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Locality Name:
Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 43057
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-43057.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 98
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 66

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Banner District
Dripping Springs District
Mineral Creek District (Ray District)
Riverside District
Saddle Mountain District

Latitude: 33°6'34"N
Longitude: 110°52'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.109444444444,-110.86861111111
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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBixbyiteBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
PseudobrookitePyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
TalcTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazZircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Allophane  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bementite  (*)
Bixbyite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Descloizite  (*)
Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Libethenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Neotocite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11454552793
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O72592145397,145416470
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)672592145416,145428966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO57268.611454281310
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)311453651534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)2145365,1454472734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)7268.611454281588
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)27268.64145412,145414,145415,1454285509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)7268.63145372,145428,14545511547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)87268.61145428173
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O31145461104
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS477634145394,145395,145428,1454555516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)67268.611454281633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)7268.67145372,145377,145412,145428,145447,145455,14545627770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)72595145365,145418,145447,145448,1454514979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S7268.64145385,145394,145424,1454285707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2776311145385,145389,145391,145394,145395,145397,145421,145424,145428,145455,14545627198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl7268.611454281382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O7268.66145412,145416,145423,145428,145443,1454593531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)472591145434951
Copper  (*)CopperCu69694145412,145416,145428,1454303846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS7268.611454284165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O69698145410,145412,145414,145415,145423,145428,145430,1454312970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O27268.61145428144
Descloizite  (*)DescloizitePbZn(VO4)(OH)7268.63145366,145428,145447378
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O7268.63145412,145416,145428164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211454479895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)7268.611454288173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211454569617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7268.68145365,145368,145389,145425,145428,145447,145448,14545524243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)72594145389,145414,145415,1454287437
Gold  (*)CopperAu7268.65145385,145391,145394,145428,14545530554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O7268.63145377,145412,1454286890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl7268.611454281398
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O7268.62145412,145428409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O372597145389,145414,145428,145433,145447,145456,14545914640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11453891689
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O7268.6114542862
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O37268.611454285433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)67268.63145414,145415,1454282228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)47268.63145416,145426,1454285591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O7268.611454281271
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)7268.63145412,145416,145428234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O47268.62145428,14545914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)269698145394,145412,145414,145415,145428,145430,145443,14545612537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1145372770
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O7268.61145428443
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl7268.62145428,1454471107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS277633145395,145421,1454285800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O7268.62145416,1454281508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)277595145385,145394,145395,145416,14542817380
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)7268.61145428186
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O7268.61145428471
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)72593145367,145417,1454282349
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O51145461164
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS311454551425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS277636145395,145412,145421,145428,145455,14545639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211453723106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27268.64145412,145428,145447,14545561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO272592145416,1454285614
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)7268.611454286417
Silver  (*)CopperAg69699145385,145394,145412,145423,145425,145428,145430,145451,1454555186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11453652473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)311454611214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS7268.63145389,145428,14545521482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)272592145428,1454333337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S137268.611454281803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO7268.66145412,145414,145415,145416,145428,1454431101
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O7268.611454284899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211454611476
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O7268.611454281059
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl3145366,145447,145448605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4200005145366,145381,145389,145447,1454481655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)7268.611454285251


19 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
NAVDAT-30034776370±7   30034    68632Hillside Mine, Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-30035776370±7   30035    68632Hillside Mine, Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-51667200001000±1000   51667    68669Ninety-One Mine (Ninety-One Claim; Scott Group; Troy Manhattan Copper Co. Property; Davis Shaft; Troy Arizona Copper Co. Property; MS 1621 Claim), Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-51668200001000±1000   51668    68669Ninety-One Mine (Ninety-One Claim; Scott Group; Troy Manhattan Copper Co. Property; Davis Shaft; Troy Arizona Copper Co. Property; MS 1621 Claim), Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-30032776370±7   30032    130425Troy Ranch Prospect (Nearby Claims 2; Mary Alice Claims 8-21), Tiger Mountain Area, Dripping Springs District, Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
EG94_211-000297272 Pb-Pb whole rock?R11    48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00030707070Pb-Pb whole rock?R1a2    48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00031707070Pb-Pb whole rock?R1a4    48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00032656565Pb-Pb whole rock?R21    48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00033606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R31    48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00035606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R31    48335Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00034606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R32    131292Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00036606060Pb-Pb whole rock?R32    131292Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
NAVDAT-30042665460±6   30042    131292Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
PorphCu-00107696969      Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dioptase, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Silver, SphaleriteCu50560Ray, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARaySinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Giersdorf_000003547268.670.3±1.7K-Ar  UAKA-70-06    3377Ray Mine, Scott Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARay Mine areaShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
NAVDAT-3004670.457.664±6.4   30046    62400Apex Mine (Apex No. 1 And 2 Claims; Bunker Hill Mine; Stillwell Copper Mine; Ray Consolidated Claims; Bunker Hill Patented Claim MS 3596), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
EG94_211-00037595959Pb-Pb whole rock?R42    68695Teapot Copper Mine (Teapot Copper Corp. Property), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARayBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
Mo-002577259 U-Th-Pb?, Pb-Pb?    YesLindgreniteMo50556Hull Claims, Kelvin, Riverside District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USARay VolcanicsBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 

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