Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Coyote Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 60
Youngest recorded age at locality: 49.7

mindat Locality ID: 35642
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-35642.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coyote Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Coyote District

Latitude: 32°1'13"N
Longitude: 111°28'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.020277777778,-111.48277777778

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	Braunite	Chalcopyrite	Clinozoisite	Covellite	Epidote	Malachite	Molybdenite	None
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Vesuvianite

Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Covellite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Mn O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Baryte Braunite Chalcopyrite Clinozoisite Covellite Epidote Malachite Molybdenite None
Pyrite Pyroxene Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Vesuvianite

17 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	51.9	49.7	1	143662	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	51.9	49.7	1	143662	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	60	56	0		483
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	51.9	49.7	1	143662	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	51.9	49.7	1	143662	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	51.9	49.7	1	143662	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	51.9	49.7	1	143662	4165
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	51.9	49.7	1	143662	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	51.9	49.7	1	143662	8173
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	51.9	49.7	1	143662	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	51.9	49.7	1	143662	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	51.9	49.7	1	143662	5800
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	51.9	49.7	1	143662	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	60	56	0		3106
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	51.9	49.7	1	143662	4894
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	51.9	49.7	1	143662	21482
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	51.9	49.7	1	143667	1395

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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
	Jen_0000004	60	56	58±2	U-Pb	age of granite emplacement	high	zircon				Zircon			277574	Coyote Mountains Wilderness Area, Coyote District, Coyote Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA	Coyote Mountains	Černý (1991)	10.1016/0301-9268(91)90111-M	PR51_429
	Giersdorf_00000374	51.9	49.7	50.8±1.1	K-Ar				UAKA-77-60		Yes				35638	Roadside Mine (St. Francis Mine; Coyote Claim), Pan Tak, Coyote District, Coyote Mts, Tohono O'odom (Papago) Indian Reservation, Pima Co., Arizona, USA	Roadside Formation	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)		AGSD12_201	Sample is partially propylitized

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