Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Santa Maria District (Planet District; Swansea District; Bill Williams District), Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 30
Youngest recorded age at locality: 21.3

mindat Locality ID: 31278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Maria District (Planet District; Swansea District; Bill Williams District), Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA": 50
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 35
Child Localities:
Angelus Mine
Argus & Maryland Mine Group (Argus Mine)
BCC Mines (BBC Mine; BBC Claims)
Black Hills Mine
Centennial Mine
Challenge Mine
Charbert And Oversight Mine
Clara Mine
Dome-El Molino Group
Hayler Mine
Horn Claims
Ipex Mine (Red Bird Mine)
Iron King Mine (Iron King Group Of Claims; War Eagle Mine)
Johnnie No. 7 Mine
Lucky Mine Group
Moro Mine Group (Big Horn Group)
Northern Star Mine (Lomalina Mine; Shirt Tail Mine)
Phoenix And Arizona Mine
Planet
Planet Peak Area
Pretty Pat Mine
Pritt Mine
Record Claim
Red Cloud Mine
Reid Valley
Revenue Mine Group
Ruthie And Linda Group
Signal Mine Group (Copper Prince Mine; Swansea Mine; Clara Consolidated Gold And Silver Mine)
Spike 1-8 Claims
Swansea
Unnamed Ag-Au-Cu Mine
Unnamed Ag-Cu Mine
Unnamed Cu Mine
Unnamed Cu-Au Mine
Unnamed Fe Deposit

Latitude: 34°11'25"N
Longitude: 113°53'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.190277777778,-113.8975
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 Au Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn N Na O Pb S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousAragoniteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFluoriteGypsumMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRutile

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Urea  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22139993,1399955509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2139986,13999511547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43139993,139995,1400075516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)611399931633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5139986,139989,139993,139994,13999527770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)3021.32140011,1400124979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1139995925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2139981,1399895707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23139993,139995,14000727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O5139975,139976,139981,139993,1399953531
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11399952970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3021.33140007,140011,1400128173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF23021.35139997,140009,140011,140012,1400179617
Gold  (*)CopperAu4139973,139981,139989,13999530554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3021.34139989,140003,140011,1400126890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O311139974,139975,139976,139981,139986,139989,139993,139994,139995,140005,14000714640
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22139993,13999512537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)2139986,139995770
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22139973,13999517380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)61139995128
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11399752994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24139993,139994,139995,14000739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27139975,139976,139981,139986,139989,139995,14000761156
Urea  (*)NoneCO(NH2)211399944


2 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_000003521.521.321.5-21.3U-Pbcrystallization agezircon   ZirconBaryte, Calcite, Chrysocolla, Hematite 253018Swansea, Santa Maria District (Planet District; Swansea District; Bill Williams District), Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USASwansea Plutonic SuiteEvenson et al. (2014)10.2475/10.2014.01AJS314_1373 
Jen_0000035a302630-26Ar-Arcooling agehornblende   Baryte, Calcite, Chrysocolla, Hematite 253018Swansea, Santa Maria District (Planet District; Swansea District; Bill Williams District), Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USASwansea Plutonic SuiteEvenson et al. (2014)10.2475/10.2014.01AJS314_1373age dates may be affected by access argon

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