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Locality Name:
Mineral Hill, Mission Complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 67
Youngest recorded age at locality: 58

mindat Locality ID: 52001
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-52001.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mineral Hill, Mission Complex, San Xavier, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mineral Hill Deposit
Mineral Hill Mines (Azurite Group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine)

Latitude: 31°59'8"N
Longitude: 111°4'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.985555555556,-111.07666666667
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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo N O Pb S Sb Si W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe H K O S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleAragoniteAtacamiteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteConnelliteCorundum
CovelliteEpidoteGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
RocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWollastonite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Aragonite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Connellite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gerhardtite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)675803250
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)367581144667544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)667581144667919
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS467582144666,1446675516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)6758114466627770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S675811446665707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS267582144666,14466727198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O675811446663531
Connellite  (*)ConnelliteCu36(SO4)(OH)62Cl8·6H2O67581144667295
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS675811446664165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O675811446672970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)675811446668173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS67582144666,14466724243
Gerhardtite  (*)NoneCu2(NO3)(OH)36758114466724
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O675811446666890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O36758114466614640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6675802228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O467582144666,14466714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)26758114466612537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2675811446665674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2675811446665800
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)486758114466733
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS267582144666,14466739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8675811446669056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)675811446664894
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)675811446662473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS67582144666,14466721482
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO675811446661101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13675811446665317
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2675811446662562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3675811446661247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4675811446661655


5 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
EG94_211-00050676767Pb-Pb whole rock?KD-GR2-1 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00051676767Pb-Pb whole rock?D-MR2-2 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00052636363Pb-Pb whole rock?RS-MR-5 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00053585858Pb-Pb whole rock?TWB-Pa Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 
EG94_211-00054585858Pb-Pb whole rock?QL-85-1 Yes  22945Sierrita Mine (Duval-Sierrita Mine; Duval Esperanza Mine; Sierrita Open Pit Mine), Batamote Hills, Pima District (Olive District; Mineral Hill District; Twin Buttes District), Sierrita Mts, Pima Co., Arizona, USASierritaBouse et al. (1999)10.2113/gsecongeo.94.2.211EG94_211 

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