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Locality Name:
Hillside Mine (Happy Jack MS 920 Claim; Camp MS 919 Claim; Seven Stars MS 916 Claim), Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 78
Youngest recorded age at locality: 71.4

mindat Locality ID: 3391
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3391.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hillside Mine (Happy Jack MS 920 Claim; Camp MS 919 Claim; Seven Stars MS 916 Claim), Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°37'58"N
Longitude: 113°12'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.632777777778,-113.20972222222

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si U V Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteEpsomite
FluoriteGypsumJohanniteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideritePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedriteZippeite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Andersonite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bayleyite  (*)
Carnotite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Johannite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Natrozippeite  (*)Nickelzippeite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schröckingerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Swartzite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Uraninite  (*)Zinczippeite  (*)Zippeite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S7871.402793
Andersonite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·5-6H2O7871.4047
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)7871.402734
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS7871.409052
Bayleyite  (*)NoneMg2(UO2)(CO3)3·18H2O7871.4038
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O7871.401184
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)7871.404979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S7271.605707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27271.6027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl7871.401382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS7271.604165
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF27871.409617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7271.6024243
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O7871.40188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O7271.606890
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O7871.401689
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O7871.40144
Johannite  (*)JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O7771.6069
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)27771.6012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)27871.4017380
Natrozippeite  (*)ZippeiteNa5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O7871.4041
Nickelzippeite  (*)ZippeiteNi2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10·16H2O0005
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O7871.40428
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27271.6039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27871.4061156
Schröckingerite  (*)NoneNaCa3(UO2)(SO4)(CO3)3F·10H2O7871.40128
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)7871.406417
Silver  (*)CopperAg7871.405186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)7871.402473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS7271.6021482
Swartzite  (*)NoneCaMg(UO2)(CO3)3·12H2O7871.404
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S137771.605317
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO27871.402718
Zinczippeite  (*)ZippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O7871.406
Zippeite  (*)ZippeiteK2[(UO2)4(SO4)2O2(OH)2](H2O)47871.40175



22 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_211-000057878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B22 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000067777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3a1 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000077777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B32 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000087777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B33 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000097777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B34 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000107777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B35 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000117777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B36 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000127878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3b2 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000137878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3b3 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000147575 Pb-Pb whole rock?B42 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000157373 Pb-Pb whole rock?B51 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000167373 Pb-Pb whole rock?B52 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000177272 Pb-Pb whole rock?B61 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
Kristen002254777277-72Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite  YesMolybdenite Cu, Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdad Cu-Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-0024772.471.872.1±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-002487271.471.7±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0024972.171.571.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025076.175.575.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025176.175.575.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025276.475.876.1±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-002537271.471.7±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-19 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
PorphCu-001037271.671.8±0.2Re-Os    YesAlbite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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