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Locality Name:
Empire Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1405
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1345

mindat Locality ID: 24842
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24842.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Empire Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA": 73
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 60

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Empire District

Latitude: 31°56'28"N
Longitude: 110°38'31"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.941111111111,-110.64194444444
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 C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O P Pb S Si V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Fe O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteEpidoteFornaciteGarnetGypsumMalachiteMica
MiniumMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheelite
SphaleriteTurquoiseWollastonite

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)31405134501534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)140513455143707,143710,143711,143713,1437412734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)140513452143711,1437123250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6140513455143707,143710,143711,143712,143728919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2140513455143677,143707,143710,143711,1437415509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)140513456143707,143710,143711,143712,143717,14374127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)140513458143707,143710,143711,143712,143713,143715,143727,1437414979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S140513452143708,1437215707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2140513455143677,143708,143713,143729,14374127198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl140513453143715,143722,1437411382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O140513452143711,1437413531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1405134511437104165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)140513453143677,143708,1437218173
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)14051345114370885
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS140513456143707,143710,143711,143713,143721,14374124243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O140513454143700,143701,143733,1437416890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3140513455143677,143707,143708,143710,14374114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O140513454143707,143711,143728,1437411689
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6140513453143707,143717,1437412228
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)140513451143711234
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2140513451143710238
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2140513457143677,143687,143707,143710,143711,143721,14374112537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl140513452143722,1437411107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4140513451143711247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21405134511437115800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)140513451143741362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)214051345114371117380
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO2140513453143711,143728,143741158
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6140513452143707,143711477
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)140513451143721494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2140513454143708,143713,143729,14374139462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2140513455143711,143712,143717,143732,14374161156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2140513451143711454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1405134511437214894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)140513454143707,143711,143712,1437416417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)140513456143707,143710,143711,143717,143728,1437412473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14051345114371021482
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O140513451143712484
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl140513451143741605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4140513451143741303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31405134511436771247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4140513455143707,143708,143713,143722,1437411655


1 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
Giersdorf_00000322140513451375±30K-Ar  UAKA-57-14  Muscovite 31691Empire District, Empire Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USAEmpire MountainsShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 

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