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 Actinolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg4.5-2.5 Fe2+ 0.5-2.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 67 58 3 144669 ,144682 ,144690 3419 Allanite-(Ce) (*) Allanite Epidote CaCe(Al2 Fe2+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 67 58 1 144609 706 Allophane (*) Allophane Al2 O3 (SiO2 )1.3-2.0 ·2.5-3.0H2 O 58 58 1 144685 470 Alunite (*) None KAl3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 63.1 53 1 144614 966 Andradite (*) Garnet Ca3 Fe3+ 2 (SiO4 )3 58 58 2 144669 ,144690 1534 Anglesite (*) Baryte Pb(SO4 ) 67 58 1 144648 2734 Anhydrite (*) Not in a structural group Ca(SO4 ) 67 53 5 144593 ,144614 ,144662 ,144669 ,144690 1588 Ankerite (*) None Ca(Fe2+ ,Mg)(CO3 )2 63.1 53 1 144614 3092 Anorthite (*) Feldspar Ca(Al2 Si2 O8 ) 67 58 1 144695 1036 Antigorite (*) Serpentine Clay Mg3 Si2 O5 (OH)4 58 58 1 144690 708 Aragonite (*) Aragonite Ca(CO3 ) 67 58 2 144664 ,144671 3250 Atacamite (*) Atacamite Cu2 Cl(OH)3 67 58 2 144667 ,144685 544 Aurichalcite (*) None (Zn,Cu)5 (CO3 )2 (OH)6 67 58 3 144667 ,144671 ,144688 919 Azurite (*) Not in a structural group Cu3 (CO3 )2 (OH)2 67 53 5 144614 ,144662 ,144669 ,144671 ,144690 5509 Baryte (*) Baryte Ba(SO4 ) 67 58 3 144672 ,144674 ,144685 11547 Bassanite (*) Rhabdophane Ca(SO4 )·0.5H2 O 67 58 1 144593 82 Bornite (*) None Cu5 FeS4 67 53 14 144593 ,144611 ,144614 ,144649 ,144652 ,144662 ,144663 ,144666 ,144667 ,144669 ,144670 ,144680 ,144682 ,144690 5516 Brochantite (*) Brochantite Cu4 (SO4 )(OH)6 67 53 4 144614 ,144669 ,144671 ,144690 1633 Calcite (*) Calcite Ca(CO3 ) 67 58 8 144593 ,144617 ,144662 ,144666 ,144669 ,144671 ,144674 ,144690 27770 Caledonite (*) Caledonite Cu2 Pb5 (SO4 )3 (CO3 )(OH)6 58 58 1 144690 359 Cerussite (*) Aragonite Pb(CO3 ) 67 58 3 144648 ,144674 ,144690 4979 Chalcanthite (*) Chalcanthite Cu(SO4 )·5H2 O 67 58 1 144671 925 Chalcocite (*) None Cu2 S 67 53 13 144593 ,144607 ,144614 ,144649 ,144652 ,144662 ,144663 ,144666 ,144669 ,144670 ,144682 ,144688 ,144690 5707 Chalcopyrite (*) Chalcopyrite CuFeS2 67 53 35 144590 ,144593 ,144603 ,144607 ,144611 ,144614 ,144615 ,144617 ,144624 ,144625 ,144627 ,144642 ,144643 ,144646 ,144649 ,144650 ,144652 ,144655 ,144662 ,144663 ,144666 ,144667 ,144668 ,144669 ,144670 ,144673 ,144674 ,144676 ,144680 ,144682 ,144689 ,144690 ,144693 ,144697 ,144708 27198 Chlorargyrite (*) Rocksalt AgCl 67 58 2 144649 ,144674 1382 Chrysocolla (*) Allophane (Cu2-x Alx )H2-x Si2 O5 (OH)4 ·nH2 O 67 53 11 144593 ,144614 ,144662 ,144663 ,144664 ,144666 ,144669 ,144670 ,144671 ,144690 ,144692 3531 Clinochlore (*) Chlorite Clay Mg5 Al(AlSi3 O10 )(OH)8 58 58 1 144690 1756 Connellite (*) Connellite Cu36 (SO4 )(OH)62 Cl8 ·6H2 O 67 58 1 144667 295 Copiapite (*) Copiapite Fe2+ Fe3+ 4 (SO4 )6 (OH)2 ·20H2 O 2000 0 0 382 Copper (*) Copper Cu 67 53 7 144614 ,144662 ,144668 ,144669 ,144670 ,144682 ,144690 3846 Coquimbite (*) Coquimbite AlFe3 (SO4 )6 (H2 O)12 ·6H2 O 67 58 1 144671 136 Covellite (*) Covellite CuS 67 53 6 144614 ,144630 ,144633 ,144652 ,144658 ,144666 4165 Cubanite (*) Cubanite Wurtzite CuFe2 S3 58 58 1 144669 802 Cuprite (*) Not in a structural group Cu2 O 67 53 8 144593 ,144607 ,144614 ,144667 ,144669 ,144670 ,144682 ,144690 2970 Datolite (*) Gadolinite CaB(SiO4 )(OH) 67 58 1 144670 498 Descloizite (*) Descloizite PbZn(VO4 )(OH) 58 58 1 144690 378 Digenite (*) Digenite Cu1.8 S 58 58 1 144690 1027 Diopside (*) Pyroxene CaMgSi2 O6 67 58 5 144663 ,144669 ,144670 ,144689 ,144690 4135 Dolomite (*) None CaMg(CO3 )2 58 58 2 144669 ,144690 9895 Duftite (*) Adelite PbCu(AsO4 )(OH) 58 58 1 144690 220 Enargite (*) Enargite Wurtzite Cu3 AsS4 57 53 1 144614 910 Epidote (*) Epidote Clinozoisite Ca2 (Al2 Fe3+ )[Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 67 53 7 144593 ,144614 ,144652 ,144666 ,144674 ,144689 ,144690 8173 Epsomite (*) Epsomite Mg(SO4 )·7H2 O 2000 0 0 484 Euxenite-(Y) (*) Columbite Y(NbTi)O6 67 58 1 144643 414 Ferrimolybdite (*) None Fe3+ 2 (Mo6+ O4 )3 ·7H2 O 63.1 53 2 144614 ,144691 345 Fluorite (*) Fluorite CaF2 67 53 5 144593 ,144614 ,144669 ,144677 ,144690 9617 Forsterite (*) Olivine Mg2 (SiO4 ) 58 58 1 144690 1188 Galena (*) Rocksalt PbS 67 53 20 144590 ,144593 ,144614 ,144615 ,144617 ,144644 ,144646 ,144649 ,144652 ,144655 ,144658 ,144666 ,144667 ,144669 ,144670 ,144673 ,144674 ,144682 ,144683 ,144690 24243 Gerhardtite (*) None Cu2 (NO3 )(OH)3 67 58 1 144667 24 Goethite (*) Diaspore FeO(OH) 63.1 53 2 144614 ,144690 7437 Goslarite (*) Epsomite Zn(SO4 )·7H2 O 67 58 1 144692 188 Grossular (*) Garnet Ca3 Al2 (SiO4 )3 67 58 2 144670 ,144690 1544 Gypsum (*) Gypsum Ca(SO4 )·2H2 O 67 53 11 144593 ,144614 ,144642 ,144662 ,144666 ,144668 ,144669 ,144674 ,144675 ,144690 ,144700 6890 Hedenbergite (*) Pyroxene CaFe2+ Si2 O6 67 58 2 144674 ,144689 741 Hematite (*) Corundum Fe2 O3 67 53 10 144601 ,144614 ,144624 ,144663 ,144666 ,144669 ,144670 ,144674 ,144682 ,144690 14640 Hemimorphite (*) Not in a structural group Zn4 (Si2 O7 )(OH)2 ·H2 O 67 58 2 144671 ,144688 1689 Jarosite (*) Alunite KFe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 67 53 4 144614 ,144664 ,144669 ,144690 2228 Kaolinite (*) Clay Kaolinite Al2 Si2 O5 (OH)4 67 53 5 144614 ,144617 ,144624 ,144663 ,144690 5591 Kinoite (*) None Ca2 Cu2 Si3 O10 ·2H2 O 58 58 1 144690 17 Laumontite (*) Not in a structural group CaAl2 Si4 O12 ·4H2 O 58 58 1 144690 1271 Lindgrenite (*) None Cu3 (Mo6+ O4 )2 (OH)2 63.1 56.9 1 144614 21 Magnetite (*) Spinel Fe2+ Fe3+ 2 O4 67 53 10 144593 ,144607 ,144614 ,144666 ,144667 ,144669 ,144670 ,144674 ,144682 ,144690 14899 Malachite (*) Malachite Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 67 53 10 144593 ,144614 ,144662 ,144663 ,144664 ,144666 ,144669 ,144670 ,144671 ,144690 12537 Marcasite (*) Marcasite FeS2 67 53 7 144593 ,144607 ,144614 ,144666 ,144671 ,144682 ,144688 5674 Melanterite (*) Melanterite Fe(SO4 )·7H2 O 67 58 1 144671 915 Microcline (*) Feldspar K(AlSi3 O8 ) 58 58 1 144690 4924 Molybdenite (*) Molybdenite MoS2 67 53 11 144586 ,144593 ,144614 ,144641 ,144643 ,144662 ,144663 ,144666 ,144669 ,144670 ,144690 5800 Montmorillonite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite (Na,Ca)0.3 (Al,Mg)2 Si4 O10 (OH)2 ·nH2 O 58 53 2 144614 ,144690 1508 Mottramite (*) Descloizite PbCu(VO4 )(OH) 58 58 1 144690 362 Muscovite (*) Mica Clay KAl2 (Si3 Al)O10 (OH)2 67 53 6 144614 ,144617 ,144646 ,144669 ,144670 ,144690 17380 Nepheline (*) Tridymite Na3 K(Al4 Si4 O16 ) 63.1 53 1 144614 884 Nontronite (*) Clay Smectite-vermiculite Na0.3 Fe3+ 2 (Si,Al)4 O10 (OH)2 ·nH2 O 58 58 1 144690 471 Opal (*) Amorphous SiO2 ·n H2 O 67 58 2 144662 ,144682 2994 Orthoclase (*) Feldspar K(AlSi3 O8 ) 63.1 53 1 144614 2349 Palygorskite (*) Palygorskite Clay (Mg,Al)2 Si4 O10 (OH)·4H2 O 58 58 1 144690 306 Phlogopite (*) Mica Clay KMg3 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2 58 58 1 144690 2273 Plumbojarosite (*) Alunite Pb0.5 Fe3+ 3 (SO4 )2 (OH)6 67 58 2 144674 ,144690 477 Powellite (*) Scheelite Ca(MoO4 ) 58 58 2 144689 ,144690 494 Pseudoboleite (*) None Pb31 Cu24 Cl62 (OH)48 67 58 1 144667 33 Pyrite (*) Pyrite FeS2 67 53 24 144587 ,144593 ,144601 ,144610 ,144614 ,144617 ,144624 ,144625 ,144646 ,144649 ,144652 ,144658 ,144662 ,144663 ,144666 ,144667 ,144668 ,144669 ,144670 ,144674 ,144682 ,144689 ,144690 ,144692 39462 Pyrolusite (*) Rutile MnO2 58 58 1 144690 3106 Pyrrhotite (*) Nickeline Fe7 S8 67 53 5 144601 ,144614 ,144652 ,144666 ,144690 9056 Quartz (*) Quartz SiO2 67 53 6 144593 ,144614 ,144626 ,144652 ,144662 ,144674 61156 Rhodochrosite (*) Calcite Mn(CO3 ) 58 58 1 144690 1711 Rhodonite (*) Rhodonite CaMn3 Mn(Si5 O15 ) 58 58 1 144690 969 Rosasite (*) Malachite CuZn(CO3 )(OH)2 67 58 1 144671 454 Rutile (*) Rutile TiO2 58 53 2 144614 ,144690 5614 Samarskite-(Y) (*) Columbite YFe3+ Nb2 O8 67 58 1 144643 353 Scheelite (*) Scheelite Ca(WO4 ) 67 58 6 144637 ,144662 ,144666 ,144669 ,144689 ,144690 4894 Schorl (*) Tourmaline NaFe2+ 3 Al6 (Si6 O18 )(BO3 )3 (OH)3 (OH) 58 58 1 144690 2705 Sepiolite (*) Sepiolite Clay Mg4 Si6 O15 (OH)2 ·6H2 O 67 58 1 144671 241 Siderite (*) Calcite Fe(CO3 ) 58 58 1 144690 6417 Smithsonite (*) Calcite Zn(CO3 ) 67 58 2 144666 ,144674 2473 Sphalerite (*) Sphalerite ZnS 67 53 26 144590 ,144593 ,144601 ,144607 ,144611 ,144614 ,144615 ,144617 ,144646 ,144648 ,144649 ,144652 ,144655 ,144658 ,144663 ,144666 ,144667 ,144669 ,144670 ,144671 ,144673 ,144674 ,144676 ,144682 ,144683 ,144690 21482 Stibnite (*) Stibnite Sb2 S3 67 58 2 144690 ,144709 3418 Stringhamite (*) None CaCu(SiO4 )·H2 O 58 58 1 144690 8 Sulphur (*) Sulphur S 2000 0 0 2045 Talc (*) Clay Talc Mg3 Si4 O10 (OH)2 58 58 1 144690 3337 Tennantite-(Fe) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Fe2 )As4 S13 67 58 4 144593 ,144652 ,144663 ,144670 1803 Tenorite (*) None CuO 67 53 6 144593 ,144614 ,144662 ,144666 ,144670 ,144690 1101 Tetrahedrite-(Zn) (*) Tetrahedrite Cu6 (Cu4 Zn2 )Sb4 S13 67 53 9 144614 ,144646 ,144648 ,144649 ,144652 ,144658 ,144666 ,144669 ,144690 5317 Titanite (*) Titanite CaTi(SiO4 )O 58 58 1 144690 4899 Topaz (*) Topaz Al2 SiO4 F2 58 58 1 144690 1476 Torbernite (*) None Cu(UO2 )2 (PO4 )2 ·12H2 O 57 53 1 144614 1059 Tremolite (*) Amphibole Ca2 (Mg5.0-4.5 Fe2+ 0.0-0.5 )Si8 O22 (OH)2 67 58 5 144666 ,144669 ,144670 ,144689 ,144690 2562 Turquoise (*) Turquoise CuAl6 (PO4 )4 (OH)8 ·4H2 O 58 53 2 144614 ,144690 484 Uraninite (*) Fluorite UO2 67 58 3 144624 ,144625 ,144643 2718 Valleriite (*) Valleriite 2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2 ] 67 58 1 144670 237 Vanadinite (*) Apatite Pb5 (VO4 )3 Cl 58 58 1 144690 605 Vesuvianite (*) Vesuvianite (Ca,Na)19 (Al,Mg,Fe)13 (SiO4 )10 (Si2 O7 )4 (OH,F,O)10 58 58 1 144690 1395 Witherite (*) Aragonite Ba(CO3 ) 58 58 1 144669 251 Wollastonite (*) Wollastonite CaSiO3 67 58 6 144662 ,144664 ,144666 ,144668 ,144669 ,144690 1247 Wulfenite (*) Scheelite PbMoO4 67 58 4 144666 ,144674 ,144690 ,144692 1655 Zoisite (*) Epidote Ca2 Al3 [Si2 O7 ][SiO4 ]O(OH) 67 58 1 144593 1025
