Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 56
Youngest recorded age at locality: 55

mindat Locality ID: 21811
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21811.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Flux Mine
Highway 260 Roadcut
Keystone Shaft
Romero Mine
Santa Rita
Treasure Vault Mine
Wildcat Mine

Latitude: 32°47'21"N
Longitude: 108°4'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.789166666667,-108.06694444444

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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Beraunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Dufrénite	Enargite
Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Kaolinite	Leucophosphite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phosphofibrite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Turquoise	Wurtzite	Zircon

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

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Beraunite Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Descloizite Diaspore Dufrénite Enargite
Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Kaolinite Leucophosphite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phosphofibrite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Tetrahedrite Titanite Turquoise Wurtzite Zircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alunite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Beraunite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dufrénite ()*	Enargite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Leucophosphite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Meurigite-K ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phosphofibrite ()*	Pigeonite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Shattuckite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Zincmelanterite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	56	55	1	245281	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	56	55	0		8803
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	56	55	1	245281	966
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	56	55	1	245280	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	56	55	1	245281	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	56	55	1	245281	1588
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	56	55	1	245281	5509
Beraunite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O	56	55	1	245281	136
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	56	55	1	245281	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	56	55	0		1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	56	55	1	245281	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	56	55	0		4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	56	55	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	56	55	1	245281	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	56	55	2	245281,245282	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	56	55	1	245281	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	56	55	2	245279,245281	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	56	55	0		4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	56	55	0		453
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	56	55	1	245281	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	56	55	1	245281	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	56	55	0		164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	56	55	0		300
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	56	55	1	245281	139
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	56	55	1	245281	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	56	55	1	245281	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	56	55	1	245281	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	56	55	1	245281	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	56	55	1	245281	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	56	55	1	245281	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	56	55	0		1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	56	55	1	245281	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	56	55	0		5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	56	55	1	245281	197
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	56	55	1	245281	5591
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O	56	55	1	245281	110
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	56	55	1	245281	234
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	56	55	2	245281,245282	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	56	55	1	245281	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	56	55	1	245281	5674
Meurigite-K ()*	Phosphofibrite	KFe³⁺₈(PO₄)₆(OH)₇·6.5H₂O	56	55	1	245281	21
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	56	55	1	245281	5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	56	55	2	245277,245281	1508
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	56	55	0		362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	56	55	1	245281	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	56	55	0		471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	56	55	0		2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	56	55	1	245281	2349
Phosphofibrite ()*	Phosphofibrite	(H₂O,K)_3.5Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₆(OH)₇·5H₂O	56	55	0		5
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	56	55	0		303
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	56	55	1	245281	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	56	55	1	245281	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	56	55	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	56	55	1	245281	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	56	55	1	245281	5614
Shattuckite ()*	None	Cu₅(SiO₃)₄(OH)₂	56	55	0		71
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	56	55	1	245281	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	56	55	0		84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	56	55	0		5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	56	55	1	245281	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	56	55	2	245281,245282	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	56	55	0		3418
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	56	55	1	245281	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	56	55	0		5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	56	55	1	245280	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	56	55	1	245281	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	56	55	1	245280	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	56	55	1	245281	484
Zincmelanterite ()*	Melanterite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	56	55	0		8
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	56	55	0		5251

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
	PorphCu-00014	56	55	56–55									Actinolite, Alunite, Anhydrite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Cuprite, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Gold, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, Siderite, Sphalerite	Cu	3978	Chino Mine (Santa Rita Pit; Santa Rita Mine), Santa Rita, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	Santa Rita	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R110052	Santa Rita, Santa Rita District, Grant Co., New Mexico, USA	https://rruff.info/R110052

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