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Locality Name:
Yucca, Boriana Canyon, Boriana District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1700
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1280

mindat Locality ID: 40536
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-40536.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yucca, Boriana Canyon, Boriana District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Copper World Mine (Pacific Copper Mine)

Latitude: 34°54'32"N
Longitude: 113°55'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.908888888889,-113.92194444444
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 As Ca Cu Fe H K Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylChalcopyriteClayGarnetLöllingiteMicaNickelineNonePyrite
RocksaltSphaleriteSpinel

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Galena  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31700170011426592353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2170017001142659718
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217001700114265927198
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181700170011426591008
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17001700114265924243
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2170017001142659762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417001700114265914899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217001700114265917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217001700114265939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81700170011426599056
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17001700114265921482
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21700170011426592562


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
Giersdorf_00000323136012801320±40K-Ar  UAKA-21-57 Yes  3343Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAHualapai MountainsShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
vms-0101517001700Proterozoic       S36730Copper World Mine (Pacific Copper Mine), Yucca, Boriana Canyon, Boriana District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USACopper WorldMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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