Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Hickey Mountain, Black Hills District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1678
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1602

mindat Locality ID: 274788
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-274788.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hickey Mountain, Black Hills District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Yaeger Mine (Yeager Mine; Yaeger Canyon Mine; Queen Bee Mine; Old Incline; Grey Copper Shaft; Patented Claims 1450)

Latitude: 34°39'48"N
Longitude: 112°11'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.663333333333,-112.18444444444

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 As C Ca Cu Fe H K O S Sb Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteTetrahedrite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21678160211473575509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41678160211473575516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16781602114735727770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1678160211473575707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216781602114735727198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1678160211473578173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O316781602114735714640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)216781602114735712537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216781602114735717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216781602114735739462
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1678160211473576417
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131678160211473571803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131678160211473575317



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000048Ash Creek Group, bounded by Shylock and Verde Faults


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
Jen_0000048167816021640±38Rb-Srage of post-tectonic plutonic rocks   Yes  276434Burnt Canyon, Black Hills District, Black Hills (Black Hill Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABurnt CanyonLanphere (1968)10.1139/e68-074CJES5_757minimum age for accumulation and deformation of the Yavapai Series in this area.


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