Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
United Verde Mine (The Big Hole; Big Hole Property; Hull Mine; Hopewell Tunnel; Patented Claim 3480; Patented Claim 2812; Patented Claims 3348), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 3346
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3346.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "United Verde Mine (The Big Hole; Big Hole Property; Hull Mine; Hopewell Tunnel; Patented Claim 3480; Patented Claim 2812; Patented Claims 3348), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
North Ore Body

Latitude: 34°45'0"N
Longitude: 112°7'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.75,-112.12194444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Covellite	Cyanotrichite	Digenite	Epidote
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Römerite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Voltaite	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 Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg N Na O Pb S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg N Na O S Sb Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite
Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Covellite Cyanotrichite Digenite Epidote
Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Römerite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Tetrahedrite Voltaite Zircon

57 IMA Minerals at location:

Allophane ()*	Alunogen ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antlerite ()*	Arsenolite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Butlerite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Claudetite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*
Coquimbite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cyanotrichite ()*	Delafossite ()*
Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gerhardtite ()*
Gold ()*	Guildite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lausenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ransomite ()*	Römerite ()*	Rutile ()*	Selenium ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Voltaite ()*
Yavapaiite ()*	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
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	2500	541	0		470
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	2500	541	0		272
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2500	541	0		3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	2500	541	0		246
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	2500	541	0		231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2500	541	1	147445	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	2500	541	0		544
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2500	541	0		5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2500	541	0		5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2500	541	0		1633
Butlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·2H₂O	2500	541	0		26
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2500	541	0		27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	2500	541	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2500	541	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2500	541	1	147445	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	2500	541	0		577
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃	2500	541	0		35
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2500	541	1	147445	1756
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	2500	541	0		382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2500	541	0		3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	2500	541	0		136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2500	541	0		4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2500	541	0		2970
Cyanotrichite ()*	Cyanotrichite	Cu₄Al₂(SO₄)(OH)₁₂(H₂O)₂	2500	541	0		179
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	2500	541	0		144
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2500	541	0		1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2500	541	0		9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2500	541	0		8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1800	1700	1	147445	24243
Gerhardtite ()*	None	Cu₂(NO₃)(OH)₃	2500	541	0		24
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2500	541	0		30554
Guildite ()*	None	CuFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·4H₂O	0	0	0		1
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2500	541	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2500	541	0		14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2500	541	0		804
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2500	541	0		2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2500	541	0		5591
Lausenite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃·5H₂O	0	0	0		4
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2500	541	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2500	541	0		12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2500	541	0		17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2500	541	0		471
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2500	541	1	147445	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2500	541	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2500	541	0		61156
Ransomite ()*	None	CuFe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·6H₂O	2500	541	0		5
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	2500	541	0		115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2500	541	0		5614
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se	2500	541	0		143
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2500	541	0		5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2500	541	1	147445	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2500	541	0		2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2500	541	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2500	541	0		5317
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	2500	541	0		111
Yavapaiite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂	2500	541	0		8
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2500	541	0		5251

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
USGSB1324-C_1_0001	1800	1700	1750 ± 50	Pb-Pb	mineralization	galena	Yes	Galena	40685	United Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy Group Of Claims; Little Daisy Shaft; The UVX; The U.V.X. Property; Edith And Audrey Shafts), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Jerome	Anderson (1971)	USGSB1324-C_1
USGSB1324-C_1_0002	1830	1810	1820 ± 10	U-Pb	host rock	zircon	Yes	Zircon	40685	United Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy Group Of Claims; Little Daisy Shaft; The UVX; The U.V.X. Property; Edith And Audrey Shafts), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	near Jerome	Anderson (1971)	USGSB1324-C_1
vms-01017	2500	541	Proterozoic				Yes		40685	United Verde Extension Mine (Little Daisy Group Of Claims; Little Daisy Shaft; The UVX; The U.V.X. Property; Edith And Audrey Shafts), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Jerome (United Verde Extension)	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034
vms-01018	2500	541	Proterozoic						3346	United Verde Mine (The Big Hole; Big Hole Property; Hull Mine; Hopewell Tunnel; Patented Claim 3480; Patented Claim 2812; Patented Claims 3348), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Jerome (United Verde)	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110160	United Verde Mine (The Big Hole; Big Hole Property; Hull Mine; Hopewell Tunnel; Patented Claim 3480; Patented Claim 2812; Patented Claims 3348), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R110160
X070004	United Verde Mine (The Big Hole; Big Hole Property; Hull Mine; Hopewell Tunnel; Patented Claim 3480; Patented Claim 2812; Patented Claims 3348), Jerome, Verde District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/X070004

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