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Locality Name:
Binghampton Mine (Arizona Binghampton Mine; Patented Claims MS 1694; 2543; 3421; 3517 And 3613), Mayer, Agua Fria District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1640
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1640

mindat Locality ID: 44061
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44061.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Binghampton Mine (Arizona Binghampton Mine; Patented Claims MS 1694; 2543; 3421; 3517 And 3613), Mayer, Agua Fria District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°27'21"N
Longitude: 112°11'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.455833333333,-112.19388888889

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.

Adelite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Malachite	Mica
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite

Actinolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Conichalcite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Libethenite ()*	Malachite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Reichenbachite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Amphibole Andalusite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Malachite Mica
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tetrahedrite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1640	1640	3419
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1640	1640	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1640	1640	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1640	1640	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1640	1640	27198
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1640	1640	363
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	1640	1640	175
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1640	1640	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1640	1640	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1640	1640	30554
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	1640	1640	234
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1640	1640	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1640	1640	17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1640	1640	492
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1640	1640	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1640	1640	61156
Reichenbachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1640	1640	26
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1640	1640	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1640	1640	21482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1640	1640	5317

1 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
	vms-01011	1640	1640	Proterozoic										S	44061	Binghampton Mine (Arizona Binghampton Mine; Patented Claims MS 1694; 2543; 3421; 3517 And 3613), Mayer, Agua Fria District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Binghampton	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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