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Locality Name:
Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 200.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 3297
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3297.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°25'5"N
Longitude: 109°54'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.418055555556,-109.90666666667

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 Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te U V W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te U V W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnthonyiteApatiteAtacamiteBrochantiteCalciteChloriteClaringbulliteClayColumbiteConnellite
CopperCovelliteCyanotrichiteDiasporeGarnetGypsumJohanniteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural group
PrehnitePyritePyrochloreRocksaltRömeriteScheeliteSengieriteSpangoliteSpinelTetrahedrite
TurquoiseVoltaiteZippeite

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anthonyite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Buttgenbachite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Claringbullite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Connellite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Graemite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)
Johannite  (*)Kiddcreekite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Malachite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Ransomite  (*)
Römerite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sengierite  (*)Silver  (*)Spangolite  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Stibiconite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Teineite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Uranopilite  (*)Variscite  (*)Voltaite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61801800966
Anthonyite  (*)AnthonyiteCu(OH)2·3H2O18018006
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61801800919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)218018005509
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O200.70038
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS418018005516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)618018001633
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr200.700227
Buttgenbachite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(NO3)2Cl8(OH)62·nH2O180180013
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)200.70027770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O180180088
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S18018005707
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O200.700197
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O180180077
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl200.7001382
Claringbullite  (*)ClaringbulliteCu2+4FCl(OH)6180180013
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8200.7001756
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1801800295
Copper  (*)CopperCu18018003846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS18018004165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O18018002970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O21801800144
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS180180024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)200.7007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu200.70030554
Graemite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·H2O18018006
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O200.7006890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O200.7001689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O4200.70073
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)200.700469
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O180180069
Kiddcreekite  (*)NoneCu6WSnS818018009
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2200.700265
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2180180012537
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1801800443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl200.7001107
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)61801800158
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2200.7001898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2180180039462
Ransomite  (*)NoneCuFe3+2(SO4)4·6H2O18018005
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O200.700115
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)200.7004894
Sengierite  (*)SengieriteCu2(UO2)2(VO4)2(OH)2·6H2O180180011
Silver  (*)CopperAg200.7005186
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O1801800105
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3200.7001214
Stibiconite  (*)PyrochloreSb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)200.700446
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1801800332
Teineite  (*)NoneCu2+(Te4+O3)·2H2O180180014
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1318018005317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1801800484
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O200.700628
Uranopilite  (*)None(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6·14H2O200.70094
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O200.700301
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O200.700111
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO416316301655
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)4200.700175



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.


7 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."
Hg-00031163163163?-?    YesCinnabar, Eugenite, VelikiteHg3296Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA Lowell (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.5.601EG69_601 
Mo-00052163163163?-?    YesFerrimolybdite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo3296Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA Lowell (1974)10.2113/gsecongeo.69.5.601EG69_601 
PorphCu-00009180180180     YesAlunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, StromeyeriteCu188011Cochise Project (East Lavender Ore Body), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USABisbeeSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01200.7199.1199.9±0.8 initial intrusion related to mineralization   Yes  3304Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender Pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USABisbee areaLang (2001) UBCMDRUSP2_1 
UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee02200.5197.3198.9±1.6 not thought to be the source of mineralization   Yes  3304Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender Pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USABisbee areaLang (2001) UBCMDRUSP2_1 
sedznpb-00447180180180     Yes  3318Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USABisbeeSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050403Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050403
R100207Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100207
R070520Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070520
R100206Cole Mine (Cole Shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100206


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