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Locality Name:
Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 14.71
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.26

mindat Locality ID: 31408
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31408.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA": 59
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 48

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Aguila - SE Of
Aguila - South Of
Aguila Area
Aguila District
Eastern End Of Range
Frenchman Mine
NW ¼ Sec. 20; T.6N.; R.7W.
Queen Of Sheba Mine (La Aguila Patented Claim; La Firmos Mine)
Vulture District

Latitude: 33°50'35"N
Longitude: 112°52'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.843055555556,-112.86722222222
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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Si Sr U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAjoiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicBaryte
BerylBismutiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDescloiziteDiaspore
EpidoteFluoriteGypsumIraniteKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMicaMiniumMonazite
NoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePlancheitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltScheelite
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelWickenburgite

60 IMA Minerals at location:
Ajoite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Creaseyite  (*)Crocoite  (*)
Descloizite  (*)Dioptase  (*)Duftite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemihedrite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kettnerite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Massicot  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Phoenicochroite  (*)Plancheite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Shattuckite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Vauquelinite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wickenburgite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ajoite  (*)AjoiteK3Cu2+20Al3Si29O76(OH)16·8H2O14.711.26114141411
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)614.711.261141410966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)14.711.262141410,1414142734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14.711.263141393,141400,14142711547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1814.711.2611413814286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi14.711.2611413961966
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14.711.266141387,141393,141400,141414,141424,14142527770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O14.711.262141379,1413831184
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)14.711.2611413861252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2.181.263141389,141394,1414144979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214.711.26114142527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O14.711.264141387,141400,141414,1414243531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)14.711.261141387363
Creaseyite  (*)NoneCu2Pb2Fe3+2Si5O17·6H2O14.711.26114141427
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)14.711.263141413,141414,14142481
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)14.711.262141393,141414378
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O2.181.261141389164
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)14.711.261141414220
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)14.711.2611414218173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O14.711.261141417345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF214.711.267141387,141397,141406,141407,141414,141427,1414369617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14.711.265141393,141408,141412,141414,14142524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)14.711.2611414167437
Gold  (*)CopperAu14.711.2613141387,141388,141390,141400,141405,141410,141412,141415,141420,141425,141432,141433,14143430554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O14.711.2611413836890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O314.711.266141387,141394,141400,141412,141416,14142514640
Hemihedrite  (*)IraniteZnPb10(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)22.181.262141389,14141414
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2.181.2611413891689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)214.711.261141414201
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)614.711.262141395,1414252228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)414.711.2611414105591
Kettnerite  (*)BismutiteCaBiO(CO3)F14.711.26114141646
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O14.711.2611414141271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)214.711.261141410987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O414.711.262141400,14142514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)214.711.263141387,141400,14140812537
Massicot  (*)NonePbO14.711.261141414202
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2.181.263141389,141399,1414141107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O414.711.261141414247
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)14.711.261141416362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214.711.262141412,14142517380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O14.711.2611413872994
Phoenicochroite  (*)NonePb2O(CrO4)2.181.264141389,141413,141414,14142435
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O14.711.26114138774
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)14.711.261141417494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214.711.265141398,141400,141412,141415,14142539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214.711.268141380,141387,141390,141400,141406,141410,141417,14142561156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO214.711.26114139588
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)14.711.262141417,1414214894
Shattuckite  (*)NoneCu5(SiO3)4(OH)22.181.262141389,14141471
Silver  (*)CopperAg14.711.2611414255186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14.711.26114142521482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O614.711.261141425688
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)214.711.2611413812562
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl14.711.266141385,141408,141410,141413,141424,141425605
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)2.181.264141389,141413,141414,14142463
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O14.711.261141381652
Wickenburgite  (*)WickenburgitePb3CaAl2Si10O27·4H2O14.711.26114141414
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO414.711.262141394,141414303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO414.711.264141394,141410,141424,1414251655


2 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_0000045114.7114.3114.51±0.2K-Ar  UAKA-73-11    31408Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAVulture MountainsShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Giersdorf_000004862.181.261.72±0.46K-Ar  UAKA-73-05    26506Adobe Wells Claim, Vulture District, Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAMidway ConeShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050587Potter-Cramer Mine (Potter Cramer Property), Vulture District, Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050587
R130114Flying Saucer Group (La Mina Group; Kinnon Group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture District, Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130114
R130113Flying Saucer Group (La Mina Group; Kinnon Group), Scorpion Hill, Vulture District, Vulture Mts, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130113

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