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Locality Name:
Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 57.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54.4

mindat Locality ID: 192916
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-192916.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 153
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 109

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Fairgrounds Area
Globe
Globe Hills

Latitude: 33°25'52"N
Longitude: 110°44'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.431111111111,-110.74638888889

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	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Epidote
Epsomite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Matlockite	Melanterite	Mica	Molybdenite	None
Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite
Spinel	Tetrahedrite	Volborthite

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Adelite Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Descloizite Epidote
Epsomite Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Matlockite Melanterite Mica Molybdenite None
Not in a structural group Palygorskite Phenakite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite
Spinel Tetrahedrite Volborthite

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Birnessite ()*	Boleite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Bromargyrite ()*	Buserite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Chrysotile ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*
Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Massicot ()*	Matlockite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ranciéite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Takanelite ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uraninite ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Volborthite ()*
Willemite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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	57.2	54.4	3	138291,138388,138406	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	57.2	54.4	1	138370	3419
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	57.2	54.4	1	138370	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	57.2	54.4	2	138275,138295	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	57.2	54.4	2	138280,138407	3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	57.2	54.4	2	138350,138374	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	57.2	54.4	3	138350,138388,138407	11547
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138357	178
Boleite ()*	None	KAg₉Pb₂₆Cu₂₄Cl₆₂(OH)₄₈	57.2	54.4	1	138275	65
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	57.2	54.4	7	138280,138348,138349,138370,138388,138404,138407	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	57.2	54.4	1	138275	1633
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	57.2	54.4	1	138358	227
Buserite ()*	None	Na₄Mn₁₄O₂₇·21H₂O (?)	57.2	54.4	1	138357	10
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	57.2	54.4	23	138260,138265,138275,138288,138289,138295,138297,138301,138310,138311,138312,138315,138316,138341,138345,138346,138348,138358,138363,138370,138374,138388,138407	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	57.2	54.4	5	138275,138341,138348,138396,138407	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138370	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	57.2	54.4	12	138280,138304,138305,138308,138309,138318,138350,138368,138370,138378,138404,138406	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	57.2	54.4	12	138280,138286,138304,138308,138348,138349,138350,138369,138370,138388,138404,138407	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	57.2	54.4	8	138293,138330,138351,138359,138370,138388,138406,138407	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	57.2	54.4	12	138272,138275,138280,138284,138286,138288,138304,138340,138348,138368,138370,138374	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	57.2	54.4	5	138256,138277,138338,138339,138340	951
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	57.2	54.4	2	138305,138318	363
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	57.2	54.4	4	138291,138370,138406,138407	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	57.2	54.4	3	138275,138280,138370	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	57.2	54.4	1	138357	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	57.2	54.4	12	138272,138284,138286,138288,138291,138292,138308,138336,138350,138368,138370,138407	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	57.2	54.4	6	138275,138341,138348,138365,138395,138396	378
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	57.2	54.4	1	138275	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	57.2	54.4	3	138363,138368,138370	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	57.2	54.4	1	138275	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	57.2	54.4	9	138275,138280,138291,138295,138341,138370,138396,138403,138407	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	57.2	54.4	10	138272,138327,138343,138352,138353,138356,138357,138360,138365,138375	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	57.2	54.4	2	138365,138370	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138350	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	57.2	54.4	16	138272,138280,138284,138287,138288,138291,138292,138308,138318,138341,138349,138357,138369,138370,138396,138403	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	57.2	54.4	4	138275,138341,138348,138396	1689
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	57.2	54.4	1	138357	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	57.2	54.4	4	138275,138341,138350,138370	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	57.2	54.4	1	138357	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	57.2	54.4	14	138268,138272,138275,138280,138284,138288,138304,138308,138340,138348,138350,138368,138370,138374	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	57.2	54.4	4	138280,138289,138311,138407	770
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	57.2	54.4	1	138341	202
Matlockite ()*	Matlockite	PbClF	57.2	54.4	1	138275	29
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138370	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	57.2	54.4	1	138350	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	57.2	54.4	1	138275	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	57.2	54.4	3	138275,138286,138370	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138265	2994
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138275	306
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	57.2	54.4	7	138308,138318,138348,138349,138350,138369,138370	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	57.2	54.4	26	138260,138265,138268,138280,138289,138296,138297,138301,138310,138312,138313,138315,138316,138319,138325,138326,138331,138333,138334,138345,138346,138348,138357,138396,138401,138407	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	57.2	54.4	14	138265,138272,138275,138280,138316,138341,138348,138350,138357,138358,138368,138370,138374,138396	61156
Ranciéite ()*	None	(Ca,Mn²⁺)_0.2(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂·0.6H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138357	177
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	57.2	54.4	3	138280,138357,138407	1711
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	57.2	54.4	1	138388	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	57.2	54.4	14	138320,138327,138336,138343,138351,138352,138353,138359,138360,138370,138375,138382,138388,138390	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	57.2	54.4	1	138396	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	57.2	54.4	5	138275,138280,138370,138396,138407	21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	57.2	54.4	1	138370	332
Takanelite ()*	None	(Mn²⁺,Ca)_2x(Mn⁴⁺)_1-xO₂·0.7H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138357	18
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	57.2	54.4	1	138374	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	57.2	54.4	2	138370,138372	5317
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	57.2	54.4	2	138308,138370	2718
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	57.2	54.4	7	138275,138276,138341,138348,138364,138395,138396	605
Volborthite ()*	Volborthite	Cu₃V₂O₇(OH)₂·2H₂O	57.2	54.4	1	138361	155
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	57.2	54.4	3	138275,138348,138396	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	57.2	54.4	3	138275,138341,138395	1655

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
	Giersdorf_00000367	57.2	54.4	55.8±1.4	K-Ar				UAKA-69-10		Yes				24945	Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Globe Quad.	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)		AGSD12_201

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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