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Locality Name:
Safford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 75
Youngest recorded age at locality: 58

mindat Locality ID: 67670
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-67670.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Safford Copper Mine (Kennecott Safford; Lone Star Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°56'48"N
Longitude: 109°39'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.946666666667,-109.65416666667
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 Au C Cu Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Cu Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteBrochantiteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteDiaspore
MalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinel
TetrahedriteTurquoise

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Antlerite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)675580966
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)475580246
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4755805516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6755801633
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O75580925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S755805707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS27558027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O755803531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS755804165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O755802970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7558024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)755807437
Gold  (*)CopperAu7558030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O37558014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6755802228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O47558014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)27558012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2755805800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)27558017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS27558039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27558061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS7558021482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO755801101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13755805317
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O75580484


6 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
EG94_211-00043585858Pb-Pb whole rock?SF34 Yes  51348Lone Star Mine (Lone Star Group; Lone Star Deposit), Lone Star Mountain, Lone Star, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-000387575 Pb-Pb whole rock?SF17 Yes  44392Safford, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00039696969Pb-Pb whole rock?SF21 Yes  44392Safford, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00040696969Pb-Pb whole rock?SF23 Yes  44392Safford, Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00041585858Pb-Pb whole rock?SF32 Yes  131709Safford Mine (Dos Pobres Mine; Dos Pobres Ore Body; Los Pobres; Safford Phelps Dodge; Phelps Dodge Safford Project; Arrowhead Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00042585858Pb-Pb whole rock?SF33 Yes  131709Safford Mine (Dos Pobres Mine; Dos Pobres Ore Body; Los Pobres; Safford Phelps Dodge; Phelps Dodge Safford Project; Arrowhead Mine), Lone Star District (Safford District; Dos Pobres District), Gila Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, USASaffordBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 

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