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Locality Name:
Bird Nest Drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mts, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 946
Youngest recorded age at locality: 74

mindat Locality ID: 205196
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-205196.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bird Nest Drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mts, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°16'36"N
Longitude: 116°6'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.276666666667,-116.1
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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H I K Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Se Si Te U V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H I K Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Se Si Te U V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAluniteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCalciteCaledoniteChalcopyrite
ClayCopperDescloiziteDevillineDiasporeFluoriteFornaciteGarnetGypsumLinarite
MalachiteMicaMurdochiteNadoriteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskiteQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSchieffeliniteWurtzite

63 IMA Minerals at location:
Agaite  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Bairdite  (*)
Beudantite  (*)Boleite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Burckhardtite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chromschieffelinite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Corkite  (*)Devilline  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Dioptase  (*)
Eckhardite  (*)Eztlite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Frankhawthorneite  (*)
Fuettererite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hessite  (*)Housleyite  (*)Iodargyrite  (*)Khinite  (*)Laurionite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Malachite  (*)Markcooperite  (*)Mattheddleite  (*)Mcalpineite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Mojaveite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Munakataite  (*)Murdochite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrojarosite  (*)Ottoite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Paratimroseite  (*)
Perite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Plumbotsumite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rosasite  (*)Silver  (*)Telluroperite  (*)Thorneite  (*)Timroseite  (*)
Vauquelinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xocomecatlite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Agaite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb3Cu2+Te6+O5(OH)2(CO3)9467402
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)39467401534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)9467402734
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3946740544
Bairdite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2Cu2+4Te6+2O10(OH)2(SO4)·H2O9467404
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6946740413
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4894674065
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)69467401633
Burckhardtite  (*)NonePb2(Fe3+Te6+)(AlSi3O8)O69467404
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)94674027770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6946740359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)9467404979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS294674027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl9467401382
Chromschieffelinite  (*)SchieffelinitePb10Te6+6O20(OH)14(CrO4)(H2O)59467401
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O9467403531
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6946740151
Devilline  (*)DevillineCaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O946740366
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)494674057
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O946740164
Eckhardite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O)9467403
Eztlite  (*)NonePb2Fe3+3(Te4+O3)3(SO4)O2Cl9467402
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF29467409617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)94674085
Frankhawthorneite  (*)NoneCu2Te6+O4(OH)29467402
Fuettererite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb3Cu2+6Te6+O6(OH)7Cl59467403
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS94674024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)9467407437
Gold  (*)CopperAu94674030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O9467406890
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te946740804
Housleyite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb6CuTe4O18(OH)29467405
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI946740180
Khinite  (*)NoneCu2+3PbTe6+O6(OH)294674014
Laurionite  (*)NonePbCl(OH)94674049
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2946740987
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)294674012537
Markcooperite  (*)NonePb2(UO2)TeO69467402
Mattheddleite  (*)ApatitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl94674032
Mcalpineite  (*)NoneCu3Te6+O694674012
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl9467401107
Mojaveite  (*)NoneCu6[Te6+O4(OH)2](OH)7Cl9467409
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)946740362
Munakataite  (*)LinaritePb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)494674022
Murdochite  (*)MurdochiteCu12Pb2O15Cl294674034
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)294674017380
Natrojarosite  (*)AluniteNaFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6946740254
Ottoite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2TeO59467405
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6946740158
Paratimroseite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2Cu4(TeO6)2(H2O)29467402
Perite  (*)NadoritePbBiO2Cl94674027
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl94674071
Plumbotsumite  (*)NonePb5Si4O8(OH)109467406
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO29467403106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO294674061156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2946740454
Silver  (*)CopperAg9467405186
Telluroperite  (*)NadoritePb(Te0.5Pb0.5)O2Cl9467404
Thorneite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb6(Te2O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O)9467404
Timroseite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2Cu5(TeO6)2(OH)29467408
Vauquelinite  (*)NoneCuPb2(CrO4)(PO4)(OH)94674063
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO49467401655
Xocomecatlite  (*)NoneCu3(Te6+O4)(OH)494674010


17 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
Kristen001901120.2120.2 206Pb/238U zirconnm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1329
Kristen001902113.7113.7 206Pb/238U zirconm(1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1330
Kristen001903115.1115.1 206Pb/238U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1331
Kristen001904127127 206Pb/238U zirconm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1332
Kristen001905130130 206Pb/238U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1333
Kristen001906138.7138.7 207Pb/235U zirconnm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1334
Kristen001907138.3138.3 207Pb/235U zirconm(1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1335
Kristen001908132.1132.1 207Pb/235U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1336
Kristen001909154.4154.4 207Pb/235U zirconm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1337
Kristen001910176.6176.6 207Pb/235U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1338
Kristen001911472464468±4207Pb/206Pb zirconnm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1339
Kristen001912586580583±3207Pb/206Pb zirconm(1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1340
Kristen001913452446449±3207Pb/206Pb zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1341
Kristen001914603595599±4207Pb/206Pb zirconm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1342
Kristen001915946766856±90207Pb/206Pb zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1343
Kristen00191613474104±30 time of cyrstallization of plutonhighzircon  YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1344
GSAB101_1574_000113474CretaceousU-Pbhost rockzircon  YesZircon  205195Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mts, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USAOtto MountainWalker (1989) GSAB101_1574 

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