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Locality Name:
Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 3343
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3343.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 83
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 57

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Boriana District
Cane Springs Canyon
Cedar District
Cottonwood District
Hualapai District
Kingman Area
Kingman District
Maynard District
Moon Mine (Moon Tungsten-Moly Mine; Moon Claims)
Ophir District
Putter Group Of Claims
Wabayuma Peak Wilderness Area
Walnut Creek Area
Wheeler Wash District
Wikiup

Latitude: 34°59'55"N
Longitude: 113°48'57"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.998611111111,-113.81583333333
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 Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca F O P 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBerylBismutiteBotryogen
CalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCorundum
CovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHalotrichiteKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMarcasite
MelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTungstite
TurquoiseWollastoniteZircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)
Anthophyllite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Bornite  (*)Botryogen  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)
Chlorargyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprotungstite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Mercury  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Stibnite  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2250054111426763419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)136012802142726,1427278803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O25005411142676470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31700170011426592353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51360128011426701310
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005413142659,142676,142690718
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)425005411142676246
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS136012802142656,1426989052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O61360128011427342060
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18136012804142656,142663,142680,1426914286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S31360128011426961935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)136012801142670716
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS425005412142676,1427065516
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O2500541114267645
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)136012802142656,14269027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)70958911426924979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O25005411142676925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1360128011427335707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2250054112142656,142659,142663,142668,142676,142698,142700,142706,142711,142712,142731,14273327198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)825005411142676577
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl70958911426921382
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O25005411142676382
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1825005412142659,1426761008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31360128011426791797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS250054111426764165
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225005411142676327
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)213601280114265667
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61360128011427344135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1360128011427248173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)136012802142656,142668551
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O136012801142690345
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2136012801142724271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F250054102740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2136012804142656,142663,142698,1427079617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS25005416142654,142659,142676,142702,142706,14273324243
Gold  (*)CopperAu136012807142656,142682,142692,142693,142698,142702,14270830554
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O25005411142676409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3136012803142656,142665,14268214640
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)136012802142654,142696469
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O2136012801142734179
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41360128011426985591
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2170017001142659762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O425005413142659,142676,14272414899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22500541114267612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS270958911427065674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O25005411142676915
Mercury  (*)NoneHg7095891142692397
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)136012802142656,1427244924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2136058915142654,142656,142663,142692,142693,142694,142696,142700,142702,142704,142706,142711,142712,142713,1427335800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1360128011426901508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21700128014142654,142656,142659,142663,142665,142684,142693,142696,142698,142702,142712,142713,142721,14272217380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6136012802142685,142690254
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)136012802142726,1427272349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2136012802142690,1427342273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2250054116142654,142656,142659,142676,142682,142693,142696,142698,142700,142704,142706,142711,142712,142713,142731,14273339462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2136012801142660771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S825005412142659,1426769056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213605897142653,142656,142661,142693,142706,142712,14273361156
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8136012801142687353
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1360128013142653,142654,142656,142657,142663,142667,142668,142672,142696,142717,142723,142731,1427334894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)250054111426766417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO570958911426921516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)250054111426762473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS25005415142654,142659,142676,142693,14273321482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41360128011427341934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31360128011426933418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2250054111426763337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1370958911427065317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1360128011427244899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)225005412142659,1426762562
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O136012801142656118
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O136012801142690484
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21360128011426982718
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl136012801142707605
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O136012801142689652
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3250054111426761247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41360128011427071655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)136012802142688,1427245251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000120Biotite hornblende granite


6 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
Giersdorf_00000323136012801320±40K-Ar  UAKA-21-57    3343Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAHualapai MountainsShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
vms-0101517001700Proterozoic       S36730Copper World Mine (Pacific Copper Mine), Yucca, Boriana Canyon, Boriana District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USACopper WorldMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
Giersdorf_00000338594560577±17K-ArK-Ar age partially reset by some magmatic event UAKA-64-19    275694Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAArrastra Mt.Shafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
vms-010102500541Proterozoic        3360Antler Mine (Antler Gold Mine; Spuyten Duyvel Mine), Arrastra Mt., Hualapai District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAAntlerMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1034 
Jen_00001201335.0231334.9771335±0.023Rb-Sr       62765Holy Moses Mine, Kingman, Kingman District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAHoly Moses Biotite-Hornblende Granite, ArizonaAnderson (1983)10.1130/MEM161-p133GSAM161_133anorogenic
Giersdorf_00000337709589649±60K-ArReset age of the Enterprise Granite UAKA-57-22    62627Enterprise Mine (Copper Jewell Mine; Jewell Tunnel), Hualapai Spring, Maynard District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAEnterprise MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050566Kingman, Kingman District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050566
R050039Kingman, Kingman District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050039

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