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Locality Name:
Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 72
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54

mindat Locality ID: 48335
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-48335.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 36

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Granite Mountain
Haleys Mountain
Hot Tamale Peak
Ray
Ray Hill
Ray Mine Area
Scott Mountain
Sleeping Beauty Mountain
Teapot Mountain
Unnamed Cu Occurrrence [2]

Latitude: 33°11'39"N
Longitude: 110°59'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.194166666667,-110.99527777778

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile
Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U V Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Gypsum Halotrichite
Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile
Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Zircon

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bementite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Chrysotile ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Delafossite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Libethenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Mimetite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*	Nontronite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	72	59	1	145416	470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	72	59	2	145416,145428	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	72	68.6	1	145428	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	72	68.6	1	145428	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	72	68.6	4	145412,145414,145415,145428	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	72	68.6	1	145428	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	72	68.6	1	145428	173
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	72	68.6	1	145428	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	72	68.6	1	145428	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	72	68.6	2	145412,145428	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	72	59	1	145418	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	72	68.6	2	145424,145428	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	72	68.6	3	145421,145424,145428	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	72	68.6	1	145428	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	72	68.6	5	145412,145416,145423,145428,145443	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	72	59	1	145434	951
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	69	69	4	145412,145416,145428,145430	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	72	68.6	1	145428	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	69	69	8	145410,145412,145414,145415,145423,145428,145430,145431	2970
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	72	68.6	1	145428	144
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	72	68.6	1	145428	378
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	72	68.6	3	145412,145416,145428	164
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	72	68.6	1	145428	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	72	68.6	2	145425,145428	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	72	59	3	145414,145415,145428	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	72	68.6	1	145428	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	72	68.6	2	145412,145428	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	72	68.6	1	145428	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	72	68.6	2	145412,145428	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	72	59	3	145414,145428,145433	14640
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	72	68.6	1	145428	62
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	72	68.6	1	145428	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	72	68.6	3	145414,145415,145428	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	72	68.6	3	145416,145426,145428	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	72	68.6	1	145428	1271
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	72	68.6	3	145412,145416,145428	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	72	68.6	1	145428	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	69	69	6	145412,145414,145415,145428,145430,145443	12537
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	72	68.6	1	145428	443
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	72	68.6	1	145428	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	72	68.6	2	145421,145428	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	72	68.6	2	145416,145428	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	72	59	2	145416,145428	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	72	68.6	1	145428	186
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	72	68.6	1	145428	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	72	59	2	145417,145428	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	72	68.6	3	145412,145421,145428	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	72	68.6	2	145412,145428	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	72	59	2	145416,145428	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	72	68.6	1	145428	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	69	69	5	145412,145423,145425,145428,145430	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	72	68.6	1	145428	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	72	59	2	145428,145433	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	72	68.6	1	145428	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	72	68.6	6	145412,145414,145415,145416,145428,145443	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	72	68.6	1	145428	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	72	68.6	1	145428	1059
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	72	68.6	1	145428	5251

14 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	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG94_211-00029	72	72		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R11				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00030	70	70	70	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R1a2				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00031	70	70	70	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R1a4				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00032	65	65	65	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R21				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00033	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R31				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00035	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R31				48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00034	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R32				131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00036	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R32				131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
NAVDAT-30042	66	54	60±6			30042				131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
PorphCu-00107	69	69	69					Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dioptase, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite	Cu	50560	Ray, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Giersdorf_00000354	72	68.6	70.3±1.7	K-Ar		UAKA-70-06				3377	Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray Mine area	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)		AGSD12_201
NAVDAT-30046	70.4	57.6	64±6.4			30046				62400	Apex Mine (Apex No. 1 And 2 Claims; Bunker Hill Mine; Stillwell Copper Mine; Ray Consolidated Claims; Bunker Hill Patented Claim MS 3596), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
EG94_211-00037	59	59	59	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R42				68695	Teapot Copper Mine (Teapot Copper Corp. Property), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
Mo-00257	72	59		U-Th-Pb?, Pb-Pb?			Yes	Lindgrenite	Mo	50556	Hull Claims, Kelvin, Riverside District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray Volcanics	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211

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