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Locality Name:
Panamint District (Ballarat District), Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 209250
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209250.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Panamint District (Ballarat District), Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo Co., California, USA": 94
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 87

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Ballarat
Blue Wing Mine
Panamint (old Panamint)
Panamint [new] (Shadow Mountain)
Sunrise Mine
Telescope Peak

Latitude: 36°6'51"N
Longitude: 117°8'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.114166666667,-117.13666666667

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag C Cu Fe H O Pb S Sb 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteFeldspar
GypsumKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrochlorePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltSepioliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteTetrahedriteTitanite

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bindheimite  (*)
Bismuthinite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Creedite  (*)Diopside  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sanidine  (*)Saponite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S11586742793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11586198803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11586191036
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bindheimite  (*)PyrochlorePb2Sb5+2O70450
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S311585881935
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S05707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2115860227198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl11586311382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Creedite  (*)NoneCa3Al2(SO4)(OH)2F8·2H2O115859448
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62158584,1586194135
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S120663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2158591,15863224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu2158602,15863230554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11585846890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl11585841398
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311586195433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411585845591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4115861914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2115863112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211586025674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11585941107
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O11585841508
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22158602,15863239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811586029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23158602,158631,15863261156
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1158619598
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1158584301
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O1158584241
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11586026417
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS115863221482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1158590978
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS1158632332
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132158631,1586325317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)1158584299
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11586194899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211585842562



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