Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 56

mindat Locality ID: 3384
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3384.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA": 65
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 54

Number of Child Localities: 35
Child Localities:
Alfonso Villey Mine (Alfonso Villy Prospect)
Annie Mine
Belmont Mine (Belmont Lease; South Belmont Incline; North Belmont Shaft; Silver Bill Mine)
Brooks Prospect
Chicago Mine
Chico Mine
Columbus Mine
Coughlin Prospect (Coughlin Ledge)
Dave Allen Mine
Davis Mine
Double Standard Mine (Dudley-Standard Mine)
Double Standard Mine Area (Dudley-Standard Mine Area)
Duquesne
Duquesne-Washington Camp Area Wollastonite Deposit
Gold Ledge Prospect
Langley Mine (Red Rose Mine)
Line Property
Nash Mines Group (Duquesne-Washington Group)
O'Connor Prospect
Oliver Claim (Lee Claim)
Paradise Canyon Mine (Sunshine Mine; DD Walsh Mine)
Pelican Mine
Pensacola Mine
Poole Group Of Claims (Washington Poole Mines)
Redoubtable Mine
San Antonio Canyon
Silver Bell Mine (Silver Bill Mine)
Simplot Mine
Smuggler & Texas Mine
South Empire Mine
Thurman Mine
Tibbetts Mine (Evening Star Mine)
Unnamed Occurrence South Of Duquesne
Unnamed Wash
Washington Gulch

Latitude: 31°22'1"N
Longitude: 110°41'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.366944444444,-110.69388888889

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brookite	Calcite	Caledonite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Linarite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	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 B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As C Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Ti Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Brookite Calcite Caledonite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Digenite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Linarite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Wollastonite Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Akaganeite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Arsenic ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*
Goethite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Johannsenite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Linarite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Powellite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	66	56	1	146899	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	66	56	2	146847,146875	3419
Akaganeite ()*	Coronadite	(Fe³⁺,Ni²⁺)₈(OH,O)₁₆Cl_1.25·nH₂O	66	56	1	146897	63
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	65	65	1	146895	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	66	56	13	146846,146847,146865,146866,146867,146871,146873,146875,146876,146885,146891,146898,146908	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	66	56	2	146865,146875	2734
Arsenic ()*	Arsenic	As	66	56	1	146855	379
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	66	56	0		9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	66	56	0		2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	66	56	1	146867	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	66	56	4	146847,146865,146873,146894	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	66	56	3	146862,146865,146876	5516
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	65	65	1	146895	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	66	56	7	146847,146862,146865,146871,146873,146895,146896	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	66	56	0		359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	66	56	4	146873,146875,146878,146903	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	66	56	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	66	56	3	146845,146848,146862	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	66	56	31	146845,146846,146847,146848,146853,146855,146862,146865,146866,146867,146868,146869,146870,146871,146873,146874,146876,146877,146879,146885,146891,146894,146895,146896,146898,146899,146900,146903,146907,146908,146909	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	66	56	1	146896	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	66	56	1	146875	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	66	56	1	146874	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	66	56	1	146845	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	66	56	1	146875	2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	66	56	1	146899	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	66	56	3	146871,146875,146876	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	66	56	1	146865	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	66	56	1	146871	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	66	56	24	146846,146847,146853,146855,146865,146866,146867,146868,146869,146870,146873,146874,146876,146877,146879,146885,146891,146898,146899,146900,146903,146907,146908,146909	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	66	56	2	146871,146875	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	66	56	3	146847,146865,146867	7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	66	56	1	146865	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	66	56	1	146865	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	66	56	2	146871,146875	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	66	56	4	146862,146865,146871,146903	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	66	56	1	146867	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	66	56	2	146865,146874	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	66	56	0		5433
Johannsenite ()*	Pyroxene	CaMnSi₂O₆	66	56	1	146856	73
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	66	56	0		265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	66	56	2	146865,146867	987
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	66	56	2	146862,146871	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	66	56	5	146847,146865,146873,146894,146903	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	65	65	13	146861,146862,146865,146876,146879,146880,146893,146894,146895,146896,146897,146899,146904	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	66	56	4	146862,146894,146895,146896	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	66	56	2	146895,146896	2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	66	56	2	146898,146901	306
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	66	56	1	146899	2273
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	65	65	1	146865	494
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	66	56	27	146845,146848,146862,146865,146866,146867,146868,146869,146870,146871,146873,146874,146876,146877,146879,146880,146891,146894,146896,146897,146898,146899,146900,146903,146907,146908,146909	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	66	56	2	146871,146899	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	56	8	146847,146859,146865,146871,146873,146876,146879,146896	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	66	56	2	146865,146867	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	66	56	2	146880,146896	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	66	56	2	146865,146904	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	66	56	1	146865	2705
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	66	56	1	146865	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	66	56	1	146865	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	66	56	3	146865,146867,146875	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	66	56	23	146846,146847,146853,146855,146865,146866,146867,146868,146869,146870,146871,146873,146874,146875,146876,146877,146885,146891,146898,146899,146900,146908,146909	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	66	56	1	146904	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	66	56	1	146865	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	66	56	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	66	56	1	146876	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	66	56	5	146865,146867,146871,146875,146876	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	66	56	1	146905	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	66	56	1	146858	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	65	65	1	146895	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	66	56	0		5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	sedznpb-00503	66	56	Paleocene											3384	Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	Washington Camp	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
	Mo-00271	65	65										Molybdenite, Wulfenite	Mo	53936	Santo Niño Mine Area, San Antonio Canyon, Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	Santo Nino Mine	Corn (1975)	10.2113/gsecongeo.70.8.1437	EG70_1437

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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