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Locality Name:
Big Johnnie Gulch, Copper Hill, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 57.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54.4

mindat Locality ID: 274692
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-274692.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Big Johnnie Gulch, Copper Hill, Globe Hills, Globe Hills District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Mineral Farm Mine (Mineral Farms Group; Mineral Farm Group; Moonlight & Mineral Farm Group; Eagle Pass Group Of Claims; Moonlight; Bennett)

Latitude: 33°26'46"N
Longitude: 110°46'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.446111111111,-110.76972222222

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: Al C Ca Cu Fe H Mn O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneCalciteChalcopyriteCorundumCovelliteMalachiteNoneQuartzRocksaltRutile
Sphalerite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)257.254.411382803092
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS457.254.411382805516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S57.254.411382805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS257.254.4113828027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O57.254.411382803531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS57.254.411382804165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS57.254.4113828024243
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O357.254.4113828014640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)257.254.4113828012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)57.254.41138280770
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO257.254.411382803106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO257.254.4113828061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)57.254.411382801711
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS57.254.4113828021482



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_0000036757.254.455.8±1.4K-Ar  UAKA-69-10 Yes  24945Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAGlobe Quad.Shafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 


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