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Locality Name:
Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1750
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65.7

mindat Locality ID: 31926
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31926.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 57
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 19
Child Localities:
Alum Creek Headwaters Area
Alum Gulch
Ash Fork
Bagdad
Bagdad Area
Bevering Gulch Area
Black Mesa
Boulder Creek
Eureka Placers
Hillside
Loco Gulch
Malpais Mesa
Mammoth Mine (Hubbard Mine)
Mammoth Prospect (Mammoth Group Of Claims; Mammoth Workings)
Milholland Creek
Niagara Creek
Niagara Creek Mouth Area
Southern Cross Mine
Unnamed Quartz Vein (1)

Latitude: 34°34'52"N
Longitude: 113°11'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.581111111111,-113.19805555556

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragonite
ArsenopyriteArthuriteBaryteBerylBismutiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteConnelliteCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiasporeEnargiteEpidote
EpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumHureauliteJohanniteKaoliniteLeucophosphiteMalachite
MicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPaulkerritePharmacosideritePhosphosideritePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSpurrite-AfwilliteStibniteTalc
TetrahedriteTopazTourmalineTripliteWurtziteZippeite

101 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andersonite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayleyite  (*)Bermanite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Connellite  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Grossular  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Hureaulite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Johannite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Leucophosphite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Natrozippeite  (*)
Nickelzippeite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paulkerrite  (*)
Pharmacosiderite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schröckingerite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spurrite  (*)Strengite  (*)Swartzite  (*)Switzerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Triplite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zinczippeite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S7871.411482992793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)7271.62148291,1482928803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1148328706
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5175071.411482891310
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O7871.4114829947
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)170071.45148299,148308,148310,148312,1483132734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11483211036
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2175065.70718
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)480.365.71148320246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS170071.44148295,148299,148300,1483029052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2170071.66148291,148302,148306,148308,148335,1483385509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)7871.4114829111547
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O7871.4114829938
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O114832855
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O184148317,148321,148323,1483314286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O37871.41148291214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S37871.44148300,148323,148329,1483311935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1148329716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS47271.611482915516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)175070.26148288,148302,148308,148309,148311,14833427770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O7871.411482991184
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)170071.45148299,148308,148310,148312,1483134979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O170065.79148286,148289,148291,148307,148308,148320,148334,148335,148338925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S175065.710148286,148291,148299,148302,148306,148308,148309,148320,148335,1483385707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2175065.716148286,148291,148299,148302,148308,148309,148312,148313,148315,148316,148320,148322,148331,148334,148335,14833827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8170071.42148302,148315577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl7871.411482991382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O170070.27148291,148306,148308,148312,148313,148334,1483353531
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)170071.62148291,148308363
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O7771.61148291295
Copper  (*)CopperCu170071.63148291,148308,1483383846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS170071.65148291,148297,148299,148302,1483084165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3170071.62148302,148315802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O170070.25148291,148302,148308,148334,1483352970
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS47271.61148291910
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)170011302148302,1483368173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)1148321551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1148341345
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F7871.411482912740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF285.870.27148289,148290,148291,148299,148323,148331,1483349617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS170071.611148291,148297,148299,148302,148304,148308,148310,148312,148313,148316,14832224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)175071.411482897437
Gold  (*)CopperAu85.870.29148291,148304,148310,148324,148325,148331,148333,148334,14834030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O170071.42148299,148308188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3175071.411482891544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O170071.63148291,148299,1483086890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3170017003148308,148323,14833114640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O170071.43148299,148308,1483121689
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O7871.41148299144
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)1148323469
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O1148328125
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O37871.42148292,1483215433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)67271.62148289,1482912228
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O7771.6114829969
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)47271.611482915591
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O1148328110
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)170071.42148302,148315451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4170071.66148289,148291,148302,148308,148321,14833614899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2175070.213148291,148299,148302,148306,148308,148309,148310,148312,148313,148316,148334,148335,14833812537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2148328,1483314924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS285.865.76148291,148320,148323,148331,148334,1483355800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O7271.611482911508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2170070.213148289,148291,148292,148299,148302,148308,148317,148323,148328,148331,148333,148334,14833517380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O7871.411483011236
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O7871.4114829941
Nickelzippeite  (*)ZippeiteNi2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10·16H2O0011482995
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)7771.61148291492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O7871.411482912994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)175071.42148289,1483312349
Paulkerrite  (*)PaulkerriteKMg2TiFe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·15H2O11483286
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O7871.41148299428
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1148328182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2175065.722148286,148287,148291,148295,148297,148299,148302,148304,148308,148309,148312,148313,148316,148320,148321,148322,148323,148331,148333,148334,148335,14833839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11483181725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81700170011483029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2170065.715148289,148291,148299,148302,148308,148310,148314,148320,148321,148323,148326,148328,148331,148334,14833961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2170071.63148289,148291,1483025614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)7871.43148291,148323,1483314894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11483172705
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O7871.41148299128
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)7871.411482996417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO57871.42148306,1483171516
Silver  (*)CopperAg7871.44148291,148299,148304,1483315186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)170071.42148299,1483082473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS175071.611148291,148297,148299,148302,148304,148308,148309,148312,148313,148316,14832221482
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)175071.4114828954
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1148328263
Swartzite  (*)NoneCaMg(UO2)(CO3)3·12H2O7871.411482994
Switzerite  (*)NoneMn2+3(PO4)2·7H2O114832821
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2175065.703337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131700170011483021803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO11483381101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S137771.62148291,1482995317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211483311476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O11483281059
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F7871.42148291,148328233
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO27871.411482992718
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO47771.42148312,1483181655
Zinczippeite  (*)ZippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O7871.411482996
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)47871.41148299175
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)175071.411482891025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000307Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit
Giersdorf_00000308Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit
Giersdorf_00000309Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit


31 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_211-000057878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B22    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000067777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3a1    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000077777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B32    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000087777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B33    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000097777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B34    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000107777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B35    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000117777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B36    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000127878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3b2    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000137878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3b3    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000147575 Pb-Pb whole rock?B42    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000157373 Pb-Pb whole rock?B51    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000167373 Pb-Pb whole rock?B52    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000177272 Pb-Pb whole rock?B61    43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
Kristen002254777277-72Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite   Molybdenite Cu, Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdad Cu-Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-0024772.471.872.1±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1  Molybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-002487271.471.7±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1  Molybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0024972.171.571.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1  Molybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025076.175.575.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10  Molybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025176.175.575.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10  Molybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025276.475.876.1±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10  Molybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-002537271.471.7±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-19  Molybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
PorphCu-001037271.671.8±0.2Re-Os     Albite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Giersdorf_00000307161015101560±50K-Ar  UAKA-60-06  Muscovite 44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USAOld Dick MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Giersdorf_00000308150014001450±50K-Ar  UAKA-60-06  Muscovite 44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USAOld Dick MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Giersdorf_00000309121011301170±40K-Ar  UAKA-60-06    44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USAOld Dick MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
vms-0101217001700Proterozoic       S44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABruceMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-0101317001700Proterozoic       S61212Copper King Mine (Lawler Mines), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USACopper KingMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-0101417501750Proterozoic       S143257Copper Queen Mine, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USACopper QueenMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
NAVDAT-2997380.365.773±7.3   29973    61233Black Mesa Mine (Black Mesa Breccia Pipe), Black Mesa, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-2996780.176.578+2.1/-1.5   29967    51614Mammoth Mine (Hubbard Mine), Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-2996885.870.278±7.8   29968    51614Mammoth Mine (Hubbard Mine), Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


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