Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Ventura County Borate District (Stauffer District), San Emigdio Mts, Ventura Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 25
Youngest recorded age at locality: 21

mindat Locality ID: 215915
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215915.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ventura County Borate District (Stauffer District), San Emigdio Mts, Ventura Co., California, USA": 16
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 14

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Lake Of The Woods Area

Latitude: 34°46'21"N
Longitude: 119°5'52"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.7725,-119.09777777778

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 C Ca H Mg Na O S Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeCalciteGypsumNatroliteNone

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Analcime  (*)Calcite  (*)Colemanite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Howlite  (*)
Hydroboracite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O25212183893,1839001627
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2521118389327770
Colemanite  (*)NoneCaB3O4(OH)3·H2O25218183890,183891,183893,183895,183896,183900,183901,183902144
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O25219183890,183891,183892,183893,183895,183896,183900,183901,1839026890
Howlite  (*)NoneCa2SiB5O9(OH)5118390036
Hydroboracite  (*)NoneCaMg[B3O4(OH)3]2·3H2O2521118389342
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1183903425
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O252101236



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
NAVDAT-34021252123±2   34021    98391Frazier Mine (Frazier Borax Mine), Lockwood Valley, Lake Of The Woods Area, Ventura County Borate District (Stauffer District), San Emigdio Mts, Ventura Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-34022252123±2   34022    98391Frazier Mine (Frazier Borax Mine), Lockwood Valley, Lake Of The Woods Area, Ventura County Borate District (Stauffer District), San Emigdio Mts, Ventura Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


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