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Locality Name:
Pima Mine (Pima Open Pit Mine), Mission Complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 67
Youngest recorded age at locality: 58

mindat Locality ID: 3373
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3373.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Pima Mine (Pima Open Pit Mine), Mission Complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°58'56"N
Longitude: 111°3'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.982222222222,-111.06305555556
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: Al As B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumGadoliniteGarnetMalachiteMica
MolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteValleriite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Valleriite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4675805516
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S675805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26758027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O675803531
Copper  (*)CopperCu675803846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O675802970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)67580498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6675804135
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6758024243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3675801544
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36758014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O46758014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26758012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2675805800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26758017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26758039462
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS6758021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13675801803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO675801101
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2675802562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]67580237


5 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
EG94_211-00050676767Pb-Pb whole rock?KD-GR2-1 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00051676767Pb-Pb whole rock?D-MR2-2 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00052636363Pb-Pb whole rock?RS-MR-5 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00053585858Pb-Pb whole rock?TWB-Pa Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00054585858Pb-Pb whole rock?QL-85-1 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050053Pima Mine (Pima Open Pit Mine), Mission Complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050053

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