Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dripping Spring Wash, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 76
Youngest recorded age at locality: 62

mindat Locality ID: 275500
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-275500.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dripping Spring Wash, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Dripping Springs Valley Chabazite Deposit

Latitude: 33°5'0"N
Longitude: 110°42'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.083333333333,-110.70833333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Calcite	Clay	Kaolinite	Mica	None

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 H K Mg O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Clay Kaolinite Mica None

4 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Muscovite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	76	62	1	138101	27770
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	76	62	1	138101	9895
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	76	62	1	138101	5591
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	76	62	1	138101	17380

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG94_211-00024	76	76		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH1	Yes	31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00025	76	76		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CHa1/72AB74	Yes	31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00026	72	72		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH14/GB-1	Yes	31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00027	62	62	62	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH11	Yes	31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00028	62	62	62	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH31	Yes	31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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