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Locality Name:
Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1679
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1410

mindat Locality ID: 30238
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30238.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 37
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 27

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Bolo Creek
Boner Canyon
Hackberry District
Rare Metal Mine Area
Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine)
Rare Metals Mine Area
Unnamed Locality
Unnamed Mines
Wagon Bow Pegmatites
Wikieup Area

Latitude: 34°43'44"N
Longitude: 113°38'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.728888888889,-113.63472222222
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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Bi Mn O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteArsenicBaryteBerylChalcopyriteChevkiniteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundum
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetMicaMonaziteNonePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitanite
TopazZircon

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite-(Y)  (*)Almandine  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hübnerite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)167914102141539,1415438803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)167915543141511,141538,141539706
Allanite-(Y)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaY(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)16791554114153928
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31679155411415462353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21679155411415343092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)16791410011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18167915543141538,141539,1415424286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O3167915541141539214
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1679155411415301966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31679141001935
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21510141011415435171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2167915542141523,14153427198
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)216791554114153989
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1679155411415421025
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)167914102141534,1415438173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2167915542141523,1415399617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2167915541141527163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16791554114153424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1510141011415437437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3167914103141539,141543,14154614640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)167915541141523469
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4167915542141534,14154214899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)159314103141539,141542,1415434924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)167914103141539,141541,141543945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2167914109141513,141515,141520,141523,141534,141538,141539,141542,14154317380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1679155411415282349
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6167915541141539121
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2167915542141523,14153439462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2167914104141538,141539,141541,14154361156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21510141011415435614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8167915541141539353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1679155411415234894
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31679141001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16791554114153421482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21679155411415343337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131679155411415345317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O167915542141539,1415414899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2167915543141540,141542,1415461476
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)167914102141538,141543939


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000063east of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063aeast of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063beast of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063c7 miles west of Rare Metals Pegmatite


5 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
Jen_0000063167916301679-1630K-Ar/Rb-Srage of intrusionmuscoviteA-31  Muscovite  19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063a159315931593Rb-Srage of intrusionmicroclineA-32  Microcline  19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063b158715871587Rb-Srage of intrusionbiotiteA-35    19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063c155415541554Rb-Srage of intrusionmicroclineA-37  Microcline  19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Bradley_2012_030151014101460±50U/Pb monazite     212313Wagon Bow Pegmatites, Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAWagon BowMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060418Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060418
R080044Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R080044

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