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Locality Name:
Cerro Gordo District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 27431
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27431.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cerro Gordo District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo Co., California, USA": 60
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 54

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Belmont Mine
Cerro Gordo
Cerro Gordo Peak
Jefferson Mine (Jefferson Claim)

Latitude: 36°32'47"N
Longitude: 117°47'15"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.546388888889,-117.7875
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Mo O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H O Pb S Sb Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBismutite
BournoniteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteDiasporeFluorite
GeocroniteLinariteLiroconiteMalachiteMiniumMixiteNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePlancheite
PolybasitePyritePyrochloreQuartzRocksaltRutileSartoriteScheeliteSphaleriteStibnite
TalcTetradymiteTetrahedriteWurtzite

65 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Allophane  (*)Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Atacamite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bismutite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Cervantite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dufrénoysite  (*)
Duftite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Geocronite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Greenockite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jamesonite  (*)
Leadhillite  (*)Linarite  (*)Liroconite  (*)Malachite  (*)Massicot  (*)
Melanotekite  (*)Minium  (*)Mixite  (*)Plancheite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)
Polybasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rosasite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stephanite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Willemite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1452.62157736,1577402793
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1452.60470
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511577931310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1452.63157740,157751,1577952734
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1452.601588
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)31452.60544
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61452.61157740919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)21452.63157740,157778,1577945509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1452.63157740,157751,15777811547
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O71452.63157736,157740,157791450
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)1452.60716
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS31452.611577401089
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61452.611577401633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1452.6115774027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)61452.61157740359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1452.65157740,157746,157777,157782,1577954979
Cervantite  (*)NoneSb3+Sb5+O41452.60352
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1452.611577405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21452.6115775327198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl1452.611577401382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1452.64157736,157740,157741,1577463531
Copper  (*)CopperCu1452.62157740,1577793846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1452.611577404165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1452.611577402970
Dufrénoysite  (*)SartoritePb2As2S51452.6034
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)1157736220
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21452.609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1452.611157736,157740,157746,157751,157753,157756,157758,157777,157786,157791,15779524243
Geocronite  (*)GeocronitePb14Sb6S231452.61157751133
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1452.62157740,1577467437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4157759,157786,157787,15778830554
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1452.61157740717
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1452.62157740,1577461689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61452.62157740,1577461066
Jamesonite  (*)NonePb4FeSb6S141452.61157740784
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21452.61157740265
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)21452.63157740,157746,157759987
Liroconite  (*)LiroconiteCu2Al(AsO4)(OH)4·4H2O1452.6115774018
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21452.63157740,157778,15779412537
Massicot  (*)NonePbO1452.60202
Melanotekite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+2O2(Si2O7)1452.6022
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O41452.61157740247
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O1452.62157740,157794168
Plancheite  (*)PlancheiteCu8(Si4O11)2(OH)4·H2O1452.6074
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61452.61157740477
Polybasite  (*)Polybasite[Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(Sb,As)2S7]1452.62157740,157778716
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21452.62157740,15775839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1452.62157736,1577401725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21452.68157740,157746,157758,157778,157787,157788,157791,15779261156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21452.61157740454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21452.605614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11577364894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1452.611577406417
Silver  (*)CopperAg11577825186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1452.66157736,157740,157746,157777,157779,1577822473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1452.64157736,157740,157753,15775821482
Stephanite  (*)NoneAg5SbS41157736586
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31452.603418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1452.60332
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211577893337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO1452.63157736,157740,1577941101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1452.61157740510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131452.65157736,157740,157758,157778,1577925317
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41452.62157740,157746303
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41452.611577401655


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
sedznpb-004541452.6Cretaceous/Tertiary?        3463Cerro Gordo Mine, Cerro Gordo, Cerro Gordo District, Inyo Mts (Inyo Range), Inyo Co., California, USACerro GordoSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 

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