Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Coronado Fault Area, Copper Cities Mine (Sleeping Beauty Mine; Lost Gulch Mine; Yellow Metal Mine; Diamond-H Mine), Copper Cities Mine Area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 61.6
Youngest recorded age at locality: 54.4

mindat Locality ID: 46979
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-46979.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coronado Fault Area, Copper Cities Mine (Sleeping Beauty Mine; Lost Gulch Mine; Yellow Metal Mine; Diamond-H Mine), Copper Cities Mine Area, Sleeping Beauty Peak, Miami, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Alunite	Chalcopyrite	Gypsum	None	Rocksalt	Sphalerite

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 Ca Cu Fe H O P Pb S U Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cu Fe H O P Pb S U Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Chalcopyrite Gypsum None Rocksalt Sphalerite

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Metatorbernite ()*	Plumbogummite ()*
Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	61.6	54.4	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	61.6	54.4	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	61.6	54.4	6890
Metatorbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	61.6	54.4	443
Plumbogummite ()*	Alunite	PbAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	61.6	54.4	170
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	61.6	54.4	21482

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Num	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
Giersdorf_00000367	57.2	54.4	55.8±1.4	K-Ar	UAKA-69-10	Yes			24945	Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA	Globe Quad.	Shafiqullah et al. (1980)		AGSD12_201
Mo-00258	61.6	59.2		K-Ar		Yes	Koechlinite, Lindgrenite, Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	50636	Inspiration Mine, Miami-Inspiration Deposit, Inspiration, Miami-Inspiration District, Globe-Miami District, Gila Co., Arizona, USA		Creasey (1980)	10.2113/gsecongeo.75.6.830	EG75_830
Mo-00280	61.6	59.2		K-Ar		Yes	Powellite, Szenicsite	Mo	61469	Carlota 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.75.6.830	EG75_830

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