Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Calumet And Arizona Mine (Junction Mine; Junction Shaft), Calumet And Arizona Group Of Claims (Calumet And Arizona Mining Company Group Of Claims), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 200.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 9533
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9533.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Calumet And Arizona Mine (Junction Mine; Junction Shaft), Calumet And Arizona Group Of Claims (Calumet And Arizona Mining Company Group Of Claims), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 31°25'50"N
Longitude: 109°53'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.430555555556,-109.89305555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Baryte	Brochantite	Chalcanthite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Connellite	Copiapite	Copper
Coquimbite	Covellite	Kaolinite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Spinel
Stannite	Sulphur

Alabandite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Connellite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Cuprocopiapite ()*	Delafossite ()*	Galena ()*
Hetaerolite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Malachite ()*	Paracoquimbite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Rhomboclase ()*	Rickardite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tenorite ()*	Torbernite ()*

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 Al As C Cl Cu Fe H Mn O P Pb S Si Te U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Cl Cu Fe H Mn O P Pb S Si Te U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Baryte Brochantite Chalcanthite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite Clay Connellite Copiapite Copper
Coquimbite Covellite Kaolinite Malachite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Rocksalt Sphalerite Spinel
Stannite Sulphur

33 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	200.7	0	312
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	200.7	0	2734
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	180	180	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	180	180	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	180	180	1633
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	180	180	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	180	180	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	180	180	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	180	180	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	200.7	0	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	180	180	3531
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	180	180	295
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	200.7	0	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	180	180	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	200.7	0	136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	180	180	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	180	180	2970
Cuprocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Cu²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	180	180	12
Delafossite ()*	None	Cu¹⁺Fe³⁺O₂	180	180	144
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	180	180	24243
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	200.7	0	73
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	200.7	0	5591
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄	180	180	198
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	180	180	12537
Paracoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	200.7	0	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	180	180	39462
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	200.7	0	53
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂	180	180	52
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	200.7	0	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	180	180	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	200.7	0	2045
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	180	180	1101
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	180	180	1059

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_554	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with cave deposits, in Cochise County, Arizona.

7 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_554	0	0	Recent		Age of whewellite mineralization	high	Yes	Whewellite		15570	Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Cochise County	Hofmann and Bernasconi (1998)	10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6	CG149_127	Described as "recent cave deposits."
Hg-00031	163	163	163	?-?			Yes	Cinnabar, Eugenite, Velikite	Hg	3296	Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA		Lowell (1974)	10.2113/gsecongeo.69.5.601	EG69_601
Mo-00052	163	163	163	?-?			Yes	Ferrimolybdite, Powellite, Wulfenite	Mo	3296	Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA		Lowell (1974)	10.2113/gsecongeo.69.5.601	EG69_601
PorphCu-00009	180	180	180				Yes	Alunite, Bornite, Brochantite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Copper, Diaspore, Enargite, Epidote, Galena, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrophyllite, Sphalerite, Stromeyerite	Cu	188011	Cochise Project (East Lavender Ore Body), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee	Singer et al. (2008)		USGSOFR2008_1155
UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee01	200.7	199.1	199.9±0.8		initial intrusion related to mineralization		Yes			3304	Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender Pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee area	Lang (2001)		UBCMDRUSP2_1
UBCMDRUSP2_1_Bisbee02	200.5	197.3	198.9±1.6		not thought to be the source of mineralization		Yes			3304	Lavender Open Pit Mine (Lavender Pit), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee area	Lang (2001)		UBCMDRUSP2_1
sedznpb-00447	180	180	180				Yes			3318	Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	Bisbee	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R160066	Calumet And Arizona Mine (Junction Mine; Junction Shaft), Calumet And Arizona Group Of Claims (Calumet And Arizona Mining Company Group Of Claims), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA	https://rruff.info/R160066

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