Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Katerina Mine (Ashley Mine; Caterina Mine; Catherin Mine; Catherina Mine; Katrina Mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 9684
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-9684.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Katerina Mine (Ashley Mine; Caterina Mine; Catherin Mine; Catherina Mine; Katrina Mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Upper Katerina Prospect
Vanderberg-Katerina Pegmatites (Vanderburg-Katerina Dikes; Vanderburg-Katerina Pegmatites)

Latitude: 33°22'24"N
Longitude: 117°2'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.373333333333,-117.04166666667
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 B Be Bi Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Ta V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mn Na O P S Sb Si Ta 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylCancrinite-sodaliteChloriteClayColumbiteFeldsparMicaNoneNot in a structural group
OlivinePhenakitePyroxeneQuartzScheeliteSodaliteTopazTourmalineTripliteVivianite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)
Cookeite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Helvine  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pseudomalachite  (*)Pucherite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Topaz  (*)Triplite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11749168803
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F0244
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)21174916606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61174916518
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)81174916181
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S0237
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)0155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2117491617380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1174916326
Pseudomalachite  (*)NoneCu5(PO4)2(OH)40369
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)117491653
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2117491661156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O60688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O61174916211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211749161476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F1174916233
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1174916636


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