Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 61.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54.4

mindat Locality ID: 61469
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-61469.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°23'5"N
Longitude: 110°59'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.384722222222,-110.98888888889

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 C Ca Cu F H Mo O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cu F H Mo O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneCopperMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupScheelite

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Powellite  (*)Prosopite  (*)Szenicsite  (*)Tenorite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)261.659.205509
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O61.659.203531
Copper  (*)CopperCu61.659.203846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O61.659.202970
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)261.659.2012537
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)61.659.20494
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)461.659.2039
Szenicsite  (*)NoneCu3(MoO4)(OH)461.659.202
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO61.659.201101



3 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
Giersdorf_0000036757.254.455.8±1.4K-Ar  UAKA-69-10 Yes  24945Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAGlobe Quad.Shafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 
Mo-0025861.659.2 K-Ar    YesKoechlinite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, PowelliteMo50636Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration Deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Creasey (1980)10.2113/gsecongeo.75.6.830EG75_830 
Mo-0028061.659.2 K-Ar     Powellite, SzenicsiteMo61469Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA Creasey (1980)10.2113/gsecongeo.75.6.830EG75_830 


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R100180Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100180
R100181Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100181
R100179Carlota Mine (Carlotta Mine; Carlota Property; Carlota Deposit; Cactus Deposit; Brewery Mine; Brewery Claims; Alexander Mine), Top Of The World, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAhttps://rruff.info/R100179


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