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Locality Name:
Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 78
Youngest recorded age at locality: 71.4

mindat Locality ID: 50828
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-50828.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Hillside Mine (Happy Jack MS 920 Claim; Camp MS 919 Claim; Seven Stars MS 916 Claim)
Hillside Mine Area

Latitude: 34°37'57"N
Longitude: 113°12'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.6325,-113.20972222222

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.

Acanthite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Covellite	Epsomite
Fluorite	Gypsum	Johannite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Zippeite

Acanthite ()*	Andersonite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Bayleyite ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goslarite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Johannite ()*	Malachite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Natrozippeite ()*	Nickelzippeite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Schröckingerite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Swartzite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uraninite ()*
Zinczippeite ()*	Zippeite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si U V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Covellite Epsomite
Fluorite Gypsum Johannite Kaolinite Malachite Mica Natrolite None Not in a structural group Pharmacosiderite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Zippeite

37 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	78	71.4	1	148299	2793
Andersonite ()*	Not in a structural group	Na₂Ca(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·5-6H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	47
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	78	71.4	1	148299	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	78	71.4	2	148299,148300	9052
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	38
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	78	71.4	1	148300	1935
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	1184
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	78	71.4	1	148299	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	72	71.6	1	148299	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	72	71.6	1	148299	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	78	71.4	1	148299	1382
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	72	71.6	1	148299	4165
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	78	71.4	1	148299	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	72	71.6	1	148299	24243
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	188
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	72	71.6	1	148299	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	1689
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	144
Johannite ()*	Johannite	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O	77	71.6	1	148299	69
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	77	71.6	1	148299	12537
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	78	71.4	1	148299	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	78	71.4	1	148301	1236
Natrozippeite ()*	Zippeite	Na₅(UO₂)₈(SO₄)₄O₅(OH)₃·12H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	41
Nickelzippeite ()*	Zippeite	Ni₂(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀·16H₂O	0	0	1	148299	5
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	428
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	72	71.6	1	148299	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	78	71.4	1	148299	61156
Schröckingerite ()*	None	NaCa₃(UO₂)(SO₄)(CO₃)₃F·10H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	128
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	78	71.4	1	148299	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	78	71.4	1	148299	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	78	71.4	1	148299	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	72	71.6	1	148299	21482
Swartzite ()*	None	CaMg(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·12H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	4
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	77	71.6	1	148299	5317
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	78	71.4	1	148299	2718
Zinczippeite ()*	Zippeite	Zn(UO₂)₂(SO₄)O₂·3.5H₂O	78	71.4	1	148299	6
Zippeite ()*	Zippeite	K₂[(UO₂)₄(SO₄)₂O₂(OH)₂](H₂O)₄	78	71.4	1	148299	175

22 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	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
EG94_211-00005	78	78		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B22	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00006	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B3a1	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00007	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B32	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00008	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B33	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00009	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B34	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00010	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B35	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00011	77	77		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B36	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00012	78	78		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B3b2	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00013	78	78		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B3b3	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00014	75	75		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B42	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00015	73	73		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B51	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00016	73	73		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B52	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00017	72	72		Pb-Pb		whole rock?	B61	Yes				43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
Kristen002254	77	72	77-72	Re-Os	mineralization age	molybdenite		Yes	Molybdenite		Cu, Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad Cu-Mo Deposit	Han et al. (2014)	10.1111/rge.12033	RG64_136
Mo-00247	72.4	71.8	72.1±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-1	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00248	72	71.4	71.7±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-1	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00249	72.1	71.5	71.8±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-1	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00250	76.1	75.5	75.8±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-10	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00251	76.1	75.5	75.8±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-10	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00252	76.4	75.8	76.1±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-10	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
Mo-00253	72	71.4	71.7±0.3	Re-Os		molybdenite	BGD-19	Yes	Molybdenite		Mo	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Barra et al. (2003)	10.1007/s00126-002-0341-0	MD38_585
PorphCu-00103	72	71.6	71.8±0.2	Re-Os				Yes		Albite, Bornite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Enargite, Galena, Gypsum, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Rutile, Sphalerite	Cu	43642	Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA	Bagdad	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155

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