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Locality Name:
Live Oak Pit (Keystone; Joe Bush; Ox Hide; Thornton; Red Hill; Cyprus Miami), Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration Deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 64
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54.4

mindat Locality ID: 6777
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6777.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Live Oak Pit (Keystone; Joe Bush; Ox Hide; Thornton; Red Hill; Cyprus Miami), Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration Deposit, 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:
Boston Miami Copper Co. Claims

Latitude: 33°23'43"N
Longitude: 110°54'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.395277777778,-110.90805555556
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 Ca Cu Fe H K Mo O Pb S Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBrochantiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteFeldsparMalachiteMicaMolybdenite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheelite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Lindgrenite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Powellite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4646305516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6646301633
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S646305707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26463027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O646303531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS646304165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O646302970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS6463024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu6454.4030554
Lindgrenite  (*)NoneCu3(Mo6+O4)2(OH)261.659.2021
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26463012537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26459.205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)26454.4017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)6454.402349
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)61.659.20494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26463039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26454.4061156


4 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 
PorphCu-00125646364–63     YesAtacamite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Covellite, Cuprite, Epidote, Galena, Kaolinite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, TurquoiseCu61612Miami-Inspiration Deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USAMiami–InspirationSinger et al. (2008) USGSOFR2008_1155 
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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