Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Magma Mine (Magma Superior Mine; Irene Claim; Hub Claim; Pomeroy; Superior Division; Silver Queen; Monarch Claim; Magma Copper Mine; Broken Hill; Apex), Superior, Pioneer District, Pinal Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 62
Youngest recorded age at locality: 60

mindat Locality ID: 3349
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3349.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Magma Mine (Magma Superior Mine; Irene Claim; Hub Claim; Pomeroy; Superior Division; Silver Queen; Monarch Claim; Magma Copper Mine; Broken Hill; Apex), Superior, Pioneer District, Pinal Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Magma Mill Area
No. 1 Glory Hole

Latitude: 33°18'11"N
Longitude: 111°5'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.303055555556,-111.09944444444

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.

Allophane	Andalusite	Apatite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copiapite
Copper	Coquimbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Fluorite
Garnet	Germanite	Gypsum	Kieserite	Malachite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Tetrahedrite	Voltaite	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 Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si V Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Apatite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Copiapite
Copper Coquimbite Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Digenite Enargite Fluorite
Garnet Germanite Gypsum Kieserite Malachite Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Tetrahedrite Voltaite Wurtzite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Colusite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Coronadite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Digenite ()*
Dioptase ()*	Djurleite ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*	Groutite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Manganite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Sauconite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Vanadinite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wittichenite ()*
Wulfenite ()*

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
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	62	60	0		3092
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	62	60	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	62	60	0		11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	62	60	0		5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	62	60	0		1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	62	60	0		27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	62	60	0		925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	62	60	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	62	60	0		27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	62	60	0		3531
Colusite ()*	Sphalerite Germanite	Cu₁₃VAs₃S₁₆	62	60	0		110
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	62	60	0		382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	62	60	0		3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	62	60	0		136
Coronadite ()*	Coronadite	Pb(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	62	60	0		227
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	62	60	0		4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	62	60	0		599
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	62	60	0		802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	62	60	0		2970
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	62	60	0		1027
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	62	60	1	145933	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	62	60	0		300
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	62	60	0		910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄	62	60	0		163
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	62	60	0		9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	62	60	0		24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	62	60	0		30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	62	60	0		1544
Groutite ()*	Diaspore	Mn³⁺O(OH)	62	60	0		72
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	62	60	0		6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	62	60	0		14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	62	60	0		1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	62	60	0		1066
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	62	60	0		14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	62	60	0		12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	62	60	0		770
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	62	60	0		17380
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	62	60	1	145933	492
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	62	60	0		39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	62	60	0		3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	62	60	0		61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	62	60	0		1711
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	62	60	0		53
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	62	60	0		56
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	62	60	0		6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	62	60	0		5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	62	60	0		21482
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	62	60	0		332
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	62	60	0		139
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	62	60	0		1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	62	60	0		1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	62	60	0		5317
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl	62	60	0		605
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	62	60	0		111
Wittichenite ()*	None	Cu₃BiS₃	62	60	0		297
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	62	60	0		1655

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	Mo-00129	62	60		X, Strat						Yes		Lindgrenite, Wulfenite	Mo	14241	Superior, Pioneer District, Pinal Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA		Manske and Paul (2002)	10.2113/gsecongeo.97.2.197	EG97_197

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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