Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 71.4

mindat Locality ID: 43642
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43642.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 21

Number of Child Localities: 20
Child Localities:
Bagdad Mine - West Of
Bagdad Mine (Bagdad Copper Corp. Mine; Cyprus Bagdad Copper Co. Mine)
Bagdad Mine Area
Bagdad Pumice Pit (Bagdad Pit)
Boulder Canyon
Boulder Creek
Bozarth Mesa
Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine)
Butte Creek
Copper Creek
Copper Creek Area
Copper King Mine (Lawler Mines)
Copper Queen Mine
Cowboy Mine (Cowboy Group Of Claims; Grey Mine; Golden Nugget Mine)
Cypress Mine
Mountain Spring Mine (Mountain Springs Mine; Mountain Spring Claim)
Stukey Mine (Stucky Mine; Lawrence Group Of Claims)
Unnamed Creek
Unnamed Massive Volcanogenic Sulfide Deposit
Vidano Claims (Vidano No. 1 Through No. 8)

Latitude: 34°35'16"N
Longitude: 113°12'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.587777777778,-113.20805555556

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	Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte
Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Connellite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite
Cubanite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Johannite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Spurrite-Afwillite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite
Triplite	Wurtzite	Zippeite

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte
Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Connellite Copper Corundum Covellite
Cubanite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Johannite
Kaolinite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite Pyrite
Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Spurrite-Afwillite Stibnite Tetrahedrite
Triplite Wurtzite Zippeite

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andersonite ()*	Anglesite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bayleyite ()*	Bismite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hisingerite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Johannite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Natrozippeite ()*	Nickelzippeite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schröckingerite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spurrite ()*	Swartzite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Triplite ()*	Uraninite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Zinczippeite ()*	Zippeite ()*	Zoisite ()*

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	78	71.4	1	148299	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	72	71.6	2	148291,148292	8803
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1750	71.4	0		1310
Andersonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·5-6H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	47
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1700	71.4	5	148299,148308,148310,148312,148313	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1700	71.4	4	148295,148299,148300,148302	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1700	71.6	4	148291,148302,148306,148308	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	78	71.4	1	148291	11547
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	38
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	78	71.4	1	148291	214
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	78	71.4	1	148300	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	72	71.6	1	148291	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1750	71.4	4	148302,148308,148309,148311	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	1184
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1700	71.4	5	148299,148308,148310,148312,148313	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1700	71.6	3	148291,148307,148308	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1750	71.6	6	148291,148299,148302,148306,148308,148309	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1750	71.6	9	148291,148299,148302,148308,148309,148312,148313,148315,148316	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1700	71.4	2	148302,148315	577
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	78	71.4	1	148299	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1700	71.6	5	148291,148306,148308,148312,148313	3531
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1700	71.6	2	148291,148308	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	77	71.6	1	148291	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1700	71.6	2	148291,148308	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1700	71.6	5	148291,148297,148299,148302,148308	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1700	71.6	2	148302,148315	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1700	71.6	3	148291,148302,148308	2970
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	72	71.6	1	148291	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1700	1130	1	148302	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	78	71.4	1	148291	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	78	71.4	3	148290,148291,148299	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1700	71.6	10	148291,148297,148299,148302,148304,148308,148310,148312,148313,148316	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1750	71.4	0		7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	78	71.4	3	148291,148304,148310	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	1700	71.4	2	148299,148308	188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1750	71.4	0		1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1700	71.6	3	148291,148299,148308	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1700	1700	1	148308	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1700	71.4	3	148299,148308,148312	1689
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	144
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	78	71.4	1	148292	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	72	71.6	1	148291	2228
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	77	71.6	1	148299	69
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	72	71.6	1	148291	5591
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1700	71.4	2	148302,148315	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1700	71.6	3	148291,148302,148308	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1750	71.6	10	148291,148299,148302,148306,148308,148309,148310,148312,148313,148316	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	77	71.4	1	148291	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	72	71.6	1	148291	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1700	71.4	5	148291,148292,148299,148302,148308	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	78	71.4	1	148301	1236
Natrozippeite ()*	Zippeite	Na₅(UO₂)₈(SO₄)₄O₅(OH)₃·12H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	41
Nickelzippeite ()*	Zippeite	Ni₂(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀·16H₂O	0	0	1	148299	5
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	77	71.6	1	148291	492
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	78	71.4	1	148291	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1750	71.4	0		2349
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1750	71.6	11	148291,148295,148297,148299,148302,148304,148308,148309,148312,148313,148316	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1700	1700	1	148302	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1700	71.4	6	148291,148299,148302,148308,148310,148314	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1700	71.6	2	148291,148302	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	78	71.4	1	148291	4894
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	128
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	78	71.4	1	148299	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	78	71.4	1	148306	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	78	71.4	3	148291,148299,148304	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1700	71.4	2	148299,148308	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1750	71.6	10	148291,148297,148299,148302,148304,148308,148309,148312,148313,148316	21482
Spurrite ()*	Spurrite-Afwillite	Ca₅(SiO₄)₂(CO₃)	1750	71.4	0		54
Swartzite ()*	None	CaMg(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·12H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	4
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1700	1700	1	148302	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	77	71.6	2	148291,148299	5317
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	78	71.4	1	148291	233
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	78	71.4	1	148299	2718
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	77	71.4	1	148312	1655
Zinczippeite ()*	Zippeite	Zn(UO₂)₂(SO₄)O₂·3.5H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	6
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	78	71.4	1	148299	175
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1750	71.4	0		1025

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000307	Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit
Giersdorf_00000308	Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit
Giersdorf_00000309	Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit

28 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	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
EG94_211-00005	78	78		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B22				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00006	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B3a1				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00007	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B32				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00008	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B33				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00009	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B34				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00010	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B35				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00011	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B36				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00012	78	78		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B3b2				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00013	78	78		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B3b3				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00014	75	75		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B42				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00015	73	73		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B51				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00016	73	73		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B52				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00017	72	72		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B61				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
Kristen002254	77	72	77-72	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite		Molybdenite		Cu, Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad Cu-Mo Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00247	72.4	71.8	72.1±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-1	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00248	72	71.4	71.7±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-1	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00249	72.1	71.5	71.8±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-1	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00250	76.1	75.5	75.8±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-10	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00251	76.1	75.5	75.8±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-10	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00252	76.4	75.8	76.1±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-10	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00253	72	71.4	71.7±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-19	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
PorphCu-00103	72	71.6	71.8±0.2	Re-Os					Albite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
Giersdorf_00000307	1610	1510	1560±50	K-Ar			UAKA-60-06		Muscovite		44769	Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Old Dick Mine	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)		AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000308	1500	1400	1450±50	K-Ar			UAKA-60-06		Muscovite		44769	Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Old Dick Mine	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)		AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000309	1210	1130	1170±40	K-Ar			UAKA-60-06				44769	Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Old Dick Mine	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)		AGSD12_201
vms-01012	1700	1700	Proterozoic							S	44769	Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bruce	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-01013	1700	1700	Proterozoic							S	61212	Copper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Copper King	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-01014	1750	1750	Proterozoic							S	143257	Copper Queen Mine, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Copper Queen	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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