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Locality Name:
Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 275694
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-275694.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine)

Latitude: 34°22'45"N
Longitude: 113°24'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.379166666667,-113.41305555556
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 Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleBerylBotryogenCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopiapite
CovelliteHalotrichiteMalachiteMelanteriteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltSphalerite
SpinelTalcWollastonite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Botryogen  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Copiapite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Galena  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2250054111426763419
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O25005411142676470
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005411142676718
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)425005411142676246
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4250054111426765516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O2500541114267645
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O25005411142676925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22500541114267627198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)825005411142676577
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O25005411142676382
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O18250054111426761008
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS250054111426764165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005411142676327
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2500541114267624243
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O25005411142676409
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42500541114267614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22500541114267612537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O25005411142676915
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22500541114267639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250054111426769056
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)250054111426766417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)250054111426762473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2500541114267621482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2250054111426763337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2250054111426762562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3250054111426761247


3 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_00000323136012801320±40K-Ar  UAKA-21-57 Yes  3343Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAHualapai MountainsShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Giersdorf_00000338594560577±17K-ArK-Ar age partially reset by some magmatic event UAKA-64-19    275694Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAArrastra Mt.Shafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
vms-010102500541Proterozoic        3360Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAAntlerMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 

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