Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Williams Camp Area, Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1679
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1554

mindat Locality ID: 44398
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44398.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Williams Camp Area, Boner Canyon, Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
White Dike Claim
Williams Mine (Williams Tungsten Mine; Jewel Tungsten Mine; Wothree Mine)

Latitude: 34°49'9"N
Longitude: 113°36'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.819166666667,-113.60416666667

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.

Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Fluorite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Scheelite

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 Ca Cu F Fe H K Mn O S Si W

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Fluorite Mica None Pyrite Scheelite

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Scheelite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1679	1554	1	141523	27198
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1679	1554	1	141523	9617
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	1679	1554	1	141523	469
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1679	1630	1	141523	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1679	1554	1	141523	39462
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1679	1554	1	141523	4894

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000063	east of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063a	east of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063b	east of Cane Springs, on the road to Rare Metals Pegmatite
Jen_0000063c	7 miles west of Rare Metals Pegmatite

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Jen_0000063	1679	1630	1679-1630	K-Ar/Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	muscovite	A-31	Yes	Muscovite	19377	Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA	Rare Metals Mine	Wasserburg and Lanphere (1965)	10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB76_735	age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063a	1593	1593	1593	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	microcline	A-32	Yes	Microcline	19377	Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA	Rare Metals Mine	Wasserburg and Lanphere (1965)	10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB76_735	age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063b	1587	1587	1587	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	biotite	A-35	Yes		19377	Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA	Rare Metals Mine	Wasserburg and Lanphere (1965)	10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB76_735	age of emplacement of granitic rocks
Jen_0000063c	1554	1554	1554	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	microcline	A-37	Yes	Microcline	19377	Rare Metals Mine (Waldren Mining Company Mine), Aquarius Mts (Aquarius Range; Peacock Range), Mohave Co., Arizona, USA	Rare Metals Mine	Wasserburg and Lanphere (1965)	10.1130/0016-7606(1965)76[735:ADITPO]2.0.CO;2	GSAB76_735	age of emplacement of granitic rocks

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