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Locality Name:
Hackberry District, Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1679
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1554

mindat Locality ID: 31877
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31877.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hackberry District, Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Descent Mine
Hackberry
Hackberry Area
Hackberry South Mine
Hackberry Vicinity
Hester Mine
Peacock Peak

Latitude: 35°21'11"N
Longitude: 113°46'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.353055555556,-113.77027777778

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 Be Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Sb Si Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenicChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteMicaNonePyrite
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedrite

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Ankerite  (*)Bismuth  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)
Galena  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21679155411415343092
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1679155411415301966
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216791554114153427198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1679155411415348173
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)2167915541141527163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16791554114153424243
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O416791554114153414899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216791630114153417380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1679155411415282349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216791554114153439462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16791554114153421482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21679155411415343337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131679155411415345317



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000063east of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063aeast of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063beast of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063c7 miles west of Rare Metals Pegmatite


4 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_0000063167916301679-1630K-Ar/Rb-Srage of intrusionmuscoviteA-31 YesMuscovite  19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063a159315931593Rb-Srage of intrusionmicroclineA-32 YesMicrocline  19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063b158715871587Rb-Srage of intrusionbiotiteA-35 Yes  19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063c155415541554Rb-Srage of intrusionmicroclineA-37 YesMicrocline  19377Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USARare Metals MineWasserburg and Lanphere (1965)10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2GSAB76_735age of emplacement of granitic rocks


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