Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

Ages for Covellite at Calaveras Co., California, USA

The cyan highlights indicate which age entries were selected as the "best" for assigning the mineral an age of 170Ma - 100Ma at this locality

Age range from children

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
vms-01039	170	170			S	9552	Penn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
Mo-00156	100	100		Molybdenite	Mo	16293	Calaveras Co., California, USA	Brock (1972)	GSAB83_3391

Mineralization age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
vms-01034	170	170	S	75449	Keystone-Union Mine (Calaveras Copper), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis Group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-01037	170	170	S	13833	North Keystone Mine (Keystone Mine), Copperopolis Mines (Copperopolis Group), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-01039	170	170	S	9552	Penn Mine (Happy Jack; West Constellation; Satellite; Big Satellite; Hinkcley; Blue Jay; Meteor; Hecla; Little Satellite; Copper Hill; Penn Chemical Works; Campo Seco), Campo Seco, Campo Seco District, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034
vms-01040	170	170	S	75795	Quail Hill Mine (Eagle Mine; Eagle Copper And Silver Mine), Telegraph City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2009)	USGSOFR2009_1034

Locality age

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	Dated Locality ID	Dated Locality	Ref	Ref ID
Mo-00156	100	100	Molybdenite	Mo	16293	Calaveras Co., California, USA	Brock (1972)	GSAB83_3391
podchrome-00058	281	281		Cr	75491	Liberty Mine (McFall Mine), Mountain Top, French Creek District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00059	281	281		Cr	75583	Mayflower Chrome Mine (Burnham And Wilson Mine; Mayflower Property; Mayflower Deposit), Mountain Top, French Creek District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00060	281	281		Cr	75114	Dean Mine, Mountain Top, French Creek District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00061	281	281		Cr	75365	Holbrook And McGuire Mine (Low Grade Workings; High Grade Workings; Holbrook And McGuire Group), Mountain Top, French Creek District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00062	281	281		Cr	75365	Holbrook And McGuire Mine (Low Grade Workings; High Grade Workings; Holbrook And McGuire Group), Mountain Top, French Creek District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00063	281	281		Cr	74942	Bowie Estate Mine (J. W. Bowie Claims), Mountain Top, French Creek District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00064	281	281		Cr	75760	Peri Mine (Peri Property), Funk Hill, French Creek District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00065	281	281		Cr	75959	Stone Mine (Trask Mine; Longton Mine; Coffer Mine; Trask And Stone Lease), Copperopolis, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00066	281	281		Cr	76180	Walker Mine (Chaparral; Brushy Hill), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00067	281	281		Cr	75050	Clary And Langford Mine (Langford Deposit; Porter And Spring; Porter And Springs; Nassau), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00068	281	281		Cr	75579	Maxwell Claim, Buena Vista Mountain, Pardee District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00069	281	281		Cr	76174	Vogelgesang Placer (S. E. Gourley), Toyon, Pardee District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00070	281	281		Cr	75166	Ellingwood And Vogelsang Mine (Ellingwood Mine; McAfee Lease; City Of Stockton Property), Buena Vista Mountain, Pardee District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00071	281	281		Cr	75256	Gillam Mine, Camp Pardee, Pardee District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00072	281	281		Cr	75201	Fields And Stoker Mine (Briggs Lease), Camp Pardee, Pardee District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00073	281	281		Cr	76184	Ward And Lyons Mine (White Hawk Mining Claim; Red Hawk Mine), Camp Pardee, Pardee District, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00075	281	281		Cr	76180	Walker Mine (Chaparral; Brushy Hill), Carmen City, Foothill Copper Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00082	300	300		Cr	75545	Madrid Mine (True Blue Mine; Genochio Mine; Medrid Mine), Murphys, Murphys District (Esmeralda District; Sperry District), East Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00083	300	300		Cr	76160	Valenti Claim, Soapstone Hill, Murphys, Murphys District (Esmeralda District; Sperry District), East Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157