Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bonanza Mine (Harquahala Mine), Bonanza And Golden Eagle Mine Group, Martin Peak, Salome, Little Harquahala District, Little Harquahala Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 68.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 46.5

mindat Locality ID: 3402
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3402.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bonanza Mine (Harquahala Mine), Bonanza And Golden Eagle Mine Group, Martin Peak, Salome, Little Harquahala District, Little Harquahala Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°40'3"N
Longitude: 113°35'24"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.6675,-113.59

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	Calcite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Gypsum	Malachite	Mica	None	Plancheite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Spinel

Calcite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Plancheite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*

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 Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O P Pb S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Calcite Clay Copper Corundum Gypsum Malachite Mica None Plancheite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Spinel

15 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	68.2	46.5	27770
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	68.2	46.5	3531
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	68.2	46.5	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	68.2	46.5	9895
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	68.2	46.5	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	68.2	46.5	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	68.2	46.5	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	68.2	46.5	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	68.2	46.5	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	68.2	46.5	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	66.1	63.1	17380
Plancheite ()*	Plancheite	Cu₈(Si₄O₁₁)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	68.2	46.5	74
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	68.2	46.5	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	68.2	46.5	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	68.2	46.5	61156

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	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
Giersdorf_00000359	68.2	63.8	66±2.2	K-Ar	Age of cooling after metamorphic event or reset by intrusion of granodiorite of the Granite Wash Pass	L.Ha-1	Yes		192365	Little Harquahala Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA	Little Harquahala Mts.	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000361	66.1	63.1	64.6±1.5	K-Ar		Hvr-1	Yes	Muscovite	34177	Salome, Little Harquahala District, Little Harquahala Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA	Salome	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201
Giersdorf_00000376	48.5	46.5	47.5±1.0	K-Ar	Age of cooling after metamorphic-plutonic event or resetting by Tertiary thermal event	UAKA-73-126	Yes		34177	Salome, Little Harquahala District, Little Harquahala Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA	Salome	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)	AGSD12_201

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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