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Locality Name:
Senator Morgan Mine Group, Twin Buttes, 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: 36271
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36271.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Senator Morgan Mine Group, Twin Buttes, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°53'10"N
Longitude: 111°4'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.886111111111,-111.07722222222

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 Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O S Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O S Si W 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteNonePyritePyroxeneScheelite

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25858027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6585804135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)585808173
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O667580741
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)58580494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25858039462
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)585804894
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2675802562



6 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_211-00050676767Pb-Pb whole rock?KD-GR2-1 Yes  22945Sierrita 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, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00051676767Pb-Pb whole rock?D-MR2-2 Yes  22945Sierrita 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, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00052636363Pb-Pb whole rock?RS-MR-5 Yes  22945Sierrita 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, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00053585858Pb-Pb whole rock?TWB-Pa Yes  22945Sierrita 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, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00054585858Pb-Pb whole rock?QL-85-1 Yes  22945Sierrita 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, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
PorphCu-00012585858     YesActinolite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Diopside, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Fluorite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Powellite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Siderite, Sphalerite, WollastoniteCu3376Twin Buttes Mine (Twin Buttes Open Pit Mine), Twin Buttes, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USATwin ButtesSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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