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Locality Name:
Scott Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 72
Youngest recorded age at locality: 59

mindat Locality ID: 274725
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-274725.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Scott Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 17
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 16

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Blue Copper Claim
Calumet Mine
Ferrell Mine
Hunch Mine (Civalier Property)
Indian Springs Mine
Lead Queen Mine (Cochreham Lead Mine)
No. 1 Mine
Palo Verde Group (North Star Group; Big And Little Dipper Group; MS 2568 Orion Claim; Jane Group)
Ray Mine
Ray Silver Lead Mine (Ray Silver Mine; Richard Arlyn Claims; Richard Arlen; Hay-Souffrein Claims; Haley-Souffren; Crown Point Claim)
Ray Southern Group (Bobtail Group; Colorado Group)
Silver Queen Property (Would-Be-Expert Claim; Star Claim; Olive Claim; Lakel Claims)
Unpatented Claims MS 2718

Latitude: 33°10'44"N
Longitude: 110°58'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.178888888889,-110.97472222222

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 Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGypsumHalotrichiteKaolinite
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteZircon

56 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bementite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)67268.61145428966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO57268.611454281310
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)7268.611454281588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)27268.611454285509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)7268.6114542811547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)87268.61145428173
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS47268.611454285516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)67268.611454281633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)7268.6114542827770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S7268.62145424,1454285707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27268.63145421,145424,14542827198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl7268.611454281382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O7268.62145423,1454283531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)472591145434951
Copper  (*)CopperCu69692145428,1454303846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS7268.611454284165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O69694145423,145428,145430,1454312970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O27268.61145428144
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)7268.61145428378
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O7268.61145428164
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)7268.611454288173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7268.62145425,14542824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)7268.611454287437
Gold  (*)CopperAu7268.6114542830554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O7268.611454286890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl7268.611454281398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O7268.61145428409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O372592145428,14543314640
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O7268.6114542862
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O37268.611454285433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)67268.611454282228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)47268.62145426,1454285591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O7268.611454281271
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)7268.61145428234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O47268.6114542814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)269692145428,14543012537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O7268.61145428443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl7268.611454281107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS27268.62145421,1454285800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O7268.611454281508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)27268.6114542817380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)7268.61145428186
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O7268.61145428471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)7268.611454282349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27268.62145421,14542839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27268.6114542861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO27268.611454285614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)7268.611454286417
Silver  (*)CopperAg69694145423,145425,145428,1454305186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS7268.6114542821482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)272592145428,1454333337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S137268.611454281803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO7268.611454281101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O7268.611454284899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O7268.611454281059
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)7268.611454285251



12 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
EG94_211-000297272 Pb-Pb whole rock?R11 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00030707070Pb-Pb whole rock?R1a2 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00031707070Pb-Pb whole rock?R1a4 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00032656565Pb-Pb whole rock?R21 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00033606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R31 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00035606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R31 Yes  48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00034606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R32 Yes  131292Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00036606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R32 Yes  131292Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
PorphCu-00107696969     YesBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dioptase, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Silver, SphaleriteCu50560Ray, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARaySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Giersdorf_000003547268.670.3±1.7K-Ar  UAKA-70-06    3377Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARay Mine areaShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
EG94_211-00037595959Pb-Pb whole rock?R42 Yes  68695Teapot Copper Mine (Teapot Copper Corp. Property), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
Mo-002577259 U-Th-Pb?, Pb-Pb?    YesLindgreniteMo50556Hull Claims, Kelvin, Riverside District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARay VolcanicsBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 


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