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Locality Name:
Chilito, Hayden Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA


mindat Locality ID: 193092
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-193092.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chilito, Hayden Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 21
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
79 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine Property; McHur Prospect)
Apex Mine (Apex Property; Arizona Apex Mine; Lavell Mine; San Bernado)
Bracamonte Claims
Copper Belt Claims
Curtin Mine (Humphrey Mine)
Gold-Copper Mines Co. Mine
Hogvall Mine (Hogvall Prospect; Standard Mine)
Iron Spike Vein
Keystone Gulch
Overland Mine
San Bernardo Junior Mine (San Bernardo Jr. Property; Chilito MS 4680 Claim; Gold-Copper Properties)
Schneider Hill
Toronado Peak
Unnamed Gully

Latitude: 33°3'50"N
Longitude: 110°48'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.063888888889,-110.80055555556

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 Au Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBrackebuschite
BrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronaditeCorundum
CovelliteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFornaciteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKaolinite
KtenasiteLepidocrociteLinariteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteMurdochiteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelSulphurTetrahedriteVesuvianite

91 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Anhydrite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Austinite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fornacite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Ktenasite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Libethenite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Murdochite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Plattnerite  (*)
Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ramsbeckite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Sauconite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tsumebite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11381092793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211381253419
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61138111966
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)32138109,1381271534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)5138109,138114,138119,138122,1381272734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)3138111,138125,1381271588
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)41138109246
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61138109919
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)113810971
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22138109,1381275509
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)61138109132
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61138120413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62138109,1381271633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3138109,138111,13812027770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)11381091252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)6138109,138111,138114,138119,138120,1381274979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2138109,138127925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O113810991
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S3138109,138125,1381275707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O2138109,138120197
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23138109,138125,13812727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11381093531
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)31138109127
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11381091025
Copper  (*)CopperCu3138109,138119,1381273846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11381094165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2138109,1381272970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)4138109,138119,138120,138122378
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62138109,1381254135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O1138109164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211381099895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61138119944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4138109,138111,138115,1381258173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)21138120129
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)113810985
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6138109,138111,138114,138119,138122,13812724243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2138109,1381257437
Gold  (*)CopperAu2138111,13811630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3138109,138120,1381276890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11381091398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1138109409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33138109,138111,13812714640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O4138109,138114,138120,1381271689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O4113810973
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161138109243
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611381091066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62138109,1381112228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)42138109,1381145591
Ktenasite  (*)Ktenasite DevillineZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·6H2O4138109,138120,138121,13812775
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1138109581
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)1138109234
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21138109987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44138109,138111,138125,13812714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23138109,138115,13812712537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1138109770
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1138109915
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl2138109,1381191107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22138109,1381255800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O11381091508
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)2138109,138114362
Murdochite  (*)MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl2113810934
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22138109,13812517380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1138109492
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl113810971
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO21138109158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)62138109,138114477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27138109,138111,138114,138115,138116,138125,13812739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211381093106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11381091725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811381279056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25138109,138114,138115,138117,13812061156
Ramsbeckite  (*)NoneCu15(SO4)4(OH)22·6H2O113810968
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)3138111,138127,1381281711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21138109454
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O113810956
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11381091153
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O3138120,138121,138127292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2138109,1381106417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11381095186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)3138109,1381142473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS113810921482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11381092045
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11381091101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1311381095317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211381092562
Tsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)113810932
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl6138109,138110,138117,138119,138120,138122605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)102138109,1381271395
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41138109303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO48138109,138110,138117,138119,138120,138122,138127,1381281655
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11381091025



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R05029779 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine Property; McHur Prospect), Chilito, Hayden Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050297
R05029379 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine Property; McHur Prospect), Chilito, Hayden Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050293
R05029579 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine Property; McHur Prospect), Chilito, Hayden Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050295
R05029479 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine Property; McHur Prospect), Chilito, Hayden Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050294
R10007779 Mine (79th Mine; Seventy-Nine Mine; Seventy-Nine Property; McHur Prospect), Chilito, Hayden Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100077


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