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Locality Name:
Jewel Hill, Castle Dome Area (Castle Dome Mine Area; Pinto Valley Mine Area), Inspiration, 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: 61470
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-61470.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jewel Hill, Castle Dome Area (Castle Dome Mine Area; Pinto Valley Mine Area), Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Continental Mine (Continental Tunnel)

Latitude: 33°25'9"N
Longitude: 110°57'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.419166666667,-110.95638888889

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: Ag C Ca Cu Fe H O S Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteCopperCorundumEpsomiteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupSpinel

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Goslarite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Silver  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)61.654.4113844227770
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O61.654.411384422970
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O61.654.41138442188
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O361.654.4014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O461.654.4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)261.654.4113844212537
Silver  (*)CopperAg61.654.411384425186



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    YesPowellite, 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 


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