Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Cuprite Mine Group (Wilkinson Group; Detroit Mine; Emerald Group; Little Giant Extension Mine), Cunningham Pass District, Harcuvar Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 73.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 24.79

mindat Locality ID: 33430
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-33430.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cuprite Mine Group (Wilkinson Group; Detroit Mine; Emerald Group; Little Giant Extension Mine), Cunningham Pass District, Harcuvar Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°57'11"N
Longitude: 113°33'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.953055555556,-113.56388888889

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.

Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Corundum	None

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: Ba C Cu Fe O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ba C Cu Fe O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Corundum None

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Baryte ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Hematite ()*	Siderite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	73.2	24.79	11547
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	73.2	24.79	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	73.2	24.79	27198
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	73.2	24.79	14640
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	73.2	24.79	6417

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000353	73.2	67.4	70.3±2.9	K-Ar	Age records metamorphic event which predates mylonitization	S JR-HV 78-1	Yes	33613	Harcuvar Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA	Harcuvar Mts.	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000373	52.1	49.9	51±1.1	K-Ar		UAKA-77-65	Yes	33613	Harcuvar Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA	Harcuvar Mts.	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000392	25.87	24.79	25.33±0.54	K-Ar		UAKA-75-107	Yes	33425	Cunningham Pass District, Harcuvar Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA	Cunningham Pass	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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