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Locality Name:
Mowry, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 65
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65

mindat Locality ID: 267988
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-267988.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mowry, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Mowry Wash

Latitude: 31°24'56"N
Longitude: 110°42'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.415555555556,-110.70916666667

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 Cu Fe H K Mn Mo O Pb S Sb Si V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyritePyrochloreRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S656511468022793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)65652146801,1468022734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)656511468021036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS656511468029052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2656511468055509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)6565114680111547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O765651146802450
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)65652146801,14680227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)65652146801,1468024979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS265652146801,14680227198
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O1665651146802599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O656511468052970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)656511468028173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS65652146801,14680224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu65652146803,14680430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36565114680214640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6656511468022228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4656511468025591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46565114680214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)265652146802,14680512537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)65651146802770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2656511468025674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26565114680217380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)656511468022349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26565114680239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO265652146801,1468023106
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)656511468026417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6565114680121482
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl65651146802605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4656511468021655



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
Mo-002716565      YesMolybdenite, WulfeniteMo53936Santo NiƱo Mine Area, San Antonio Canyon, Washington Camp-Duquesne District, Patagonia District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USASanto Nino MineCorn (1975)10.2113/gsecongeo.70.8.1437EG70_1437 


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