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

Oldest recorded age at locality: 72
Youngest recorded age at locality: 59

mindat Locality ID: 50560
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50560.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ray, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°11'0"N
Longitude: 110°59'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.183333333333,-110.9975

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 C Ca Cu Fe H O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cu Fe H O P S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAndalusiteCalciteCopperGypsumHalotrichiteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
Quartz

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dioptase  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2696905509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6969027770
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O696903531
Copper  (*)CopperCu696903846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O696902970
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O69690164
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O696906890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O69690409
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)69690234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26969012537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26969039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26969061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg696905186
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO696901101



11 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_211-000297272 Pb-Pb whole rock?R11 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00030707070Pb-Pb whole rock?R1a2 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00031707070Pb-Pb whole rock?R1a4 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00032656565Pb-Pb whole rock?R21 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00033606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R31 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00035606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R31 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00034606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R32 Yes  131292Donna 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, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00036606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R32 Yes  131292Donna 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, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
PorphCu-00107696969      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dioptase, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Silver, SphaleriteCu50560Ray, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARaySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
EG94_211-00037595959Pb-Pb whole rock?R42 Yes  68695Teapot Copper Mine (Teapot Copper Corp. Property), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
Mo-002577259 U-Th-Pb?, Pb-Pb?    YesLindgreniteMo50556Hull Claims, Kelvin, Riverside District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARay VolcanicsBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 


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