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Locality Name:
Copper Glance Mine (Glance Mine), Stevens Mountain, 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: 36239
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-36239.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Copper Glance Mine (Glance Mine), Stevens Mountain, 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°53'47"N
Longitude: 111°3'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.896388888889,-111.05388888889

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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Corundum	Marcasite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Spinel

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: Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ca Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Chalcopyrite Copper Corundum Marcasite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Rocksalt
Sphalerite Spinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Bornite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Galena ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	67	58	3419
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	67	58	5516
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	67	58	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	67	58	27198
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	67	58	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	67	58	2970
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	67	58	24243
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	67	58	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	67	58	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	67	58	5674
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	67	58	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	67	58	39462
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	67	58	21482

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG94_211-00050	67	67	67	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	KD-GR2-1	Yes	22945	Sierrita 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, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00051	67	67	67	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	D-MR2-2	Yes	22945	Sierrita 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, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00052	63	63	63	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	RS-MR-5	Yes	22945	Sierrita 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, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00053	58	58	58	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	TWB-Pa	Yes	22945	Sierrita 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, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00054	58	58	58	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	QL-85-1	Yes	22945	Sierrita 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, USA	Sierrita	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211

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