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Locality Name:
Morenci, Copper Mountain District (Clifton-Morenci District), Shannon Mts, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 56
Youngest recorded age at locality: 56

mindat Locality ID: 3341
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3341.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morenci, Copper Mountain District (Clifton-Morenci District), Shannon Mts, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Arizona Mine
Copper Mountain Mine (Manganese Blue Mine; Copper Mountain Claim Working; Old Blue Shaft; Detroit Copper Co. Group; Manganese Blue Ore Body)
Detroit Mine (Arizona Copper Co. Group [in Part])
Gold Gulch
Hormeyer Mine
Humboldt Mine (Humboldt Tunnel; Liverpool Tunnel; Arizona Copper Co. Group [in Part])
Humming Bird Mine
Modoc Point
Morenci Canyon
Morenci Mine (Morenci Pit; Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine; Morenci-Metcalf)
Morenci Mordenite Occurrence
Morenci Quarry
Northern Area Of Morenci
Ridge West Of Morenci
Thompson Mine

Latitude: 33°5'6"N
Longitude: 109°21'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.085,-109.36305555556

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.

Acanthite	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Brackebuschite
Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Cyanotrichite	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite
Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	Mordenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Plancheite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Talc
Titanite	Turquoise	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu H O P Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Brackebuschite
Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Cyanotrichite Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite
Melanterite Mica Molybdenite Mordenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Plancheite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Talc
Titanite Turquoise Vesuvianite Wollastonite

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Akaganeite ()*	Allophane ()*	Alunite ()*
Andradite ()*	Anilite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Aurorite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*
Copper ()*	Coronadite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*
Cyanotrichite ()*	Diadochite ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*
Djurleite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hollandite ()*	Halloysite-10Å ()*	Idaite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Libethenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Massicot ()*	Melanterite ()*
Metatorbernite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Mordenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Plancheite ()*	Plattnerite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Schwertmannite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*
Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Tsumebite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Wulfenite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	56	56	1	139805	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	56	56	1	139805	3419
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	56	56	1	139805	63
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	56	56	1	139805	470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	56	56	1	139805	966
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	56	56	1	139805	1534
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	56	56	1	139805	88
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	56	56	1	139806	246
Aurorite ()*	None	Mn²⁺Mn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	56	56	1	139805	22
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	56	56	5	139795,139796,139802,139805,139807	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	56	56	1	139805	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	56	56	3	139795,139801,139805	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	56	56	1	139805	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	56	56	1	139800	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	56	56	2	139795,139805	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	56	56	4	139795,139796,139801,139805	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	56	56	1	139805	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	56	56	5	139795,139796,139797,139801,139805	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	56	56	2	139802,139805	3531
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	56	56	1	139805	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	56	56	3	139795,139800,139805	3846
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	56	56	1	139805	227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	56	56	1	139805	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	56	56	1	139805	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	56	56	3	139795,139796,139805	2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	56	56	2	139795,139805	179
Diadochite ()*	Amorphous	Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·6H₂O	56	56	1	139805	81
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	56	56	1	139805	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	56	56	2	139805,139810	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	56	56	1	139805	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	56	56	1	139805	300
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	56	56	7	139795,139796,139797,139798,139801,139805,139810	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	56	56	1	139805	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	56	56	3	139797,139800,139805	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	56	56	1	139805	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	56	56	2	139797,139805	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	56	56	4	139798,139800,139804,139805	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	56	56	2	139795,139805	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	56	56	1	139805	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	56	56	5	139795,139796,139797,139801,139805	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	56	56	1	139805	243
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	56	56	0		62
Idaite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃FeS₄	56	56	1	139805	142
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	56	56	2	139797,139805	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	56	56	4	139795,139796,139801,139805	5591
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	56	56	1	139805	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	56	56	6	139795,139797,139798,139801,139805,139812	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	56	56	5	139795,139796,139801,139802,139805	12537
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	56	56	1	139800	202
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	56	56	1	139805	915
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	56	56	1	139805	443
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	56	56	1	139805	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	56	56	1	139805	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	56	56	1	139805	1508
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	56	56	1	139808	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	56	56	5	139795,139797,139799,139801,139805	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	56	56	2	139797,139805	186
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	56	56	1	139805	471
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	56	56	1	139805	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	56	56	1	139805	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	56	56	1	139805	2349
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	56	56	1	139805	74
Plattnerite ()*	Rutile	PbO₂	56	56	1	139805	158
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	56	56	0		369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	56	56	6	139795,139796,139797,139799,139801,139805	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	56	56	1	139805	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	56	56	2	139797,139805	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	56	56	1	139805	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	56	56	1	139805	5614
Schwertmannite ()*	Coronadite	Fe³⁺₁₆O₁₆(OH)_9.6(SO₄)_3.2·10H₂O	56	56	1	139797	37
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	56	56	1	139805	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	56	56	1	139796	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	56	56	4	139796,139797,139801,139805	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	56	56	1	139805	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	56	56	1	139805	332
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	56	56	1	139805	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	56	56	1	139805	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	56	56	1	139805	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	56	56	1	139805	433
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	56	56	1	139805	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	56	56	2	139805,139810	2562
Tsumebite ()*	Brackebuschite	Pb₂Cu(PO₄)(SO₄)(OH)	56	56	1	139806	32
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	56	56	1	139805	484
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	56	56	1	139810	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	56	56	1	139805	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	56	56	1	139806	1655

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
	PorphCu-00016	56	56	56									Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Gypsum, Hematite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Torbernite, Wollastonite	Cu	5436	Morenci Mine (Morenci Pit; Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine; Morenci-Metcalf), Morenci, Copper Mountain District (Clifton-Morenci District), Shannon Mts, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA	Morenci–Metcalf	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050451	Morenci Mine (Morenci Pit; Phelps Dodge Morenci Mine; Morenci-Metcalf), Morenci, Copper Mountain District (Clifton-Morenci District), Shannon Mts, Greenlee Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R050451

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