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Locality Name:
Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs And Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 67.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 52

mindat Locality ID: 41346
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-41346.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs And Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Copper Creek Shaft

Latitude: 32°45'32"N
Longitude: 110°28'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.758888888889,-110.47916666667

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 As Au B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au B C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteEnargite
FeldsparGypsumMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSphaleriteTetrahedriteTourmalineWurtzite

41 IMA Minerals at location:
Antlerite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Corkite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Enargite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Lindgrenite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Markascherite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)46160.40246
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)26160.405509
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)66160.40413
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46160.405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6160.4027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S6160.405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26160.4027198
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O6160.40295
Copper  (*)CopperCu6160.403846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)66160.40151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS6160.404165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O6160.402970
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS46160.40910
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O6160.40345
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6160.4024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu6160.4030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O6160.406890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36160.4014640
Lindgrenite  (*)NoneCu3(Mo6+O4)2(OH)26160.4021
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26160.4012537
Markascherite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(MoO4)(OH)46160.401
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26160.405800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26160.4017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6160.402349
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O5957114554540
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)6160.40494
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)46160.40369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26160.4039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl6160.401725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26160.4061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)26160.40454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26160.405614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)6160.404894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)6160.402705
Silver  (*)CopperAg6160.405186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6160.4021482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS6160.40332
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S136160.401803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S136160.405317
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O6160.401059
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO46160.401655



7 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
Giersdorf_0000036067.464.265.8±1.6K-ArLate-stage age of Copper Creek Granodiorite mineralization which contains the sulpher mineralization UAKA-71-17 Yes  7835Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USACopper CreekShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Mo-001056160.460.7±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteCC-1 YesMolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, WulfeniteMo7835Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USACopper CreekBarra et al. (2005)10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605EG100_1605 
EG94_211-00044626262Pb-Pb whole rock?C22 Yes  194728Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USACopper CreekBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00045575757±Pb-Pb whole rock?C31 Yes  194728Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USACopper CreekBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00046525252Pb-Pb whole rock?C43 Yes  194728Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USACopper CreekBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
PorphCu-00686595759–57     YesBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, SphaleriteCu194728Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USACopper CreekSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-002446160.461–60.4Re-Os molybdenite   MolybdeniteFerrimolybdite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Wulfenite, MarkascheriteMo41346Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs And Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAChilds-Aldwinkle MineBarra et al. (2005)10.2113/gsecongeo.100.8.1605EG100_1605 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R110045Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs And Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R110045
R110061Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs And Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R110061
R100030Childs-Adwinkle Mine (Childs And Altwilkle Mine; Childs-Aldwinkle Mine), Copper Creek, Copper Creek (Copper Creek Canyon), Bunker Hill District (Copper Creek District), Galiuro Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100030


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