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Locality Name:
Big Bug District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1630
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1207

mindat Locality ID: 31141
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31141.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Big Bug District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 96
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 76

Number of Child Localities: 42
Child Localities:
Bell Mine
Big Bug
Big Bug Creek
Big Bug Creek-Sycamore Creek Confluence Area
Black Fox Prospect
Boggs Flat
Boggs Mine (Boggs Patented 908 Claim)
Buckhorn Group (Mardis Group; Drumm Group; Buckhorn Drumm Group)
Bulger Mine
Bullion Mine
Bunker Hill Mine (Bunker Hill Prospect; Bunker Hill Group; Old Bradshaw Workings; Duco Boy Mine; Foster Claims; Duco Box Mine; Arizona Standard Mining And Mill Co. Property)
Cabinet Mine (Cabinet Claim)
Challenge Prospect
Champion Mine
Eugenia Mine
Forest City Prospect
Galena Mine
Gopher Claim
Humboldt
Independence Prospects
Keystone Mine (Keystone Claim Group; Last Chance Mine; Madelein Patented Claim; Cleveland Patented Claim; Evening Star Patented Claim; Alaska Patented Claim)
Mayer
McCabe
Middleton
Middleton Mine
Middleton Townsite
Morgan Butte
NW¼ Sec. 18; T.8N.; R.1W.
Oury Prospect
Pentland Mine (Arizona Copper Property)
Pine Tree Prospect
Plata Bonita Mine (Plata Bonita Patented MS 408 Claim; Plata Bonita Mining And Milling Co. Property; Sun Dust Camp)
Poland
Poland Mine (Poland Property; Occidental Vein; Poland-Walker Tunnel; Patented Claims 1052-1055 & 1616 & 3959)
Poland-Walker Railroad Tunnel
Providence
Silver Belt Mine Area
Sunrise Mine
Ticonderoga Prospect
Turkey Mine
Twilight Mine
Unspecified Locality

Latitude: 34°19'49"N
Longitude: 112°21'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.330277777778,-112.36305555556
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 As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBournonite
CalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparHewettite
MalachiteMarcasiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTitanite

48 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Metahewettite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tangeite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tyuyamunite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11475702793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)23147534,147535,1475563419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4147529,147534,147556,1475578803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511475801310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11476022734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)24147570,147572,147575,1475893092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11475561036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS6147529,147535,147556,147566,147573,1475899052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611475562060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211476115509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)3147539,147570,14757511547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43147556,147584,1476115516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS311475351089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1630120715147531,147534,147535,147539,147554,147555,147556,147557,147558,147559,147560,147566,147570,147607,14760927770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11475754979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2147556,1475735707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS221147529,147534,147535,147556,147557,147559,147566,147570,147572,147573,147576,147577,147578,147584,147589,147601,147607,147609,147611,147612,14761427198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11475751382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11475563531
Copper  (*)CopperCu2147584,1476113846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11475734165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2147556,1475842970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611475574135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3147529,147534,1475358173
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S121147570663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS23147527,147534,147539,147556,147557,147560,147566,147570,147572,147573,147575,147577,147578,147593,147597,147599,147601,147602,147604,147605,147613,147614,14761624243
Gold  (*)CopperAu15147539,147545,147556,147563,147566,147572,147573,147576,147577,147599,147600,147607,147609,147612,14761430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3114753414640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411475801507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45147529,147530,147534,147556,14755714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22147584,14761112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211475345674
Metahewettite  (*)HewettiteCaV5+6O16·3H2O114760156
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11475564924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25147529,147556,147559,147573,14760117380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2147556,1475822349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226147529,147534,147535,147543,147556,147557,147559,147560,147565,147566,147570,147572,147573,147577,147578,147584,147589,147593,147596,147597,147601,147602,147605,147607,147609,14761439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22147531,1476223106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213147535,147545,147557,147570,147573,147577,147593,147597,147599,147605,147607,147609,14761461156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11475356417
Silver  (*)CopperAg4147539,147570,147573,1475755186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS21147529,147534,147535,147539,147556,147557,147566,147570,147572,147573,147575,147576,147577,147578,147593,147597,147601,147602,147605,147607,14761421482
Tangeite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(VO4)(OH)114758760
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S135147556,147559,147560,147567,1475735317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11475294899
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O1147601628
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl3147547,147549,147617605
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11475561025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000049Alder (later renamed Big Bug) Group
Jen_0000050Alder (later renamed Big Bug) Group
Jen_0000052Alder (later renamed Big Bug) Group


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
Jen_0000049163015301580±50Sr-Sr/Rb-Srage of post-tectonic plutonic rockswhole rock     275776Big Bug Creek, Mayer, Big Bug District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USALocality DLanphere (1968)10.1139/e68-074CJES5_757minimum age for accumulation and deformation of the Yavapai Series in this area.
Jen_0000050141312071310±103Sr-Sr/Rb-Srage of post-tectonic plutonic rockswhole rock     275776Big Bug Creek, Mayer, Big Bug District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USALocality ELanphere (1968)10.1139/e68-074CJES5_757minimum age for accumulation and deformation of the Yavapai Series in this area.
Jen_0000052160514451525±80Sr-Sr/Rb-Srage of post-tectonic plutonic rockswhole rock     275776Big Bug Creek, Mayer, Big Bug District, Bradshaw Mts (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai Co., Arizona, USALocality CLanphere (1968)10.1139/e68-074CJES5_757minimum age for accumulation and deformation of the Yavapai Series in this area.

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