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Locality Name:
Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 22.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 22

mindat Locality ID: 16802
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16802.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Shultz Mine (Schulz Mine)
St. Anthony Deposit

Latitude: 32°41'39"N
Longitude: 110°41'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.694166666667,-110.69916666667
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 Ba Bi Br C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Se Si V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Cu H O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalcite
CaledoniteCerchiaraiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteConnelliteCopperCoronaditeCorundum
CovelliteCyanotrichiteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteFornaciteIranite
KaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMatlockiteMicaMiniumMixiteMonaziteMurdochiteNone
Not in a structural groupPalygorskitePerovskitePhenakitePlancheitePyriteQuartzRamsdelliteRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTetrahedriteWurtzite

108 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Alamosite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Amesite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Bideauxite  (*)Bobmeyerite  (*)Boleite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)Connellite  (*)Covellite  (*)Creaseyite  (*)
Crocoite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cyanotrichite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Diaboleite  (*)Dioptase  (*)Djurleite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fornacite  (*)Fraipontite  (*)Galena  (*)Georgerobinsonite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Hydrocerussite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Iranite  (*)Lanarkite  (*)Langite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Macquartite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mammothite  (*)Matlockite  (*)Melanotekite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Minium  (*)Mixite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Munakataite  (*)Murdochite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoserpierite  (*)Palygorskite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Phoenicochroite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Pinalite  (*)Plancheite  (*)
Plumbonacrite  (*)Plumbotsumite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Queitite  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Serpierite  (*)Shattuckite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Surite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tsumebite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vauquelinite  (*)Wherryite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)Yedlinite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S22.52211457262793
Alamosite  (*)Not in a structural groupPbSiO322.522114572617
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O22.5221145726470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)622.5221145726966
Amesite  (*)Clay SerpentineMg2Al(AlSiO5)(OH)422.522114572674
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)22.5222145726,1457282734
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)422.5221145726708
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)322.5222145726,145727544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)622.5221145726919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)222.52211457265509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)22.522114572611547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)622.5221145726132
Bideauxite  (*)NoneAgPb2F2Cl322.52211457262
Bobmeyerite  (*)CerchiaraitePb4(Al3Cu)(Si4O12)(S0.5Si0.5O4)(OH)7Cl(H2O)322.52211457261
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4822.5222145726,14572765
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS422.52211457265516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)622.5222145726,1457281633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr22.5221145726227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)22.5222145726,14572827770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)622.5222145726,145727359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)22.5223145724,145726,1457274979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O22.5221145726925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S22.5222145726,1457285707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222.5222145726,14572827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl22.5222145726,1457271382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O22.52211457263531
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)322.522114572643
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O22.5221145726295
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS22.52211457264165
Creaseyite  (*)NoneCu2Pb2Fe3+2Si5O17·6H2O22.522114572627
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)22.522114572681
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O22.52211457262970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)222.5221145726179
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)22.5222145726,145728378
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O22.5221145726366
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)422.5222145726,14572757
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O22.5222145726,145727164
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S1622.5221145726300
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)22.52211457268173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF222.5222145726,1457289617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)22.522114572685
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)422.522114572649
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS22.5222145726,14572824243
Georgerobinsonite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb4(CrO4)2(OH)2FCl22.52211457261
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)22.52211457267437
Gold  (*)CopperAu22.5223145724,145726,14572830554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O322.5223145726,145727,14572814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O22.5223145726,145727,1457281689
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O22.5221145726144
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O1622.5221145726243
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)222.5222145726,145727201
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI22.5221145726180
Iranite  (*)IraniteCuPb10(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)222.522114572611
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)22.522114572697
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O22.5221145726593
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)222.5223145724,145726,145727265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)222.5221145726987
Macquartite  (*)NoneCu2Pb7(CrO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)222.52211457261
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O422.522114572614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)222.5222145726,14572812537
Mammothite  (*)NonePb6Cu4AlSb5+O2(SO4)2Cl4(OH)1622.52211457268
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF22.5222145726,14572729
Melanotekite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+2O2(Si2O7)22.522114572622
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)22.52211457264924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl22.52211457261107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O422.5221145726247
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O22.5221145726168
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)22.5221145726362
Munakataite  (*)LinaritePb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)422.522114572622
Murdochite  (*)MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl222.522114572634
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)222.5222145726,14572817380
Orthoserpierite  (*)NoneCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O22.522040
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O22.5221145726306
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)22.5222145726,14572746
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)622.5221145726158
Phoenicochroite  (*)NonePb2O(CrO4)22.522114572635
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl222.5222145726,145727142
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl22.522114572671
Pinalite  (*)NonePb3(WO4)OCl222.52211457262
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O22.522114572674
Plumbonacrite  (*)NonePb5(CO3)3O(OH)222.5222145726,14572713
Plumbotsumite  (*)NonePb5Si4O8(OH)1022.52211457266
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)4822.522114572633
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS222.5222145726,14572839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO222.52211457283106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl22.52211457261725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO222.5222145726,14572861156
Queitite  (*)NoneZn2Pb4(Si2O7)(SiO4)(SO4)22.52211457267
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO222.522114572688
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)222.5221145726454
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O22.5221145726292
Shattuckite  (*)NoneCu5(SiO3)4(OH)222.522114572671
Silver  (*)CopperAg22.5222145726,1457285186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)22.52211457262473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS22.5222145726,14572821482
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)22.5221145726156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS22.52211457262045
Surite  (*)None(Pb,Ca)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(CO3)2(OH)3·0.3H2O22.52211457264
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO22.52211457261101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1322.52211457265317
Tsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)22.522114572632
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl22.5223145724,145726,145728605
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)22.522114572663
Wherryite  (*)NonePb7Cu2(SO4)4(SiO4)2(OH)222.52211457269
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO422.5221145726303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO422.5224145724,145726,145727,1457281655
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS22.5221145726372
Yedlinite  (*)NonePb6Cr(Cl,OH)6(OH,O)822.52211457261


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_361Mammoth District vein set is emplaced in a fault, hosted by the volcanic and conglomerate Cloudburst formation. The deposits have undergone Mid-Tertiary extension and alteration.


1 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
Michelle_36122.52222-22.5 Age of vein mineralization   Yes  12770Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAMammoth DistrictForce and Cox (1992) BOOK_SCMMMSMD_1992Age of vein mineralization

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050270Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050270
R060932Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060932
R160062Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R160062
R060472Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060472
R050271Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050271
R050338Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050338
R080104St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R080104
R050023Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050023
R110148Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R110148
R050642Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050642
R140538Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R140538
R160063Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R160063
R060794Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060794
R110145Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R110145
R110089Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R110089
R141161Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R141161
R120097Collins Mine (Collins Vein; Mammoth-Collins Mine), Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R120097
R050372Collins Mine (Collins Vein; Mammoth-Collins Mine), Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony Deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050372

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