Mineral Evolution Database
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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Lower Group Of Patented Claims, Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 157
Youngest recorded age at locality: 136

mindat Locality ID: 209062
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209062.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lower Group Of Patented Claims, Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Fe H O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CorundumLazuliteNoneQuartz

3 IMA Minerals at location:
Hematite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scorzalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3157136014640
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2157136061156
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2157136060



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000284Part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex that ranges from the White Mountains through the Inyo Mountains in California and Nevada
Giersdorf_00000285Part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex that ranges from the White Mountains through the Inyo Mountains in California and Nevada


2 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
Giersdorf_00000284157153157-153U-PbAges found are indicative of the site being younger than the Barcroft Granodiorite unit   Yes  3510Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAWhite MountainsHanson et al. (1987)10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1074:AATSOM>2.0.CO;2G15_1074Age of ash flow tuff found in the metavolcanic unit in the White Mountains, part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex
Giersdorf_00000285138136137±1U-PbAges found are indicative of the site being younger than the Barcroft Granodiorite unit   Yes  3510Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAWhite MountainsHanson et al. (1987)10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1074:AATSOM>2.0.CO;2G15_1074Age of a hypabyssal intrusion found in the metavolcanic unit in the White Mountains, part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex


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