Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ray Mine Area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 72
Youngest recorded age at locality: 59

mindat Locality ID: 53080
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-53080.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ray Mine Area, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Crystal Pass
Haley Claim

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Allophane	Andalusite	Aragonite	Clay	Copper	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Rutile
Smectite-vermiculite

Allophane ()*	Alunite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*
Dioptase ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Libethenite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Rutile ()*	Tenorite ()*

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 C Ca Cu H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Andalusite Aragonite Clay Copper Feldspar Kaolinite Mica None Rutile
Smectite-vermiculite

13 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
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	72	59	0		470
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	72	59	0		966
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	72	59	1	145418	4979
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	69	69	0		3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	69	69	0		3846
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	69	69	0		164
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	69	69	0		5591
Libethenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(PO₄)(OH)	69	69	0		234
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	69	69	0		1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	72	59	0		17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	72	59	1	145417	2349
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	72	59	0		5614
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	69	69	0		1101

11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Sample Num	Age from other Locality	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_211-00029	72	72		Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R11	Yes			48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00030	70	70	70	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R1a2	Yes			48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00031	70	70	70	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R1a4	Yes			48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00032	65	65	65	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R21	Yes			48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00033	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R31	Yes			48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00035	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R31	Yes			48335	Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00034	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R32	Yes			131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
EG94_211-00036	60	60	60	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R32	Yes			131292	Donna Group (Silver Creek MS 3674 Patented Claim; Silver Dollar Claim; Wild Cow No. 9 MS 3673 Claim), Granite Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
PorphCu-00107	69	69	69				Yes	Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Dioptase, Epidote, Galena, Jarosite, Kaolinite, Libethenite, Magnetite, Molybdenite, Montmorillonite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite	Cu	50560	Ray, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
EG94_211-00037	59	59	59	Pb-Pb	whole rock?	R42	Yes			68695	Teapot Copper Mine (Teapot Copper Corp. Property), Teapot Mountain, Mineral Creek District (Ray District), Dripping Spring Mts, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211
Mo-00257	72	59		U-Th-Pb?, Pb-Pb?			Yes	Lindgrenite	Mo	50556	Hull Claims, Kelvin, Riverside District, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA	Ray Volcanics	Bouse et al. (1999)	10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211	EG94_211

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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