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Locality Name:
Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 161
Youngest recorded age at locality: 161

mindat Locality ID: 208554
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-208554.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA": 90
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 77

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Black Wonder District
Del Puerto - Orestimba District
Hawk Rock
Ladd-Buckeye District
Orestimba District

Latitude: 37°22'13"N
Longitude: 121°21'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.370277777778,-121.35388888889

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 Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAlumohydrocalciteAmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBrauniteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundum
CovelliteDigeniteFeldsparGarnetLawsoniteMarcasiteMolybdeniteNonePyritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRutileSerpentineSpinelStauroliteStilpnomelaneTalcTitanite

44 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Alumohydrocalcite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bementite  (*)Braunite  (*)Calcite  (*)Caryopilite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Covellite  (*)
Dawsonite  (*)Digenite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Gageite  (*)Glaucophane  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Inesite  (*)Lawsonite  (*)
Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Neotocite  (*)
Nesquehonite  (*)Parsettensite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodochrosite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Santaclaraite  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Talc  (*)Taneyamalite  (*)Titanite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O611806371022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11806378803
Alumohydrocalcite  (*)AlumohydrocalciteCaAl2(CO3)2(OH)4·4H2O118066046
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41611612180602,180616708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1611614180574,180597,180622,1806373250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)118063711547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)81180637173
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)1180637483
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1611613180600,180637,18064627770
Caryopilite  (*)Clay SerpentineMn2+3Si2O5(OH)4118063783
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11806375707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2118063727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O416116110180574,180578,180582,180586,180600,180612,180616,180618,180621,1806243902
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1611616180577,180595,180598,180629,180658,1806592600
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS11806374165
Dawsonite  (*)NoneNaAl(CO3)(OH)2118066090
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S11806371027
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62180574,180623944
Gageite  (*)NoneMn2+21Si8O27(OH)20118063714
Glaucophane  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)21611612180602,180637286
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O41180637350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31611612180604,18063714640
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1611614180574,180609,180621,180622341
Inesite  (*)NoneCa2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O118063750
Lawsonite  (*)LawsoniteCaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O1180637121
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O41611611180608311
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1611618180583,180609,180622,180631,180632,180633,180659,1806621487
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS216116111805775674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211806375800
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)1180637186
Nesquehonite  (*)NoneMg(CO3)·3H2O118057580
Parsettensite  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Na,Ca)7.5(Mn,Mg)49Si72O168(OH)50·nH2O118063743
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2118063739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21611615180587,180637,180643,180646,1806483106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21611614180580,180587,180588,18060261156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2180637,1806481711
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)1180637969
Santaclaraite  (*)NoneCaMn2+4Si5O14(OH)2·H2O11806372
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411806231934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1611611180602978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211806373337
Taneyamalite  (*)None(Na,Ca)Mn2+12(Si,Al)12(O,OH)4411806375
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11806374899
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)31611612180600,180614212



5 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
podchrome-00023161161Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)       Cr95861Black Bear Mine, Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USABlack BearMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00024161161Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)       Cr95874Chrome Camp Mine, Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USAChrome CampMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00025161161Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)       Cr95914Lucky Girl Mine (Stanislaus Mine), Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USALucky GirlMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00021161161Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)       Cr95854Adobe Canyon Group Deposits (McGuire Et Al. Deposits; McGuire Holbrook And Springer Lea; Southeast; Mountain View Mine; Mountain View Claim; Gray Fox Claim), Copper Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USAAdobe Canyon GroupMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00026161161Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)       Cr95924Number Five Group (Number 5 Group; No. 5 Mine; Mineral Products Company Property), Copper Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USANo. 5 MineMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 


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