Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 220249
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-220249.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA": 27
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 22
Child Localities:
Artinite Pit
Bobcat A And Alta Anchor Claims (Bobcat And Anchor Claims)
Bonanza Quicksilver Mine (Bonanza Mine)
Breen Claim (Don Juan; Don Miguel; Nielson Group; Cody; San Benito)
Clear Creek Area
Flint Group (Boston; Fourth Of July Mine; Monterey; Andy Johnson Claim; Red Rock; Clear Creek)
Florence Mac Mine (Florence Mack Mine)
Florence Mac Mine (Florence Mack Mine) Area
Harrison Deposit
Hines Deposit
Mina Numero Uno
Picacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine)
Reported Cr Occurrences [3]
San Domingo Palito Deposit
Santa Marguerita Mine (Edna Bell Mine; Santo Domingo Mine; New Tirado Mine)
St. Thomas Mine (Simms Asbestos Property)
Trinity Deposit
Unnamed Hg Occurrence [12]
Unnamed Pectolite Occurrence [1]
Unnamed Prospect
Unnamed Zeolite Occurrence [1]
Victor Claim (Victor Mine)

Latitude: 36°20'28"N
Longitude: 120°41'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.341111111111,-120.69638888889

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Artinite	Benitoite	Brochantite	Brucite	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Covellite	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Hydrotalcite	Joaquinite	Lawsonite
Malachite	Melilite	Mica	Natrolite	Neptunite	None	Pectolite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Titanite	Wollastonite	Zircon

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 B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Sb Si Sr Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Artinite Benitoite Brochantite Brucite Calcite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Covellite Digenite Epidote Feldspar Garnet Hydrotalcite Joaquinite Lawsonite
Malachite Melilite Mica Natrolite Neptunite None Pectolite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Titanite Wollastonite Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anilite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Artinite ()*	Bario-orthojoaquinite ()*	Benitoite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Brucite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carpathite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Covellite ()*	Desautelsite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dypingite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferri-winchite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*
Fluorstrophite ()*	Fresnoite ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Gold ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*
Jadeite ()*	Joaquinite-(Ce) ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Montroydite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Neptunite ()*	Nesquehonite ()*	Omphacite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) ()*	Pectolite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyroaurite ()*	Quartz ()*	Reevesite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schuetteite ()*	Stevensite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Strontiojoaquinite ()*	Taramellite ()*
Titanite ()*	Titantaramellite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Valentinite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Witherite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	2	170187,170205	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	5.3	1	170194	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5.3	2	170194,170205	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	2	170186,170205	1534
Anilite ()*	Digenite	Cu₇S₄	5.3	1	170205	88
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	1	170205	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	2	170179,170205	3250
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O	5.3	2	170179,170191	75
Bario-orthojoaquinite ()*	Joaquinite	Ba₄Fe²⁺₂Ti₂O₂(SiO₃)₈·H₂O	5.3	1	170205	2
Benitoite ()*	Benitoite	BaTiSi₃O₉	5.3	2	170194,170205	20
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	5.3	1	170205	1633
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	5.3	1	170191	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	3	170191,170194,170205	27770
Carpathite ()*	None	C₂₄H₁₂	5.3	2	170189,170195	8
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	5.3	4	170180,170185,170197,170205	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	1	170205	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	5.3	7	170182,170188,170189,170190,170195,170198,170201	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	5.3	2	170180,170205	1756
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	5.3	1	170205	4165
Desautelsite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Mn³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	5.3	2	170179,170203	9
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	5.3	2	170183,170205	4135
Dypingite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·5H₂O	5.3	2	170179,170203	50
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.3	1	170183	8173
Ferri-winchite ()*	Amphibole	(NaCa)(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	1	170194	16
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	5.3	1	170205	2740
Fluorstrophite ()*	Apatite	SrCaSr₃(PO₄)₃F	5.3	1	170205	9
Fresnoite ()*	Melilite	Ba₂TiO(Si₂O₇)	5.3	1	170205	17
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	1	170183	286
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5.3	0		30554
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	5.3	2	170179,170191	341
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆	5.3	2	170183,170205	154
Joaquinite-(Ce) ()*	Joaquinite	NaBa₂Fe²⁺Ti₂Ce₂(Si₄O₁₂)₂O₂(OH)·H₂O	5.3	2	170194,170205	11
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	5.3	1	170183	121
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	5.3	3	170192,170193,170200	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	5.3	1	170181	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.3	1	170205	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5.3	1	170205	12537
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	5.3	2	170183,170201	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	5.3	2	170188,170195	255
Montroydite ()*	None	HgO	5.3	1	170183	29
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.3	1	170205	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	5.3	2	170204,170205	1236
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄	5.3	2	170194,170205	49
Nesquehonite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·3H₂O	5.3	1	170191	80
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	5.3	1	170183	229
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	5.3	1	170205	2349
Orthojoaquinite-(Ce) ()*	Joaquinite	NaBa₂Fe²⁺Ce₂Ti₂(SiO₃)₈O₂(O,OH)·H₂O	5.3	1	170205	3
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	5.3	3	170194,170202,170205	363
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.3	1	170205	1898
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	5.3	1	170205	369
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.3	1	170189	39462
Pyroaurite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Mg₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	5.3	1	170205	89
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	3	170183,170195,170205	61156
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	5.3	1	170205	48
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5.3	1	170183	5614
Schuetteite ()*	None	Hg₃O₂(SO₄)	0	1	170182	21
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5.3	1	170205	57
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	5.3	1	170205	456
Strontiojoaquinite ()*	Joaquinite	(Na,Fe)₂Ba₂Sr₂Ti₂(SiO₃)₈(O,OH)₂·H₂O	5.3	2	170194,170205	4
Taramellite ()*	None	Ba₄(Fe³⁺,Ti)₄O₂[B₂Si₈O₂₇]Cl_x	5.3	1	170205	8
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5.3	3	170183,170186,170205	4899
Titantaramellite ()*	None	Ba₄(Ti,Fe³⁺,Mg)₄(O,OH)₂[B₂Si₈O₂₇]Cl_x	5.3	1	170205	10
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	1	170205	2562
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	5	170180,170192,170193,170197,170205	212
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃	5.3	1	170195	369
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	5.3	1	170183	652
Witherite ()*	Aragonite	Ba(CO₃)	5.3	1	170205	251
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	5.3	1	170205	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	5.3	1	170183	5251

1 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
	Hg-00045	5.3	0		?-?						Yes		Calomel, Cinnabar, Clearcreekite, Deanesmithite, Edgarbaileyite, Edoylerite, Gianellaite, Hanawaltite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Montroydite, Mosesite, Peterbaylissite, Schuetteite, Szymanskiite, Tedhadleyite, Terlinguaite, Tiemannite, Wattersite, Eglestonite	Hg	6418	New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060331	Mina Numero Uno, Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060331
R060162	Picacho Mine (Ramirez Consolidated Mine; Picachos Mine; Los Picachos Mine; Picahotes Mine; Benta Mine; Hernandez Mine; Ramirez Mine; Bonanza Mine), Picacho Peak, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060162

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