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Locality Name:
Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3352
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3352.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
125 Foot Level

Latitude: 33°2'57"N
Longitude: 113°1'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.049166666667,-113.03305555556

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteAsisiteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledonite
CerchiaraiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteFluoriteFornaciteGypsumLinarite
MalachiteMiniumNoneNot in a structural groupOxalatePerovskitePhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksalt
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

54 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Ammineite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Ashburtonite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Baryte  (*)Boleite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cumengeite  (*)Davidbrownite-(NH4)  (*)Descloizite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedyphane  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mammothite  (*)Massicot  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Parkinsonite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Phoxite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rowleyite  (*)Simonkolleite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Ammineite  (*)Not in a structural groupCuCl2·2NH303
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)40246
Ashburtonite  (*)CerchiaraiteHCu4Pb4Si4O12(HCO3)4(OH)4Cl03
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)48065
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)60359
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)01252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3043
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cumengeite  (*)NonePb21Cu20Cl42(OH)40·6H2O043
Davidbrownite-(NH4)  (*)Not in a structural group Oxalate(NH4)5(V4+O)2(C2O4)[PO2.75(OH)1.25]4·3H2O11412071
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)0378
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)4057
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O0345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)085
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl048
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O4073
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)20265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Mammothite  (*)NonePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)1608
Massicot  (*)NonePbO0202
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O40247
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)0362
Parkinsonite  (*)AsisitePb7MoO9Cl203
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl20142
Phoxite  (*)Not in a structural group Oxalate(NH4)2Mg2(C2O4)(PO3OH)2(H2O)401
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)48033
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rowleyite  (*)Not in a structural group[Na(NH4,K)9Cl4][V5+,4+2(P,As)O8]6·n[H2O,Na,NH4,K,Cl]01
Simonkolleite  (*)NoneZn5(OH)8Cl2·H2O00011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl0605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO40303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R120154Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R120154
R160005Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R160005
R130099Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130099
R060506Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060506
R160004Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R160004
R140401Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R140401
R130100Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130100
R130616Rowley Mine (Rawley Mine; Reliance Mine; Reliance Copper Mine; Rainbow Mine; Theba Mine; San Carlos Patented Claim #4524), Theba, Painted Rock District, Painted Rock Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130616


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