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Locality Name:
Huachuca Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48.8
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 24368
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24368.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Huachuca Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 82
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 66

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Hartford District (Huachuca Mountains District)

Latitude: 31°25'41"N
Longitude: 110°18'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.428055555556,-110.3125
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 B Ba Br C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Te U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca H Mn O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteAxiniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyrite
ClayColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDugganiteEpidoteFluoriteGypsum
LinariteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzRaspiteRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSphaleriteTetrahedriteWurtzite

60 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Burckhardtite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Corkite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dugganite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Khinite  (*)Kuksite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mcalpineite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Otavite  (*)
Parsonsite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Piemontite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Raspite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stolzite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tinzenite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S48.846.811369852793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)48.803136982,136985,1370122734
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)648.846.81136985919
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)248.846.8088
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)248.846.82136983,1369855509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)48.846.82136981,13698511547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS448.803136976,136978,1370305516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)648.846.811369851633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr48.846.81136985227
Burckhardtite  (*)NonePb2(Fe3+Te6+)(AlSi3O8)O648.846.811369854
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)48.808136976,136982,136988,137012,137018,137021,137030,13703727770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)48.804136967,136985,137012,1370254979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S48.802136983,1370305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS248.8011136976,136978,136982,136983,136985,136988,137018,137019,137021,137030,13704427198
Copper  (*)CopperCu48.802136999,1370053846
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)648.846.81136985151
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS48.846.82136981,1369854165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O48.802136983,1369992970
Dugganite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3(TeO6)(AsO4)248.846.8113698518
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF248.802136985,1369919617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS48.8014136967,136976,136978,136982,136985,136988,137010,137012,137018,137019,137021,137022,137030,13704424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)48.846.82136982,1369857437
Gold  (*)CopperAu48.805136972,136977,136985,137000,13700230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O48.8011370306890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O348.803136981,136985,13701214640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O48.802136985,1369881689
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te48.846.81136985804
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)48.846.81136985469
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)648.8011370181066
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI48.846.81136985180
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)648.846.811369852228
Khinite  (*)NoneCu2+3PbTe6+O6(OH)248.846.8113698514
Kuksite  (*)DugganitePb3Zn3TeO6(PO4)248.846.811369856
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O48.8011370371271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)248.846.81136985987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)248.805136976,136983,136985,136999,13701212537
Mcalpineite  (*)NoneCu3Te6+O648.846.8113698512
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)248.846.8113698517380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O48.846.811369852994
Otavite  (*)CalciteCd(CO3)48.846.8113698525
Parsonsite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)(PO4)248.80113703263
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl48.846.8113698571
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)48.801136971260
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)648.846.81136985170
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)48.801137018494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS248.806136976,136982,136985,137010,137018,13702139462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO248.8011370283106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl48.846.811369851725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO248.806136971,136982,136985,137014,137019,13703061156
Raspite  (*)RaspitePb(WO4)48.846.8113698526
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)248.846.81136985454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)48.8011136976,136978,136982,136985,136998,137000,137010,137019,137022,137023,1370444894
Silver  (*)CopperAg48.846.811369855186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)48.846.811369852473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS48.806136985,136988,137018,137021,137030,13704421482
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)48.846.81136985156
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1348.8011369835317
Tinzenite  (*)AxiniteCa2Mn2+4Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)248.80113697124
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl48.801136992605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO448.804136988,137018,137021,137030303


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."
Giersdorf_0000037548.846.847.8±1.0K-Ar  UAKA-75-115    32763Reef Mine (Tungsten Reef Mine; Exposed Reef Mine; Sitric Mine; Reef Group Of Claims), Carr Canyon, Hartford District (Huachuca Mountains District), Huachuca Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAReef MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
X060016Reef Mine (Tungsten Reef Mine; Exposed Reef Mine; Sitric Mine; Reef Group Of Claims), Carr Canyon, Hartford District (Huachuca Mountains District), Huachuca Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/X060016
R130615Reef Mine (Tungsten Reef Mine; Exposed Reef Mine; Sitric Mine; Reef Group Of Claims), Carr Canyon, Hartford District (Huachuca Mountains District), Huachuca Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130615

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