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Locality Name:
Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 31783
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31783.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Baby Mine (Baby Property; La Turco Mine)
C And B Mine (C & B Mine; C. And B. Mine; C & B Group Mine; Vanadium Mine; Vanadium Property; International Property; Cutler And Bywater Mine)
Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts)
Dripping Springs Mountains Garnet Deposit
Mellor Prospect
Premier Property (Premier Group; Santa Monica Camp; Santa Montica Camp)

Latitude: 33°4'53"N
Longitude: 110°46'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.081388888889,-110.76694444444
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 Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Si Ti V Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteAnthonyiteApatiteApophylliteAragoniteBaryte
BrackebuschiteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumHumite
KaoliniteMalachiteMicaMixiteMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PerovskitePhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRuiziteRutileScheeliteSepiolite
SerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTobermoriteValleriiteVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtzite

101 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Anthonyite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Apachite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Calderónite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinohedrite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Creaseyite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Devilline  (*)
Diaboleite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)Duftite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Gilalite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hydrocerussite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Junitoite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kinoite  (*)
Lanarkite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mesolite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Namibite  (*)Nitrocalcite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paralaurionite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Phoenicochroite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)Ruizite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sauconite  (*)Scawtite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Silver  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stringhamite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tobermorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Whelanite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2646311380953419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5646311380951310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)376623138095,138096,1380971534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)76622138094,1380992734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)646311380951588
Anthonyite  (*)AnthonyiteCu(OH)2·3H2O646311380956
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)464631138095708
Apachite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+9Si10O29·11H2O646311380955
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2646311380955509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)6463113809511547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4646311380955516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6646311380951633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)264631138095462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)76623138094,138095,13809627770
Calderónite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(VO4)2(OH)7662113809429
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)766211380944979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O64631138095925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S646311380955707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS264632138095,13809627198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F264631138095285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O64632138095,1380963531
Clinohedrite  (*)NoneCaZn(SiO4)·H2O646311380956
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)26463113809586
Copper  (*)CopperCu64632138095,1380993846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS646311380954165
Creaseyite  (*)NoneCu2Pb2Fe3+2Si5O17·6H2O6463113809427
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S364631138095802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O64632138095,1380962970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)76621138094378
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O64631138095366
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)46463113809457
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6646311380954135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O64632138095,138096164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2646311380959895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)64631138095220
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)646311380958173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O76621138096303
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)646311380951188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS64633138094,138095,13809924243
Gilalite  (*)NoneCu5Si6O17·7H2O64632138095,1380965
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)76622138095,1380997437
Gold  (*)CopperAu7662113809930554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)376622138095,1380961544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O646311380956890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O664631138095741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O364633138095,138096,13809914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O646311380951689
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O64631138095144
Hydrocerussite  (*)NonePb3(CO3)2(OH)276621138094201
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O6463113809585
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3766211380945433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6646311380992228
Junitoite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaZn2Si2O7·H2O76622138095,1380962
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4646305591
Kinoite  (*)NoneCa2Cu2Si3O10·2H2O64632138095,13809617
Lanarkite  (*)NonePb2O(SO4)7662113809497
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O646311380951271
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)276621138094265
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46463113809514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26463113809512537
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O64631138095425
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl766211380941107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O64631138095168
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2646311380955800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O646311380951508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)276622138095,13809817380
Namibite  (*)NoneCu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)6463113809424
Nitrocalcite  (*)NoneCa(NO3)2·4H2O6463113809546
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)646311380952349
Paralaurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)7662113809446
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2646311380952273
Phoenicochroite  (*)NonePb2O(CrO4)7662113809435
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl7662113809471
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)464631138095369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS264633138095,138096,13809839462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8646311380959056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO276623138094,138095,13809961156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)264631138095454
Ruizite  (*)RuiziteCa2Mn3+2Si4O11(OH)4·2H2O646311380956
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2646305614
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O6463113809556
Scawtite  (*)NoneCa7(Si3O9)2(CO3)·2H2O6463113809525
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O64631138095241
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O64631138095292
Silver  (*)CopperAg646311380955186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)646311380952473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS64632138095,13809621482
Stringhamite  (*)NoneCaCu(SiO4)·H2O64632138095,1380968
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2646311380953337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO646311380951101
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)64631138095114
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2646311380952562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]64631138095237
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl76622138094,138099605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10646311380951395
Whelanite  (*)NoneCu2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3(H2O)2646311380954
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO476622138094,138095303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO376622138095,1380971247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO476622138094,1380991655
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)264631138095109
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)646311380951025


8 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_211-000247676 Pb-Pb whole rock?CH1    31783Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAChristmasBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000257676 Pb-Pb whole rock?CHa1/72AB74    31783Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAChristmasBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000267272 Pb-Pb whole rock?CH14/GB-1    31783Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAChristmasBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00027626262Pb-Pb whole rock?CH11    31783Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAChristmasBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00028626262Pb-Pb whole rock?CH31    31783Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAChristmasBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
NAVDAT-30000665460±6   30000    31783Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
PorphCu-00010646364–63      Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cubanite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu3326Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAChristmasSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
NAVDAT-51578200001000±1000  low 51578    132409Mellor Prospect, Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT1707

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100087C And B Mine (C & B Mine; C. And B. Mine; C & B Group Mine; Vanadium Mine; Vanadium Property; International Property; Cutler And Bywater Mine), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100087
R060694Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060694
R120105Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R120105
R050169Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050169
R050154Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050154
R120100Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R120100
R040155Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040155
R050168Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050168
R120047Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R120047
X060013Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/X060013
R060930Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060930
R110018Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R110018
R050323Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050323

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