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Locality Name:
Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 68.4
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65.4

mindat Locality ID: 34011
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-34011.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USA": 246
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 191

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Greaterville District
Kinsley Property
Mount Fagan
Old Baldy District
Sonoita
Southern Slopes Of Santa Rita Mountains
Tyndall District
Wrightson District

Latitude: 31°41'53"N
Longitude: 110°47'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.698055555556,-110.79833333333
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 B Ba Br C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllargentumAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutunite
BaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChenevixiteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCoronadite
CorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteMalachite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePharmacosideritePhenakitePolybasite
PrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinel
SulphurTetrahedriteThomsoniteTourmalineZircon

89 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Bromargyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chenevixite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Clinoclase  (*)Copper  (*)Coronadite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cuprite  (*)Descloizite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dyscrasite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hausmannite  (*)
Hedyphane  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kasolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)
Plattnerite  (*)Polybasite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Proustite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Tschermakite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)
Vanadinite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S68.465.415147019,147074,147099,147111,147113,147124,147132,147141,147146,147148,147163,147191,147202,147204,1472052793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)68.465.42146997,1472008803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61147163966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2147038,1470392734
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11469793250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11469959052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O668.465.411472002060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O11470471272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)268.465.419146992,147006,147039,147071,147072,147073,147099,147104,147129,147132,147141,147146,147148,147163,147166,147173,147194,147196,1471985509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)68.465.416146996,147006,147111,147113,147126,147151,147152,147178,147185,147191,147192,147194,147196,147197,147207,14721611547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS468.465.48146990,147070,147087,147109,147205,147207,147208,1472165516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS368.465.411472051089
Bromargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgBr2147137,147148227
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)68.465.416146974,146979,146997,147012,147038,147039,147113,147128,147148,147178,147191,147199,147200,147204,147207,14721627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)68.465.417146992,147038,147039,147087,147091,147124,147129,147135,147136,147137,147163,147165,147188,147194,147196,147201,1472164979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S68.465.421146998,147011,147069,147071,147072,147074,147082,147111,147112,147113,147121,147129,147132,147148,147162,147163,147164,147204,147205,147212,1472165707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS268.465.475146990,146992,146994,146995,146996,146997,146998,146999,147001,147011,147012,147031,147038,147039,147042,147049,147054,147061,147062,147064,147065,147068,147069,147070,147071,147072,147074,147076,147082,147085,147087,147088,147089,147091,147097,147099,147100,147109,147111,147113,147118,147121,147122,147123,147124,147126,147128,147132,147139,147141,147146,147148,147151,147152,147153,147154,147160,147162,147163,147164,147165,147178,147185,147191,147196,147197,147202,147204,147205,147207,147208,147212,147214,147216,14721727198
Chenevixite  (*)ChenevixiteCuFe3+(AsO4)(OH)2114703990
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl68.465.46147072,147137,147146,147148,147163,1471911382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O68.465.47147039,147087,147129,147132,147141,147198,1472013531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811469851756
Clinoclase  (*)NoneCu3(AsO4)(OH)368.465.41147196127
Copper  (*)CopperCu11469853846
Coronadite  (*)CoronaditePb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161147039227
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS3147038,147039,1471114165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O161147039599
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O5146999,147087,147109,147132,1471482970
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)68.465.41147201378
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)468.465.4114719957
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211471119895
Dyscrasite  (*)AllargentumAg3+xSb1-x (x ≈ 0.2)1147006180
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)68.465.410146985,146994,146996,146997,147011,147039,147087,147163,147198,1472008173
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)268.465.41147200271
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF268.465.411472009617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS68.465.471146990,146992,146995,146997,146999,147011,147012,147031,147038,147039,147049,147054,147061,147062,147065,147068,147070,147071,147072,147074,147076,147082,147085,147087,147088,147089,147091,147097,147100,147109,147111,147113,147118,147121,147122,147123,147124,147126,147128,147132,147136,147137,147138,147139,147141,147146,147148,147149,147151,147152,147154,147160,147162,147163,147164,147165,147178,147185,147191,147192,147193,147194,147196,147197,147202,147204,147207,147208,147209,147214,14721624243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)68.465.411472017437
Gold  (*)CopperAu68.465.45146997,147058,147188,147189,14720030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC11470302812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O68.465.44147038,147039,147095,1471986890
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O41147039350
Hedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl114703948
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O368.465.423146990,146994,146999,147038,147039,147061,147070,147071,147072,147087,147091,147093,147104,147113,147118,147141,147151,147157,147166,147201,147204,147205,14721714640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11470391689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611471111066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)668.465.43147001,147038,1472012228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)468.465.43147113,147163,1472005591
Kasolite  (*)NonePb(UO2)(SiO4)·H2O2146984,147047198
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O468.465.46146997,147005,147012,147087,147200,14720514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)268.465.434146990,146992,146994,146996,146997,146999,147006,147039,147049,147070,147071,147072,147073,147082,147087,147099,147104,147109,147113,147124,147129,147132,147141,147146,147148,147157,147164,147166,147173,147194,147196,147198,147200,14721612537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1147039770
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211470065674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O68.465.41147196915
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O1147031443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl68.465.43147038,147039,1472011107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25146990,147001,147049,147072,1471135800
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)68.465.42147039,147201362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26146997,147049,147051,147099,147148,14716317380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11471332994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2146997,1471632349
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O68.465.41147196428
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO21147039158
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]1147163716
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211469851898
Proustite  (*)NoneAg3AsS32147148,147163733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS268.465.461146990,146992,146995,146996,146998,146999,147001,147009,147011,147016,147038,147039,147042,147054,147061,147062,147064,147065,147070,147071,147072,147074,147076,147082,147085,147087,147088,147089,147091,147097,147100,147109,147111,147113,147122,147123,147126,147129,147132,147139,147141,147151,147152,147153,147154,147162,147163,147165,147178,147185,147191,147196,147197,147202,147204,147205,147207,147208,147214,147216,14721739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO268.465.42147039,1471883106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11471461725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO268.465.419146985,146992,146997,147001,147038,147039,147061,147109,147111,147126,147133,147178,147190,147192,147199,147200,147201,147207,14721661156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2147039,1471481711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1147148969
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21147039454
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11470062705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)2147039,1471486417
Silver  (*)CopperAg68.465.44147005,147137,147163,1471885186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)4147038,147039,147085,1471112473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS68.465.443146990,146992,147011,147012,147038,147039,147049,147061,147065,147070,147071,147072,147082,147085,147087,147088,147089,147091,147097,147100,147109,147111,147113,147121,147123,147126,147128,147138,147139,147141,147149,147151,147152,147154,147165,147178,147185,147191,147192,147196,147204,147207,14721621482
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1147163332
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS68.465.411472172045
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1311471481803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO3147112,147113,1471631101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1368.465.418147012,147111,147113,147126,147141,147148,147163,147191,147192,147194,147196,147197,147202,147204,147205,147207,147208,1472165317
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1146985452
Tschermakite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg3Al2)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2114703073
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO268.465.44147031,147111,147113,1472022718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1147047890
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl68.465.43147038,147039,147201605
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41147039303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO468.465.47147038,147039,147047,147163,147188,147200,1472011655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)68.465.405251


1 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_0000035768.465.466.9±1.5K-ArAge of mineralization of quartz-sericite-pyrite alteration assemblage in Triassic volcanic rock UAKA-73-158    34320Wrightson District, Santa Rita Mts, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, USAMount Wrightston Quad.Shafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 

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