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Locality Name:
Johnson Camp, Cochise District, Little Dragoon Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 53
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 50726
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50726.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Johnson Camp, Cochise District, Little Dragoon Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 13

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Black Prince-Peabody Mines Area
Copper Chief Mine
Copper King Mine
Donna Anna Workings (Donna Anna Claims; Doña Aña Workings)
Johnson Mine (Johnson Pit; Burro Pit; Climax Shaft; Johnson Camp Mine; Cyprus Johnson Deposit)
Mammoth Mine
Mammoth Mine Area
Moore Mine (Moore Shaft; Moore Orebody)
O.K. Mine (OK Mine)
Republic Mine (Republic Copper Co. Property)
Republic Mine Area
Southern Mine
Unnamed W Mine [5]

Latitude: 32°6'4"N
Longitude: 110°3'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.101111111111,-110.06638888889

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 Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Na O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAndalusiteBaryteBerylBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundumCovelliteDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
GypsumHumiteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePhenakitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSpangolite
SphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteVesuvianiteWollastonite

60 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allophane  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hübnerite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Libethenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Spangolite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Willemite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2535303419
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O53532137113,137116470
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)253530718
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)453531137116246
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)653531137116919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)253532137113,1371165509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)5353113711611547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18535311371164286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS45305137112,137116,137117,137119,1371215516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6535311371161633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5304137116,137117,137119,13712127770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S5302137116,1371175707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25307137113,137115,137116,137117,137119,137120,13712127198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F253531137116285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O53532137113,1371163531
Copper  (*)CopperCu5304137113,137116,137117,1371213846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5302137116,1371174165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O535311371162970
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O65304137116,137117,137119,1371214135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O53530164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2535309895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)535311371168173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)001137124551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25303137115,137116,1371249617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)535301188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5303137115,137116,13712124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)53532137113,1371167437
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3535301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O535311371166890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O353532137113,13711614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O535301689
Hübnerite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+(WO4)53532137115,137116469
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6535311371162228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4535311371165591
Libethenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(PO4)(OH)53531137116234
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45303137116,137119,13712114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25303137113,137116,13711712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2535305674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS25303137116,137119,1371215800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O535311371161508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25353113711617380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)5302137116,1371212349
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)53532137115,137116494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25306137115,137116,137117,137119,137120,13712139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S80011371189056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25305137113,137115,137116,137122,13712461156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)53530969
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)5305137115,137116,137119,137121,1371224894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)535311371166417
Spangolite  (*)SpangoliteCu6Al(SO4)(OH)12Cl·3H2O53531137116105
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5306137113,137116,137117,137119,137120,13712121482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2535303337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO535311371161101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S135303137116,137119,1371215317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O535311371164899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2535311371162562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10535301395
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO453531137116303
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO35302137116,1371171247
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0011371211025



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_554Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with cave deposits, in Cochise County, Arizona.


2 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
Michelle_55400Recent Age of whewellite mineralizationhigh   YesWhewellite 15570Cochise Co., Arizona, USACochise CountyHofmann and Bernasconi (1998)10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6CG149_127Described as "recent cave deposits."
PorphCu-00090535353      Aurichalcite, Bornite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Cuprite, Diopside, Epidote, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Tenorite, TremoliteCu32440Johnson Mine (Johnson Pit; Burro Pit; Climax Shaft; Johnson Camp Mine; Cyprus Johnson Deposit), Johnson Camp, Cochise District, Little Dragoon Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USAJohnson CampSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 


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