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Locality Name:
Garnet Hill Mine (Rheona Claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 100
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 12394
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12394.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Garnet Hill Mine (Rheona Claim), Garnet Hill, Calaveras Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°28'48"N
Longitude: 120°15'7"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.48,-120.25194444444

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 Au Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti W Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperEpidoteGarnetMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
QuartzScheeliteStilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteVesuvianiteZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)
Gold  (*)Laumontite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Powellite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Riebeckite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)210010003419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)310010001534
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2100100027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)10010008173
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)21001000129
Gold  (*)CopperAu100100030554
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O10010001271
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS210010005800
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)1001000494
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2100100061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21001000375
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)10010004894
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O1001000456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)210010003337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O10010004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)210010002562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1010010001395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)10010005251



1 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
Mo-00156100100      YesMolybdeniteMo16293Calaveras Co., California, USACalaveras CountyBrock (1972)10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[3391:GOGHSC]2.0.CO;2GSAB83_3391 


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