Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Collins 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, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 46341
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46341.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Collins 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, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°42'27"N
Longitude: 110°41'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.7075,-110.68666666667

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 C Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag C Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AragoniteAtacamiteCaledoniteCorundumMatlockiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskiteRocksaltScheelite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Atacamite  (*)Boleite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Diaboleite  (*)Dioptase  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Matlockite  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)Phosgenite  (*)Plumbonacrite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)322.5220544
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4822.522065
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)622.5220359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)22.52204979
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl22.52201382
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)422.522057
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O22.5220164
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O322.522014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O22.52201689
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)222.5220201
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)222.5220265
Matlockite  (*)MatlockitePbClF22.522029
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)22.522046
Phosgenite  (*)NonePb2(CO3)Cl222.5220142
Plumbonacrite  (*)NonePb5(CO3)3O(OH)222.522013
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO422.52201655



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
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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