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Locality Name:
Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 24945
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24945.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 292
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 208

Number of Child Localities: 29
Child Localities:
Alice Mine
Andy Campbell Mine
Anna Mine
Champion Mine
Chicago Mine
Chromo Mine
Comstock Extension Mine
Cox And Copeland Mine
Democrat Mine
Dondona Mine
Doughboy Shaft Area
Eder Vein
Emeline Mine
Empire Mine
Florence Mine
Globe Hills District
Imperial Mine
Independence Mine
Julius Mine
Lockwood Claims
McCormick Mine
Miami-Inspiration District
New York Mine
O'Doherty Mine
Pinal Mts
Quartzite Mine
South-West Mine
Townsend Mine
Turk Mine

Latitude: 33°25'56"N
Longitude: 110°50'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.432222222222,-110.8375
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 B Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Cu Fe H Mn Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteAtacamite
BaryteBrauniteBrochantiteBrookiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CoronaditeCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteEnargiteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsum
KaoliniteMalachiteMatlockiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPalygorskite
PhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelSulphurTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineTurquoiseVolborthiteWavelliteWurtziteZircon

112 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aikinite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)
Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beidellite  (*)Berlinite  (*)Birnessite  (*)
Boleite  (*)Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)
Brookite  (*)Buserite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Koechlinite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Likasite  (*)Lindgrenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Massicot  (*)Matlockite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Powellite  (*)Prosopite  (*)
Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ranciéite  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sauconite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szenicsite  (*)Takanelite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Volborthite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S61.654.44138291,138388,138406,1384812793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)257.254.411383703419
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS361.654.41138481315
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)61.654.42138490,1385238803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O61.654.43138439,138444,138495470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)657.254.41138370966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)61.654.44138275,138295,138439,1384902734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)257.254.42138280,1384073092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)461.654.42138416,138515708
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)361.6592138439,138444544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)264.454.414138350,138374,138439,138446,138465,138466,138479,138481,138482,138490,138495,138502,138503,1385065509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)61.654.45138350,138388,138407,138436,13843911547
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O5959113843985
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)61.659.2113844428
Birnessite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K)0.6(Mn4+,Mn3+)2O4·1.5H2O57.254.41138357178
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4857.254.4113827565
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46454.49138280,138348,138349,138370,138388,138404,138407,138447,1384795516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)200000483
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)66454.42138275,1384471633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr57.254.41138358227
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO257.254.41138523700
Buserite  (*)NoneNa4Mn14O27·21H2O (?)57.254.4113835710
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)61.654.427138260,138265,138275,138288,138289,138295,138297,138301,138310,138311,138312,138315,138316,138341,138345,138346,138348,138358,138363,138370,138374,138388,138407,138439,138442,138490,13849227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)61.654.47138275,138341,138348,138396,138407,138475,1385074979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O61.654.43138370,138439,138444925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6454.422138280,138304,138305,138308,138309,138318,138350,138368,138370,138378,138404,138406,138439,138446,138447,138464,138479,138481,138490,138495,138505,1385065707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26454.425138280,138286,138304,138308,138348,138349,138350,138369,138370,138388,138404,138407,138419,138422,138439,138444,138446,138447,138456,138479,138481,138490,138491,138495,13850627198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl57.254.411138243,138293,138330,138351,138359,138370,138388,138406,138407,138409,1385231382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O64.454.431138272,138275,138280,138284,138286,138288,138304,138340,138348,138368,138370,138374,138444,138445,138446,138447,138449,138451,138452,138453,138454,138465,138471,138479,138481,138482,138493,138495,138501,138502,1385033531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)461.654.410138256,138277,138338,138339,138340,138420,138426,138462,138463,138518951
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)61.654.42138439,1384901025
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)61.654.43138305,138318,138493363
Copper  (*)CopperCu6454.411138291,138370,138406,138407,138439,138443,138446,138479,138494,138503,1385263846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS64.454.49138275,138280,138370,138439,138447,138465,138479,138481,1384904165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1657.254.41138357599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O6454.420138272,138284,138286,138288,138291,138292,138308,138336,138350,138368,138370,138407,138439,138442,138444,138446,138447,138479,138482,1385032970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)57.254.48138244,138249,138275,138341,138348,138365,138395,138396378
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O657.254.411385234135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O61.659.21138444164
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S1664590300
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)257.254.411382759895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS461.654.41138481910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)6454.46138363,138368,138370,138439,138443,1384908173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O61.6592138439,138490345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF261.654.44138275,138425,138439,1384959617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6454.418138275,138280,138291,138295,138341,138370,138396,138403,138407,138419,138439,138447,138456,138479,138481,138490,138491,13850724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu6454.418138272,138327,138343,138352,138353,138356,138357,138360,138365,138375,138421,138423,138433,138435,138447,138475,138477,13852430554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O61.654.44138365,138370,138439,138442188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O61.654.44138350,138439,138490,1384916890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O361.654.420138272,138280,138284,138287,138288,138291,138292,138308,138318,138341,138349,138357,138369,138370,138396,138403,138422,138439,138441,13844414640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O5954.45138275,138341,138348,138396,1384391689
