Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Mineral Park Mine, Mineral Park, Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 73
Youngest recorded age at locality: 73

mindat Locality ID: 3361
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3361.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mineral Park Mine, Mineral Park, Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°22'15"N
Longitude: 114°9'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.370833333333,-114.15222222222
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: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCovelliteEpidoteMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTurquoiseWavellite

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)737301588
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4737305516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)7373027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S737305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27373027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS737304165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)737308173
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)67373082
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O47373014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2737305800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27373039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27373061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2737305614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS7373021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13737305317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O73730484
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O73730374
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4737301655


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
EG94_211-000017373 Pb-Pb whole rock?MP-18 Yes  37445Ithaca Peak Mine (Mineral Park Mine; Ithaca Peak Orebody; Ithica Peak Mine), Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAMineral ParkBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000027373 Pb-Pb whole rock?MP-19 Yes  37445Ithaca Peak Mine (Mineral Park Mine; Ithaca Peak Orebody; Ithica Peak Mine), Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAMineral ParkBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 

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