Excel ID Max Age (Ma) Min Age (Ma) Age as listed in reference Dating Method Age Interpret Prioritized? Sample Source Sample Num Run Num Age from other Locality Dated Mineral Minerals explicitely stated as having this age Age applies to these Elements MinDat Locality ID Dated Locality (Max Age) Location as listed in reference Reference Reference DOI Reference ID Age Notes Edit EG94_211-00050 67 67 67 Pb-Pb whole rock? KD-GR2-1 22945 Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Sierrita Bouse et al. (1999) 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211 EG94_211 Edit EG94_211-00051 67 67 67 Pb-Pb whole rock? D-MR2-2 22945 Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Sierrita Bouse et al. (1999) 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211 EG94_211 Edit EG94_211-00052 63 63 63 Pb-Pb whole rock? RS-MR-5 22945 Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Sierrita Bouse et al. (1999) 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211 EG94_211 Edit EG94_211-00053 58 58 58 Pb-Pb whole rock? TWB-Pa 22945 Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Sierrita Bouse et al. (1999) 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211 EG94_211 Edit EG94_211-00054 58 58 58 Pb-Pb whole rock? QL-85-1 22945 Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Sierrita Bouse et al. (1999) 10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211 EG94_211 Edit Mo-00122 63.1 56.9 K-Ar, Unknown radiometric Ferrimolybdite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite Mo 11013 Esperanza Mine [new] (Esperanza Pit; Esperanza Open Pit Mines; West Esperanza Mine), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Titley et al. (1986); Livingston et al. (1968); Barra et al. (2005) Edit PorphCu-00037 57 53 57–53 Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Enargite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Fluorite, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite Cu 11013 Esperanza Mine [new] (Esperanza Pit; Esperanza Open Pit Mines; West Esperanza Mine), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Esperanza-Sierrita Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit PorphCu-00089 58 58 58 Actinolite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Jarosite, Pyrite Cu 32002 Mission Pit (Mission Mine [old]; East Pima Mine; Mission Porphyry Copper Deposit), Mission Complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Mission–Pima Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit PorphCu-00012 58 58 58 Actinolite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Diopside, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Fluorite, Galena, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Powellite, Pyrite, Pyrolusite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Wollastonite Cu 3376 Twin Buttes Mine (Twin Buttes Open Pit Mine), Twin Buttes, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA Twin Buttes Singer et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 Edit NAVDAT-51646 2000 0 1000±1000 51646 190326 Unnamed Cu Prospect (5), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT Edit NAVDAT-51659 2000 0 1000±1000 51659 190326 Unnamed Cu Prospect (5), Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT
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