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O59591138439144
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O5959113843962
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O35954.43138357,138438,1385235433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)661.654.42138439,1384902228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)461.654.47138275,138341,138350,138370,138439,138444,1384815591
Koechlinite  (*)NoneBi2MoO661.659.2113844439
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)64593138438,138439,138446234
Likasite  (*)NoneCu3(NO3)(OH)5·2H2O61.654.4113849011
Lindgrenite  (*)NoneCu3(Mo6+O4)2(OH)261.659.23138444,138446,13844721
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O461.654.46138357,138415,138416,138441,138515,13852314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2200054.436138268,138272,138275,138280,138284,138288,138304,138308,138340,138348,138350,138368,138370,138374,138439,138442,138444,138445,138446,138447,138449,138453,138454,138465,138466,138469,138479,138481,138482,138490,138495,138499,138501,138502,138503,13850612537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)57.254.44138280,138289,138311,138407770
Massicot  (*)NonePbO57.254.41138341202
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF57.254.4113827529
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O57.254.41138370915
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O61.654.43138439,138490,138491443
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2200009138350,138439,138444,138446,138447,138475,138479,138490,1384995800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO359591138439140
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O61.654.42138439,1384901508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)57.254.41138275362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26454.411138275,138286,138370,138439,138444,138447,138479,138481,138490,138502,13850517380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)657.254.41138523254
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O61.654.41138481471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O61.654.42138265,1384442994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6454.43138439,138447,1384902349
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O6454.42138275,138451306
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)661.654.41138491170
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)61.659.23138444,138447,138503494
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)461.659.2113850339
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)461.654.42138439,138493369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26454.420138308,138318,138348,138349,138350,138369,138370,138419,138436,138439,138444,138446,138447,138456,138479,138481,138490,138492,138495,13850539462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO257.254.426138260,138265,138268,138280,138289,138296,138297,138301,138310,138312,138313,138315,138316,138319,138325,138326,138331,138333,138334,138345,138346,138348,138357,138396,138401,1384073106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26454.424138249,138265,138272,138275,138280,138316,138341,138348,138350,138357,138358,138368,138370,138374,138396,138419,138444,138445,138446,138447,138449,138470,138475,13849061156
Ranciéite  (*)None(Ca,Mn2+)0.2(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2·0.6H2O57.254.41138357177
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)57.254.43138280,138357,1384071711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO261.654.42138439,1384815614
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O5959113843856
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)61.654.43138470,138473,1384754894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2000002705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)57.254.411383886417
Silver  (*)CopperAg61.654.419138245,138320,138327,138336,138343,138351,138352,138353,138359,138360,138370,138375,138382,138388,138390,138409,138423,138439,1384425186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)57.254.411383962473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6454.412138275,138280,138370,138396,138407,138419,138439,138443,138456,138479,138490,13849121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O457.254.411385231934
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)61.654.43138464,138470,138475156
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS57.254.41138370332
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS595911384392045
Szenicsite  (*)NoneCu3(MoO4)(OH)461.659.211385032
Takanelite  (*)None(Mn2+,Ca)2x(Mn4+)1-xO2·0.7H2O57.254.4113835718
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1361.654.411384811803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO61.654.45138374,138482,138495,138502,1385031101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1357.254.42138370,1383725317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O595911384394899
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O6454.44138439,138443,138490,138492484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO257.254.42138308,1383702718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl61.654.410138249,138275,138276,138341,138348,138364,138395,138396,138411,138507605
Volborthite  (*)VolborthiteCu3V2O7(OH)2·2H2O57.254.41138361155
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O59591138439374
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO457.254.43138275,138348,138396303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO461.654.410138275,138341,138395,138438,138439,138456,138475,138478,138492,1385071655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)595911384395251


9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Giersdorf_0000036757.254.455.8±1.4K-Ar  UAKA-69-10    24945Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAGlobe Quad.Shafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
PorphCu-00081595959      Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, TurquoiseCu28230Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome Deposit; Pinto Valley Deposit), Castle Dome Area (Castle Dome Mine Area; Pinto Valley Mine Area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USACastle DomeSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
PorphCu-00125646364–63      Atacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, TurquoiseCu61612Miami-Inspiration Deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAMiami–InspirationSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-0025861.659.2 K-Ar     Koechlinite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, PowelliteMo50636Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration Deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Creasey (1980)10.2113/gsecongeo.75.6.830EG75_830 
NAVDAT-5160664.461.863.1±1.3   51606    132663Bluebird Mine (Bluebird Group), Miami, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-51614200001000±1000   51614    132276Roscoe Group, Needle Mountain Area, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-51616200001000±1000   51616    132276Roscoe Group, Needle Mountain Area, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
Mo-0028061.659.2 K-Ar     Powellite, SzenicsiteMo61469Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Creasey (1980)10.2113/gsecongeo.75.6.830EG75_830 
NAVDAT-51615200001000±1000   51615    134166Silver Span Prospect, Top Of The World Area, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100180Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100180
R100181Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100181
R100179Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100179

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