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Locality Name:
Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 82.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 48

mindat Locality ID: 44393
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44393.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA": 63
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 42

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Chelsea Wash
Dry Mine Wash
Gila Mountains Perlite Occurrence
Gila Valley
Jet Group (Unpatented Claims-Saturn; Unpatented Claims-Jupiter; Unpatented Claims-Venus)
Lone Star
Mary Claims
Morning Star Mine (Kennecott Safford Properties [in Part])
Peterson Wash
Safford
Safford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine)
Safford Mine (Dos Pobres Mine; Dos Pobres Ore Body; Los Pobres; Safford Phelps Dodge; Phelps Dodge Safford Project; Arrowhead Mine)
Sanchez
Slaughter Mountain
Solomon Pass
Weber Peak

Latitude: 32°58'16"N
Longitude: 109°40'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.971111111111,-109.67027777778
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 Au Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBerylBrochantiteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDufréniteEpidote
FluoriteKaoliniteLepidocrociteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteTurquoise

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Halloysite-10Å  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Manganite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrodufrénite  (*)Neotocite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)675583139502,139505,139510966
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)82.567.511395122734
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)475584139494,139498,139502,139505246
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)375581139505544
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18755811394654286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS475483139502,139503,1395055516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)675584139494,139498,139502,1395051633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)75.9584139463,139487,139498,13950527770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)82.567.511395124979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O75582139502,139505925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S75484139494,139502,139503,1395055707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS275486139478,139486,139494,139502,139503,13950527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O82.5486139494,139498,139502,139503,139505,1395123531
Copper  (*)CopperCu755811395053846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS75582139502,1395054165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O75583139494,139502,1395052970
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O275581139505144
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)75582139494,1395058173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F755811394982740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF282.567.511395129617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS82.5583139502,139505,13951224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)75582139502,1395057437
Gold  (*)CopperAu75585139486,139498,139499,139502,13950530554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O382.5584139494,139502,139505,13951214640
Halloysite-10Å  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O82.548062
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)675584139494,139498,139502,1395052228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4755811395055591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)75581139498581
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O475584139474,139494,139502,13950514899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)275584139494,139498,139502,13950512537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)75581139463770
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS275484139494,139502,139503,1395055800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)275583139494,139502,13950517380
Natrodufrénite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O75.958113948746
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)75581139505186
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O75582139461,1395092994
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)475581139498369
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS275484139494,139502,139503,13950539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO275582139502,13950661156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS75582139502,13950521482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO75583139494,139502,1395051101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1375582139502,1395055317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O75582139502,139505484


11 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
EG94_211-00043585858Pb-Pb whole rock?SF34    51348Lone Star Mine (Lone Star Group; Lone Star Deposit), Lone Star Mountain, Lone Star, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
NAVDAT-3005375.962.169±6.9   30053    51348Lone Star Mine (Lone Star Group; Lone Star Deposit), Lone Star Mountain, Lone Star, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-3005275.962.169±6.9   30052    131904Morning Star Mine (Kennecott Safford Properties [in Part]), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
EG94_211-000387575 Pb-Pb whole rock?SF17    44392Safford, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00039696969Pb-Pb whole rock?SF21    44392Safford, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00040696969Pb-Pb whole rock?SF23    44392Safford, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00041585858Pb-Pb whole rock?SF32    131709Safford Mine (Dos Pobres Mine; Dos Pobres Ore Body; Los Pobres; Safford Phelps Dodge; Phelps Dodge Safford Project; Arrowhead Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00042585858Pb-Pb whole rock?SF33    131709Safford Mine (Dos Pobres Mine; Dos Pobres Ore Body; Los Pobres; Safford Phelps Dodge; Phelps Dodge Safford Project; Arrowhead Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
NAVDAT-30057665460±6   30057    131709Safford Mine (Dos Pobres Mine; Dos Pobres Ore Body; Los Pobres; Safford Phelps Dodge; Phelps Dodge Safford Project; Arrowhead Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
PorphCu-00151574857–48      Actinolite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Gold, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite, Tenorite, TurquoiseCu131709Safford Mine (Dos Pobres Mine; Dos Pobres Ore Body; Los Pobres; Safford Phelps Dodge; Phelps Dodge Safford Project; Arrowhead Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
NAVDAT-3005182.567.575±7.5   30051    62419Ben Hur Mine (Ben Hurr Mine; Lola Dean Mine; Christmas Gift Mine), Weber Peak, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

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