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Locality Name:
Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, 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: 3318
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3318.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Czar Mine (Czar Shaft)
Holbrook Mine (Holbrook Shaft)
Spray Mine (Spray Shaft; Silver Spray Mine)

Latitude: 31°26'14"N
Longitude: 109°54'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.437222222222,-109.90972222222
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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si U Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu Fe H K Mn O S Si U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcoalumite
ChalcopyriteClayConnelliteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCyanotrichiteDiasporeFluoriteGypsum
KaoliniteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteRocksaltRömeriteScapoliteSpangoliteSphalerite
StarkeyiteVoltaiteWollastonite

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcoalumite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Connellite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Felsőbányaite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hydrobasaluminite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kornelite  (*)Malachite  (*)Meionite  (*)
Paramelaconite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Rhomboclase  (*)Römerite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Rozenite  (*)Silver  (*)Spangolite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stevensite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Voltaite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1801800312
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)200.702137218,1372202734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)41801801137218246
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)18018003250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61801802137217,137218919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21801802137217,1372185509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41801802137218,1372205516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)618018001633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2200.701137217462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)200.702137217,13721827770
Carbonatecyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(CO3)(OH)12·2H2O180180113721888
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1801800925
Chalcoalumite  (*)ChalcoalumiteCuAl4(SO4)(OH)12·3H2O1801802137217,13721891
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1801802137218,1372205707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21801802137218,13722027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1801802137217,1372183531
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O1801801137217295
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O1801800382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1801803137217,137218,1372203846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O1801800136
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1801802137217,1372182970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O21801800144
Felsőbányaite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·4H2O200.702137218,13721966
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)200.7011372177437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O18018006890
Hydrobasaluminite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·15H2O200.702137218,13721912
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)418018005591
Kornelite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+2(SO4)3·7H2O (?)180180021
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21801802137217,13721812537
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)200.701137218176
Paramelaconite  (*)NoneCu1+2Cu2+2O3180180113721813
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)61801801137218158
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21801803137217,137218,13722039462
Rhomboclase  (*)Not in a structural group(H5O2)Fe3+(SO4)2·2H2O200.70113721753
Römerite  (*)RömeriteFe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4·14H2O1801800115
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21801801137218454
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O1801800293
Silver  (*)CopperAg200.702137217,1372185186
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O1801801137217105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS180180113722021482
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2200.702137218,13721957
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1801802137217,1372181101
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2200.7011372182562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO218018002718
Voltaite  (*)VoltaiteK2Fe2+5Fe3+3Al(SO4)12·18H2O1801800111
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3200.7011372181247


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        3318Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USABisbeeSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R090016Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R090016
R090062Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R090062
X060006Czar Mine (Czar Shaft), Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/X060006

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