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Locality Name:
Boriana Mines, Boriana Canyon, Boriana District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1360
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1280

mindat Locality ID: 8814
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8814.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Boriana Mines, Boriana Canyon, Boriana District, Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°56'17"N
Longitude: 113°54'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.938055555556,-113.91555555556
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 As Au Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mo O S Si W 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCorundumFeldsparFluorite
MicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzScheeliteTungstite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cuprotungstite  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Tungstite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1360128009052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181360128004286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)13601280027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS213601280027198
Cuprotungstite  (*)NoneCu2+3(WO4)2(OH)213601280067
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)136012800551
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21360128009617
Gold  (*)CopperAu13601280030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O313601280014640
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1360128004924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21360128005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)213601280017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS213601280039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213601280061156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1360128004894
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O136012800118


1 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_00000323136012801320±40K-Ar  UAKA-21-57 Yes  3343Hualapai (Hualpai) Mts, Mohave Co., Arizona, USAHualapai MountainsShafiqullah et al. (1980) AGSD12_201 

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