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Locality Name:
Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 26
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 31971
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-31971.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 91
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 75

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
California District
Crystal Cave
Emigrant Canyon
Oxbow Mine
Price Canyon Ranch
Rucker Canyon District

Latitude: 31°53'44"N
Longitude: 109°15'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.895555555556,-109.26472222222
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 Ba C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo O P Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryte
BrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsumLinarite
MalachiteMiniumNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartzRhodonite
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWollastoniteWurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bindheimite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chloritoid  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hawleyite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Linarite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Opal  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)
Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Scheelite  (*)Serpierite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2603136591,136628,1366492793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)22602136629,1366303419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS2602136608,136629312
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5260.2601310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2607136611,136621,136628,136629,136630,136645,1366492734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)0011366213250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS26011366299052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6001136649919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22605136573,136628,136629,136644,1366495509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)2625113662811547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O7001136649450
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4004136592,136634,136638,1366455516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)60011366451633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)26010136580,136608,136621,136628,136629,136632,136645,136649,136650,13665327770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)62602136629,136649359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2605136621,136629,136630,136645,1366494979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O001136645925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S003136592,136630,1366385707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS226019136573,136577,136586,136589,136603,136604,136605,136608,136619,136621,136628,136629,136630,136634,136638,136643,136645,136648,13664927198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl003136595,136602,1366491382
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2001136578376
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2604136629,136638,136644,1366493531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42601136629951
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2604136628,136629,136630,1366451025
Copper  (*)CopperCu26011366293846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2603136628,136645,1366494165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S326251136628802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O0011366492970
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2603136628,136645,136649366
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62603136628,136630,1366454135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22602136628,1366299895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2606136594,136599,136621,136629,136632,1366428173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22603136610,136618,1366299617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS26023136573,136577,136579,136586,136589,136591,136602,136603,136604,136605,136608,136611,136619,136621,136628,136629,136630,136632,136633,136634,136642,136645,13664924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2603136628,136645,1366497437
Graphite  (*)NoneC262511366282812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)326011366291544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O2602136628,1366296890
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS2602136628,13664962
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32609136628,136629,136630,136642,136645,136646,136647,136648,13664914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O2605136621,136628,136629,136645,1366491689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)62603136621,136628,1366291066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)626011366292228
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)22602136628,136645987
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42603136587,136629,13664314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)226013136573,136604,136621,136628,136629,136630,136638,136641,136644,136645,136647,136648,13664912537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl26011366291107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O426251136628247
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O0011366212994
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl00113664971
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)001136621494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS226014136572,136573,136582,136591,136605,136621,136628,136629,136640,136642,136645,136646,136647,13664939462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO226011366293106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO226012136608,136609,136618,136621,136628,136629,136630,136632,136645,136649,136650,13665361156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)0011366081711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)001136608969
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)22605136621,136628,136636,136645,136649454
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)001136587598
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)26011136594,136598,136599,136611,136617,136621,136622,136623,136624,136629,1366364894
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O2603136628,136629,136645292
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2607136621,136628,136629,136630,136636,136645,1366492473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS26019136573,136577,136579,136591,136592,136603,136604,136605,136619,136621,136628,136629,136630,136634,136642,136643,136645,136648,13664921482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13003136579,136608,1366495317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22603136594,136599,1366292562
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO42603136628,136629,136630303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO32604136617,136621,136628,1366291247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO42602136629,1366491655
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0011366171025


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_554Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with cave deposits, in Cochise County, Arizona.


3 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
Michelle_55400Recent Age of whewellite mineralizationhigh   YesWhewellite 15570Cochise Co., Arizona, USACochise CountyHofmann and Bernasconi (1998)10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6CG149_127Described as "recent cave deposits."
MT1984_Tsuji_001262526-25        32163El Tigre Mine (Sampson Mine), Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAEl TigreTsuji (1984) MT1984_Tsujiage of initiation of Turkey Creek Caldera
NAVDAT-147573.50.261.88±1.62   14757    188177Unnamed Pumice Mine, Rucker Canyon District, Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040136Hilltop Mine (Hand Mine; Kasper Tunnel; Gray Mine; Dunn Shaft; Blacksmith Shaft; Rhem Adit), Rustler Park, California District, Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040136

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