Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Dos Cabezas Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1870
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 31621
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31621.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dos Cabezas Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 123
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 105

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Dos Cabezas (Two Heads) District
Teviston District

Latitude: 32°13'29"N
Longitude: 109°35'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.224722222222,-109.59166666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Andalusite	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Descloizite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Malachite	Meneghinite	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Talc	Topaz	Uytenbogaardtite	Wollastonite

Acanthite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Augite ()*
Azurite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Clinobisvanite ()*
Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Gladite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Pekoite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sternbergite ()*	Stolzite ()*	Talc ()*
Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Wollastonite ()*

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 Au Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O Pb S Si V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Andalusite Aragonite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Descloizite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Malachite Meneghinite Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Talc Topaz Uytenbogaardtite Wollastonite

49 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	0	0	1	136682	2793
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	0	0	1	136740	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	0	0	2	136682,136740	2734
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1870	1530	0		1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1870	1530	1	136756	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	0	0	6	136730,136731,136733,136735,136737,136780	5509
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	0	0	1	136746	4286
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	0	0	3	136673,136674,136675	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	0	0	7	136712,136713,136714,136715,136716,136717,136780	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0	0	4	136683,136707,136730,136737	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	0	0	2	136682,136736	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	0	0	1	136716	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	0	0	1	136729	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1870	0	33	136677,136680,136682,136686,136702,136703,136704,136705,136706,136707,136708,136709,136710,136711,136712,136713,136714,136715,136716,136717,136725,136726,136727,136729,136730,136737,136740,136745,136748,136756,136768,136769,136780	27198
Clinobisvanite ()*	None	Bi(VO₄)	0	0	1	136675	36
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	0	0	2	136682,136740	4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1870	0	12	136712,136713,136714,136715,136716,136717,136725,136726,136727,136730,136756,136765	8173
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	0	0	2	136747,136782	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1870	0	37	136673,136676,136677,136682,136684,136686,136696,136702,136703,136704,136705,136706,136707,136708,136709,136710,136711,136712,136713,136714,136715,136716,136717,136733,136735,136745,136749,136751,136752,136756,136760,136763,136769,136776,136777,136781,136784	24243
Gladite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₅S₉	0	0	2	136673,136674	67
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	0	0	1	136682	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0	0	11	136663,136681,136682,136725,136726,136727,136729,136739,136740,136753,136772	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	0	0	7	136663,136677,136682,136683,136684,136686,136724	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	0	0	2	136682,136779	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0	0	8	136682,136707,136725,136730,136731,136736,136740,136763	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	0	0	2	136682,136740	2228
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	0	0	8	136680,136712,136713,136714,136715,136716,136717,136729	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	0	0	8	136677,136730,136732,136733,136735,136737,136740,136780	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	0	0	1	136769	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)	0	0	2	136673,136675	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	0	0	2	136682,136719	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	0	0	1	136675	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	0	0	1	136682	2994
Pekoite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBi₁₁S₁₈	0	0	2	136673,136674	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1870	0	48	136663,136669,136674,136676,136677,136680,136682,136683,136684,136685,136686,136702,136703,136704,136705,136706,136707,136708,136709,136710,136711,136712,136713,136714,136715,136716,136717,136725,136726,136727,136729,136731,136733,136735,136736,136741,136745,136751,136752,136756,136760,136763,136768,136769,136776,136777,136781,136784	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0	0	1	136669	3106
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0	0	1	136682	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0	0	5	136675,136682,136719,136740,136749	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1870	0	9	136673,136734,136745,136749,136751,136756,136765,136767,136769	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	0	0	1	136736	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	0	0	1	136682	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1870	0	18	136677,136682,136702,136703,136704,136705,136706,136707,136708,136709,136710,136711,136740,136745,136752,136756,136769,136777	21482
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	0	0	1	136707	62
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	0	0	1	136751	156
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0	0	6	136713,136714,136715,136716,136717,136725	3337
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	0	0	1	136719	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0	0	1	136769	2562
Uytenbogaardtite ()*	Uytenbogaardtite	Ag₃AuS₂	0	0	1	136673	46
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	0	0	1	136769	1247

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_554	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with cave deposits, in Cochise County, Arizona.

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	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
	Michelle_554	0	0	Recent		Age of whewellite mineralization	high				Yes		Whewellite		15570	Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Cochise County	Hofmann and Bernasconi (1998)	10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6	CG149_127	Described as "recent cave deposits."
	NAVDAT-30023	1870	1530	1700±170					30023						32857	Silver Strike Mine (Silverstrike Mine; Devonian Group; Cawood Mine; Tennessee Shaft), Government Peak, Teviston District, Dos Cabezas Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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