Mineral Evolution Database

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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

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.

Allophane	Alumohydrocalcite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum
Covellite	Digenite	Feldspar	Garnet	Lawsonite	Marcasite	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rutile	Serpentine	Spinel	Staurolite	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Titanite

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 ()*

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:
Allophane Alumohydrocalcite Amphibole Aragonite Baryte Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum
Covellite Digenite Feldspar Garnet Lawsonite Marcasite Molybdenite None Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rutile Serpentine Spinel Staurolite Stilpnomelane Talc Titanite

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	180637	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	180637	8803
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	180660	46
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	161	161	2	180602,180616	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	161	161	4	180574,180597,180622,180637	3250
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	180637	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈			1	180637	173
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	180637	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	161	161	3	180600,180637,180646	27770
Caryopilite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mn²⁺₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	180637	83
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	180637	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	180637	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	161	161	10	180574,180578,180582,180586,180600,180612,180616,180618,180621,180624	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	161	161	6	180577,180595,180598,180629,180658,180659	2600
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	180637	4165
Dawsonite ()*	None	NaAl(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	180660	90
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	180637	1027
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			2	180574,180623	944
Gageite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₂₁Si₈O₂₇(OH)₂₀			1	180637	14
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	161	161	2	180602,180637	286
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	180637	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	161	161	2	180604,180637	14640
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	161	161	4	180574,180609,180621,180622	341
Inesite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn²⁺₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂·5H₂O			1	180637	50
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	180637	121
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	161	161	1	180608	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	161	161	8	180583,180609,180622,180631,180632,180633,180659,180662	1487
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	161	161	1	180577	5674
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	180637	5800
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)			1	180637	186
Nesquehonite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·3H₂O			1	180575	80
Parsettensite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Na,Ca)_7.5(Mn,Mg)₄₉Si₇₂O₁₆₈(OH)₅₀·nH₂O			1	180637	43
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			1	180637	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	161	161	5	180587,180637,180643,180646,180648	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	161	161	4	180580,180587,180588,180602	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			2	180637,180648	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	180637	969
Santaclaraite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺₄Si₅O₁₄(OH)₂·H₂O			1	180637	2
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	180623	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	161	161	1	180602	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	180637	3337
Taneyamalite ()*	None	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺₁₂(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₄₄			1	180637	5
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	180637	4899
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	161	161	2	180600,180614	212

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
podchrome-00023	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95861	Black Bear Mine, Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	Black Bear	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00024	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95874	Chrome Camp Mine, Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	Chrome Camp	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00025	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95914	Lucky Girl Mine (Stanislaus Mine), Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	Lucky Girl	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00021	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95854	Adobe 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, USA	Adobe Canyon Group	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00026	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95924	Number Five Group (Number 5 Group; No. 5 Mine; Mineral Products Company Property), Copper Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	No. 5 Mine	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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