Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Alder Creek Area, Sunflower District (Mazatzal Mountains District; Quicksilver District), Mazatzal Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 65
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 43002
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43002.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alder Creek Area, Sunflower District (Mazatzal Mountains District; Quicksilver District), Mazatzal Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Sphalerite

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: C Ca Cu Fe H Hg O S

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Cu Fe H Hg O S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Chalcopyrite Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Sphalerite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Azurite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Malachite ()*
Metacinnabar ()*	Pyrite ()*	Siderite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	65	2.6	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	65	2.6	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	65	2.6	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	65	2.6	2600
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	65	2.6	12537
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	65	2.6	255
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	65	2.6	39462
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	65	2.6	6417

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Hg-00089	65	2.6								Yes		Calomel, Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Eglestonite	Hg	31579	Sunflower District (Mazatzal Mountains District; Quicksilver District), Mazatzal Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA		Beckman and Kerns (1965); Eastoe et al. (1990)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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