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Locality Name:
Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 178
Youngest recorded age at locality: 166.4

mindat Locality ID: 28564
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28564.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA": 78
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 57

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Alum Gulch
American Peak
Augusta Mine
Brown Property
California Mine
Cotton Tail Property
Endless Chain Mine (Cunningham Tunnel)
Garfield Property
Harshaw
Harshaw Placers
Humboldt Mine Area
Independent Mine
Iron Cap Mine
Patagonia
Red Mountain
Stella Mine
Three R Group Of Claims
Wellington Group

Latitude: 31°28'45"N
Longitude: 110°44'3"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.479166666667,-110.73416666667

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alum	Alunite	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Descloizite	Devilline
Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Epsomite	Fluorite	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Kaolinite	Linarite	Malachite
Mica	Minium	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Ramsdellite	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur
Tetrahedrite	Tridymite	Turquoise	Wurtzite

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 F Fe H I K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alum Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Braunite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Descloizite Devilline
Diaspore Enargite Epidote Epsomite Fluorite Gypsum Halotrichite Kaolinite Linarite Malachite
Mica Minium Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz
Ramsdellite Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur
Tetrahedrite Tridymite Turquoise Wurtzite

82 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alabandite ()*	Alum-(Na) ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*
Anglesite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*	Chenevixite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Cornubite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diaspore ()*
Diopside ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Iodargyrite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lead ()*
Linarite ()*	Luetheite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*
Massicot ()*	Mimetite ()*	Minium ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nsutite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Phosphohedyphane ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Saponite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tridymite ()*	Vanadinite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zunyite ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			6	146654,146659,146660,146662,146679,146722	2793
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			3	146675,146676,146677	312
Alum-(Na) ()*	Alum	NaAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	146659	12
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			8	146654,146664,146666,146669,146689,146703,146715,146721	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	146669	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			2	146659,146693	2734
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	146659	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			2	146707,146708	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			4	146665,146677,146712,146713	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			5	146652,146654,146655,146664,146665	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	178	166.4	3	146693,146699,146700	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	146665	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			10	146659,146660,146662,146664,146674,146675,146677,146693,146713,146722	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			2	146654,146656	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			12	146652,146655,146658,146663,146665,146667,146672,146677,146686,146713,146722,146723	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			23	146652,146654,146655,146656,146658,146659,146660,146663,146664,146665,146666,146667,146668,146669,146677,146679,146686,146689,146691,146706,146722,146723,146724	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O			1	146715	77
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂			5	146649,146664,146669,146715,146716	90
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	178	166.4	7	146679,146681,146691,146693,146695,146697,146699	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			4	146659,146706,146707,146708	3531
Cornubite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄			3	146693,146715,146716	109
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	178	166.4	1	146699	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			5	146655,146669,146706,146707,146708	2970
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	178	166.4	2	146693,146699	378
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			2	146669,146721	481
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	146724	4135
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	146672	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			11	146654,146658,146659,146665,146679,146680,146684,146686,146689,146691,146718	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	146689	484
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	146691	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			3	146658,146675,146677	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	178	166.4	25	146654,146655,146658,146659,146660,146662,146664,146665,146669,146675,146676,146677,146679,146681,146689,146691,146693,146699,146706,146709,146710,146713,146722,146723,146724	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	146659,146669	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			4	146669,146693,146714,146720	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			4	146689,146693,146709,146710	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			1	146658	1398
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	146659	409
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	146693	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	178	166.4	16	146649,146655,146658,146659,146663,146665,146669,146675,146680,146684,146691,146693,146697,146713,146715,146718	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	178	166.4	3	146659,146693,146699	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	146693	1066
Iodargyrite ()*	Wurtzite	AgI			1	146677	180
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	146659,146721	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	178	166.4	8	146654,146659,146664,146666,146669,146689,146693,146699	5591
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb			2	146714,146720	192
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	146659	987
Luetheite ()*	Chenevixite	CuAl(AsO₄)(OH)₂			2	146715,146716	5
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	146669	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			7	146652,146669,146691,146693,146706,146707,146708	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)			1	146693	770
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	146659	202
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	146691,146693	1107
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄			1	146659	247
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	178	166.4	3	146666,146668,146697	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			11	146652,146654,146658,146659,146664,146669,146675,146679,146680,146689,146691	17380
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x			1	146693	121
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			2	146675,146677	249
Phosphohedyphane ()*	Apatite	Ca₂Pb₃(PO₄)₃Cl			1	146693	71
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	146691	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	178	166.4	29	146652,146654,146655,146656,146658,146659,146660,146662,146663,146664,146665,146666,146667,146668,146672,146675,146677,146679,146680,146684,146686,146689,146691,146699,146713,146718,146721,146722,146723	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	178	166.4	8	146659,146680,146689,146692,146693,146697,146699,146722	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			3	146659,146675,146693	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			3	146654,146669,146689	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	178	166.4	8	146659,146675,146689,146693,146699,146715,146721,146724	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			5	146664,146675,146676,146689,146691	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	146677	969
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	146659	301
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	146659	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	146659	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	146677	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			2	146675,146693	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	178	166.4	18	146654,146655,146658,146659,146660,146662,146664,146665,146669,146674,146675,146676,146677,146679,146681,146689,146691,146699	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			1	146713	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	146689	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			3	146654,146656,146660	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	146669	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			2	146654,146669	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			12	146655,146664,146666,146668,146675,146677,146679,146686,146689,146691,146706,146722	5317
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂			1	146652	458
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			2	146659,146693	605
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	146693	1655
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl			1	146669	86

8 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-06648	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06649	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06650	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06651	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06652	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06653	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06654	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06655	178	166.4	172.2±5.8	Rb-Sr	age of volcanism	whole rock	187385	Hermosa Group, Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060088	Alum Gulch, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R060088
R110204	Flux Mine (Goshen Mine), Flux Gulch, Alum Gulch, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R110204
R060926	Hardshell Mine (Manto Mine; Eagle-Picher Properties), Hardshell Gulch, Harshaw, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R060926
R060118	Sonoita Creek-Alum Canyon Placers (Palmento Placers), Patagonia, Harshaw District, Patagonia Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R060118

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