Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Colton Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 83072
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-83072.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Colton Mine, White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°37'60"N
Longitude: 118°19'60"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.633333333333,-118.33333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Clay	None	Pyrophyllite

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 H O Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Clay None Pyrophyllite

1 IMA Minerals at location:

Pyrophyllite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	157	136	0		771

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Giersdorf_00000284	Part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex that ranges from the White Mountains through the Inyo Mountains in California and Nevada
Giersdorf_00000285	Part 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 ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Giersdorf_00000284	157	153	157-153	U-Pb	Ages found are indicative of the site being younger than the Barcroft Granodiorite unit					Yes				3510	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	White Mountains	Hanson et al. (1987)	10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1074:AATSOM>2.0.CO;2	G15_1074	Age of ash flow tuff found in the metavolcanic unit in the White Mountains, part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex
	Giersdorf_00000285	138	136	137±1	U-Pb	Ages found are indicative of the site being younger than the Barcroft Granodiorite unit					Yes				3510	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	White Mountains	Hanson et al. (1987)	10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1074:AATSOM>2.0.CO;2	G15_1074	Age of a hypabyssal intrusion found in the metavolcanic unit in the White Mountains, part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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