Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Prosperity Mine Group (Helmet Peak Group; Helmet Peak Mine; Prosperity Claims), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 67
Youngest recorded age at locality: 58

mindat Locality ID: 36262
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36262.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Prosperity Mine Group (Helmet Peak Group; Helmet Peak Mine; Prosperity Claims), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Camden Mine
Elsie Mine
Tit-for-Tat Mine (Tit For Tat Mine)

Latitude: 31°58'59"N
Longitude: 111°5'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.983055555556,-111.08555555556

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Covellite	Epidote	Nickeline	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

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 As Ca Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ca Cu Fe H O S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Covellite Epidote Nickeline None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite
Tetrahedrite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Bornite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	67	58	0		5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	67	58	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	67	58	1	144655	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	67	58	0		4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	67	58	0		8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	67	58	1	144655	24243
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	67	58	0		39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	67	58	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	67	58	0		61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	67	58	1	144655	21482
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	67	58	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	67	58	0		5317

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG94_211-00050	67	67	67	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	KD-GR2-1	Yes	22945	Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00051	67	67	67	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	D-MR2-2	Yes	22945	Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00052	63	63	63	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	RS-MR-5	Yes	22945	Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00053	58	58	58	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	TWB-Pa	Yes	22945	Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00054	58	58	58	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	QL-85-1	Yes	22945	Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211

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