonatecyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₂·2H₂O			1	137749	88
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	137749	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	137749	925
Chalcoalumite ()*	Chalcoalumite	CuAl₄(SO₄)(OH)₁₂·3H₂O			1	137749	91
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			2	137749,137765	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O			1	137749	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	137765	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			1	137765	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			6	137739,137742,137743,137744,137745,137746	951
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	137763	1008
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	137749	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	137765	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂			1	137749	179
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	137749	366
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	137749	651
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	137762	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	137760	7437
Grandviewite ()*	None	Cu₃Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O			1	137749	3
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	137749	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	137749	1689
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	137757	341
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	137749	5591
Kieserite ()*	Kieserite	Mg(SO₄)·H₂O	1698	1696	0		80
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	137749	593
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1698	1696	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	137749,137765	12537
Metazeunerite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	137749	182
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	137749	492
Osarizawaite ()*	Alunite	Pb(Al₂Cu²⁺)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	137749	64
Parnauite ()*	None	Cu₉(AsO₄)₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·7H₂O			1	137749	105
Pentahydrite ()*	Chalcanthite	Mg(SO₄)·5H₂O	1698	1696	0		32
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			1	137749	428
Philipsbornite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	137749	51
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			1	137760	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	137742	61156
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	137747	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	137749	1153
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1698	1696	1	137751	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	137749	2473
Spangolite ()*	Spangolite	Cu₆Al(SO₄)(OH)₁₂Cl·3H₂O			1	137749	105
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	137753	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	137755	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	137755	2562
Zeunerite ()*	Autunite	Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	137749	185

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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
	Bradley_2012_071	1698	1696	1697±1	U/Pb			monazite							50635	Inner Gorge, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA	Upper Granite Gorge	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070667	Grand View Mine (Last Chance Mine; No. 1 Pat Claim 3591; No. 5 Pat Claim 3592a; No. 4 Pat Claim 3592a; Canyon Copper Mine; Grand Canyon Mine), Horseshoe Mesa, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R070667

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