Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 188541
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-188541.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
El Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine)
Hilltop Mine (Hand Mine; Kasper Tunnel; Gray Mine; Dunn Shaft; Blacksmith Shaft; Rhem Adit)
Lead Lily Shaft
Rieder Mine (Rieder Tunnel)
Silver Prince Mine (Robertson Mine; Pursley Mine)

Latitude: 31°58'27"N
Longitude: 109°17'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.974166666667,-109.28472222222
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 Al As Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O Pb S Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteCaledonite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiasporeEpidote
FluoriteGarnetGypsumLinariteMalachiteMiniumNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelWollastoniteWurtzite

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S262511366282793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22602136629,1366303419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS2601136629312
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2603136628,136629,1366302734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS26011366299052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22602136628,1366295509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2625113662811547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2603136628,136629,13663227770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)62601136629359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2602136629,1366304979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S0011366305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22603136628,136629,13663027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O26011366293531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42601136629951
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2603136628,136629,1366301025
Copper  (*)CopperCu26011366293846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS262511366284165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S326251136628802
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O26251136628366
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62602136628,1366304135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22602136628,1366299895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2602136629,1366328173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF226011366299617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2604136628,136629,136630,13663224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)262511366287437
Graphite  (*)NoneC262511366282812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)326011366291544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2602136628,1366296890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS2625113662862
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32603136628,136629,13663014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2602136628,1366291689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62602136628,1366291066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)626011366292228
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)226251136628987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4260113662914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22603136628,136629,13663012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl26011366291107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O426251136628247
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22602136628,13662939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO226011366293106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22604136628,136629,136630,13663261156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)226251136628454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)26011366294894
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2602136628,136629292
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2603136628,136629,1366302473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2603136628,136629,13663021482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)226011366292562
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO42603136628,136629,136630303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32602136628,1366291247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO426011366291655


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_554Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with cave deposits, in Cochise County, Arizona.


2 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_55400Recent Age of whewellite mineralizationhigh   YesWhewellite 15570Cochise Co., Arizona, USACochise CountyHofmann and Bernasconi (1998)10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6CG149_127Described as "recent cave deposits."
MT1984_Tsuji_001262526-25        32163El Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine), Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAEl TigreTsuji (1984) MT1984_Tsujiage of initiation of Turkey Creek Caldera

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040136Hilltop Mine (Hand Mine; Kasper Tunnel; Gray Mine; Dunn Shaft; Blacksmith Shaft; Rhem Adit), Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040136

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