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Locality Name:
Coyote Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 60
Youngest recorded age at locality: 49.7

mindat Locality ID: 35642
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-35642.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coyote Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Coyote District

Latitude: 32°1'13"N
Longitude: 111°28'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.020277777778,-111.48277777778

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si W Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBaryteBrauniteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteCovelliteEpidoteMalachiteMolybdeniteNone
PyritePyroxeneRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelVesuvianite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Braunite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)51.949.7114366211547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS451.949.711436625516
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)60560483
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S51.949.711436625707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS251.949.7114366227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O51.949.711436623531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS51.949.711436624165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O651.949.711436624135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)51.949.711436628173
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O451.949.7114366214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)251.949.7114366212537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS251.949.711436625800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS251.949.7114366239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2605603106
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)51.949.711436624894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS51.949.7114366221482
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1051.949.711436671395



2 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
Jen_0000004605658±2U-Pbage of granite emplacementhighzircon   Zircon  277574Coyote Mountains Wilderness Area, Coyote District, Coyote Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USACoyote MountainsČerný (1991)10.1016/0301-9268(91)90111-MPR51_429 
Giersdorf_0000037451.949.750.8±1.1K-Ar  UAKA-77-60 Yes  35638Roadside Mine (St. Francis Mine; Coyote Claim), Pan Tak, Coyote District, Coyote Mts, Tohono O'odom (Papago) Indian Reservation, Pima Co., Arizona, USARoadside FormationShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201Sample is partially propylitized


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