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Locality Name:
Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 76
Youngest recorded age at locality: 62

mindat Locality ID: 3326
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3326.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Christmas Open Pit

Latitude: 33°3'29"N
Longitude: 110°44'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.058055555556,-110.74555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Adelite	Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Anthonyite	Apophyllite	Baryte	Brochantite	Brucite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Devilline	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Humite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Mixite	Molybdenite
Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Ruizite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Tobermorite	Valleriite	Vesuvianite
Wollastonite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na O P Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Anthonyite Apophyllite Baryte Brochantite Brucite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Devilline Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Humite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Mixite Molybdenite
Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Ruizite Sepiolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Tobermorite Valleriite Vesuvianite
Wollastonite Wurtzite

80 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anthonyite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Apachite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinohedrite ()*	Clintonite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Devilline ()*
Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gilalite ()*	Goethite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hisingerite ()*	Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Junitoite ()*	Kinoite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Mixite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nitrocalcite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*
Ruizite ()*	Sauconite ()*	Scawtite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Serpierite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stringhamite ()*	Talc ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tobermorite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Whelanite ()*	Willemite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xonotlite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	64	63	0		3419
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	64	63	0		1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	76	62	1	138096	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	64	63	0		1588
Anthonyite ()*	Anthonyite	Cu(OH)₂·3H₂O	64	63	0		6
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	64	63	0		708
Apachite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₉Si₁₀O₂₉·11H₂O	64	63	0		5
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	64	63	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	64	63	0		11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	64	63	0		5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	64	63	0		1633
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	64	63	0		462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	76	62	1	138096	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	64	63	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	64	63	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	64	63	1	138096	27198
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	64	63	0		285
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	64	63	1	138096	3531
Clinohedrite ()*	None	CaZn(SiO₄)·H₂O	64	63	0		6
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	64	63	0		86
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	64	63	0		3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	64	63	0		4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	64	63	0		802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	64	63	1	138096	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	64	63	0		366
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	64	63	0		4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	64	63	1	138096	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	64	63	0		9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	64	63	0		220
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	64	63	0		8173
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	76	62	1	138096	303
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	64	63	0		1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	64	63	0		24243
Gilalite ()*	None	Cu₅Si₆O₁₇·7H₂O	64	63	1	138096	5
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	64	63	0		7437
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	76	62	1	138096	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	64	63	0		6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	64	63	0		741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	64	63	1	138096	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	64	63	0		1689
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	64	63	0		144
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀(OH,F)·8H₂O	64	63	0		85
Junitoite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaZn₂Si₂O₇·H₂O	76	62	1	138096	2
Kinoite ()*	None	Ca₂Cu₂Si₃O₁₀·2H₂O	64	63	1	138096	17
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	64	63	0		1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	64	63	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	64	63	0		12537
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	64	63	0		425
Mixite ()*	Mixite	Cu₆Bi(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	64	63	0		168
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	64	63	0		5800
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	64	63	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	64	63	0		17380
Nitrocalcite ()*	None	Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O	64	63	0		46
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	64	63	0		2349
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	64	63	0		2273
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	64	63	0		369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	64	63	1	138096	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	64	63	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	64	63	0		61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	64	63	0		454
Ruizite ()*	Ruizite	Ca₂Mn³⁺₂Si₄O₁₁(OH)₄·2H₂O	64	63	0		6
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	64	63	0		56
Scawtite ()*	None	Ca₇(Si₃O₉)₂(CO₃)·2H₂O	64	63	0		25
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	64	63	0		241
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	64	63	0		292
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	64	63	0		5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	64	63	0		2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	64	63	1	138096	21482
Stringhamite ()*	None	CaCu(SiO₄)·H₂O	64	63	1	138096	8
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	64	63	0		3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	64	63	0		1101
Tobermorite ()*	Tobermorite	Ca₄Si₆O₁₇(H₂O)₂·(Ca·3H₂O)	64	63	0		114
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	64	63	0		2562
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	64	63	0		237
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	64	63	0		1395
Whelanite ()*	None	Cu₂Ca₆[Si₆O₁₇(OH)](CO₃)(OH)₃(H₂O)₂	64	63	0		4
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	64	63	0		303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	64	63	0		1247
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂	64	63	0		109
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	64	63	0		1025

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG94_211-00024	76	76		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH1	Yes			31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00025	76	76		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CHa1/72AB74	Yes			31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00026	72	72		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH14/GB-1	Yes			31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00027	62	62	62	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH11	Yes			31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00028	62	62	62	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	CH31	Yes			31783	Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
PorphCu-00010	64	63	64–63					Actinolite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Cubanite, Diopside, Epidote, Galena, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	3326	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Christmas	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060694	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R060694
R120105	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R120105
R050169	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R050169
R050154	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R050154
R120100	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R120100
R040155	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R040155
R050168	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R050168
R120047	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R120047
X060013	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/X060013
R060930	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R060930
R110018	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R110018
R050323	Christmas Mine (Red Bird Shafts; Inspiration Mine; Hackberry Shafts), Christmas, Christmas Area, Banner District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R050323

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