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Locality Name:
Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1700
Youngest recorded age at locality: 71.4

mindat Locality ID: 44769
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-44769.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°32'42"N
Longitude: 113°13'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.545,-113.23027777778
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCovelliteCubaniteEpidoteMalachite
MicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel
TetrahedriteWurtzite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Mackinawite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1700170009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21700113005509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17001130027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1700170005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS217001700027198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8170011300577
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1700170004165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S3170017000802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1700113002970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1700113008173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17001700024243
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)170017000451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417001130014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)217001130012537
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216101400017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217001700039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81700170009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217001130061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21700113005614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17001700021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S131700170001803


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000307Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit
Giersdorf_00000308Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit
Giersdorf_00000309Yavapai series basement complex, host rock for a massive Sulfide deposit


26 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_211-000057878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B22 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000067777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3a1 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000077777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B32 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000087777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B33 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000097777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B34 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000107777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B35 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000117777 Pb-Pb whole rock?B36 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000127878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3b2 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000137878 Pb-Pb whole rock?B3b3 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000147575 Pb-Pb whole rock?B42 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000157373 Pb-Pb whole rock?B51 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000167373 Pb-Pb whole rock?B52 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000177272 Pb-Pb whole rock?B61 Yes  43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
Kristen002254777277-72Re-Osmineralization agemolybdenite  YesMolybdenite Cu, Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdad Cu-Mo DepositHan et al. (2014)10.1111/rge.12033RG64_136 
Mo-0024772.471.872.1±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-002487271.471.7±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0024972.171.571.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-1 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025076.175.575.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025176.175.575.8±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-0025276.475.876.1±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-10 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
Mo-002537271.471.7±0.3Re-Os molybdeniteBGD-19 YesMolybdenite Mo43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadBarra et al. (2003)10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0MD38_585 
PorphCu-001037271.671.8±0.2Re-Os    YesAlbite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, SphaleriteCu43642Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABagdadSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
Giersdorf_00000307161015101560±50K-Ar  UAKA-60-06  Muscovite 44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USAOld Dick MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Giersdorf_00000308150014001450±50K-Ar  UAKA-60-06  Muscovite 44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USAOld Dick MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Giersdorf_00000309121011301170±40K-Ar  UAKA-60-06    44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USAOld Dick MineShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
vms-0101217001700Proterozoic       S44769Bruce Mine (Bruce Deposit; Old Dick Mine), Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USABruceMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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