Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 73
Youngest recorded age at locality: 73

mindat Locality ID: 31208
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31208.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 24
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Gold Star Mine (Golden Star Mine; Lone Star Mine; Hagey Mining Claims; Cornwall Mine)
Golden Bee Mine
Golden Star Mine (Lone Star Mine)
Ithaca Mine
Ithaca Peak
John Kay Mine
King Claim
Lady Bug Mine
Mineral Park
Queen Bee Mine
Rural Mine
Windy Point Mine

Latitude: 35°22'35"N
Longitude: 114°7'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.376388888889,-114.12777777778
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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Au O Pb S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumCovelliteDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPolybasitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutile
SartoriteScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTetrahedriteTurquoiseWavellite

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dufrénoysite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hinsdalite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Miargyrite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pearceite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S73733142205,142217,1422242793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)737311422128803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)673731142208966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)737302734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)73733142208,142212,1422201588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS73734142208,142212,142224,1422269052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2737311422095509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS473732142208,1422205516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)73732142212,14222027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)737311422234979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S73734142208,142210,142212,1422205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS273738142207,142208,142212,142217,142220,142224,142225,14222627198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl73733142206,142219,1422211382
Copper  (*)CopperCu737311422103846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS73732142212,1422204165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O737311422082970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S737311422131027
Dufrénoysite  (*)SartoritePb2As2S57373034
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)73733142208,142212,1422208173
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O73732142207,142208345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2737311422129617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS73738142207,142208,142211,142212,142217,142223,142224,14222524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)737311422087437
Gold  (*)CopperAu7373030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O737311422086890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O37373114220814640
Hinsdalite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)673732142208,14222082
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6737311422082228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4737311422085591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O473733142208,142212,14222014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)273732142208,14220912537
Miargyrite  (*)NoneAgSbS273731142212300
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS273738142207,142208,142212,142217,142220,142223,142224,1422255800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)273732142208,14221217380
Pearceite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7]73731142212249
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]73731142212716
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS373733142203,142212,142224733
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS373732142205,1422121425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2737311142203,142205,142207,142208,142212,142213,142217,142220,142224,142225,14222639462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8737311422129056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO273732142212,14222061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO273733142208,142212,1422205614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)737311422086417
Silver  (*)CopperAg73735142204,142217,142219,142224,1422255186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS73737142207,142208,142212,142217,142220,142224,14222521482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3737311422123418
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1373733142208,142212,1422205317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O73733142207,142208,142220484
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O73731142220374
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4737311422201655


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
EG94_211-000017373 Pb-Pb whole rock?MP-18    37445Ithaca Peak Mine (Mineral Park Mine; Ithaca Peak Orebody; Ithica Peak Mine), Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAMineral ParkBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000027373 Pb-Pb whole rock?MP-19    37445Ithaca Peak Mine (Mineral Park Mine; Ithaca Peak Orebody; Ithica Peak Mine), Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAMineral ParkBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
PorphCu-00096737373      Arsenopyrite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Ferrimolybdite, Galena, Goethite, Hematite, Jarosite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Siderite, SphaleriteCu37445Ithaca Peak Mine (Mineral Park Mine; Ithaca Peak Orebody; Ithica Peak Mine), Ithaca Peak, Mineral Park District, Wallapai District, Cerbat Mts (Cerbat Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USAIthaca PeakSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 

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