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Locality Name:
Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome Deposit; Pinto Valley Deposit), Castle Dome Area (Castle Dome Mine Area; Pinto Valley Mine Area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 61.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54.4

mindat Locality ID: 28230
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28230.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome Deposit; Pinto Valley Deposit), Castle Dome Area (Castle Dome Mine Area; Pinto Valley Mine Area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°24'28"N
Longitude: 110°57'17"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.407777777778,-110.95472222222

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAndalusiteAtacamiteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SulphurTitaniteTurquoiseWavelliteZircon

45 IMA Minerals at location:
Allophane  (*)Anglesite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beidellite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Molybdite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Titanite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O59590470
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)595902734
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)359590544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2595905509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5959011547
Beidellite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O5959085
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5959027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O59590925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S595905707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25959027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)595901025
Copper  (*)CopperCu595903846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS595904165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O595902970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)595908173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O59590345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2595909617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5959024243
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O59590188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O595906890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35959014640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O595901689
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O59590144
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O5959062
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6595902228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4595905591
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)59590234
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25959012537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O59590443
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2595905800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO359590140
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O595901508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25959017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)595902349
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)459590369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25959039462
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2595905614
Silver  (*)CopperAg595905186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5959021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS595902045
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O595904899
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O59590484
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O59590374
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4595901655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)595905251



4 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 
PorphCu-00081595959      Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, TurquoiseCu28230Castle Dome Mine (Castle Dome Deposit; Pinto Valley Deposit), Castle Dome Area (Castle Dome Mine Area; Pinto Valley Mine Area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USACastle DomeSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Mo-0025861.659.2 K-Ar    YesKoechlinite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, PowelliteMo50636Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration Deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Creasey (1980)10.2113/gsecongeo.75.6.830EG75_830 
Mo-0028061.659.2 K-Ar    YesPowellite, SzenicsiteMo61469Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Creasey (1980)10.2113/gsecongeo.75.6.830EG75_830 


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