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Locality Name:
Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 209183
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209183.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino Co., California, USA": 114
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 110

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Clark Mountain
Clark Mountain Thrust Complex
Kalley Mine (Dewitt's Mine; Umberci Mine; Carbonate King Mine)
Mohawk Hill
Mountain Pass Area
Shire Deposits
Stateline Prospect
Unspecified Ag Occurrence [1]
White Hat Prospect
Wonder Mountain Mines

Latitude: 35°34'23"N
Longitude: 115°31'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.573055555556,-115.51972222222

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si W Y Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AdeliteAllophaneAluniteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArseniosideriteArsenopyriteBaryteBrackebuschite
BrochantiteCalciteCarminiteChalcanthiteChalcophylliteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCyanotrichite
DiasporeEpsomiteEttringiteFluoriteGarnetGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMixite
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteSulphurTurquoiseVesuvianite

77 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)Arseniosiderite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Austinite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Chalcophyllite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chalcosiderite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clintonite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cyanotrichite  (*)Delafossite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dioptase  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Duftite  (*)Epsomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Fraipontite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hetaerolite  (*)Hidalgoite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Massicot  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Monticellite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)Plumbojarosite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Sauconite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stromeyerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Tsumebite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)1171292254
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O117129290
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11712922734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211712923092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11712923250
Arsenbrackebuschite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2(Fe3+,Zn)(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)117129224
Arseniosiderite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(AsO4)3·3H2O1171292194
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11712929052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O62171212,1712142060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)62171245,171292919
Austinite  (*)AdeliteCaZn(AsO4)(OH)117129271
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)24171211,171212,171261,1712925509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)9171197,171198,171204,171208,171217,171218,171234,171277,17128311547
Beaverite-(Cu)  (*)AlunitePb(Fe3+2Cu)(SO4)2(OH)61171292132
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)61171292413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)62171292,1713001633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2171247,17129227770
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)21171292178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2171274,1712924979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O2171208,171292925
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O1171292197
Chalcophyllite  (*)ChalcophylliteCu18Al2(AsO4)4(SO4)3(OH)24·36H2O1171292194
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS26171208,171212,171225,171281,171288,17129227198
Chalcosiderite  (*)TurquoiseCuFe3+6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O117129277
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl2171292,1713041382
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O2171212,1712923531
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2117128786
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)1171292363
Copper  (*)CopperCu11712923846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O11712922970
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)21171274179
Delafossite  (*)NoneCu1+Fe3+O21171292144
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62171212,1712144135
Dioptase  (*)NoneCuSiO3·H2O1171292164
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)23171208,171212,1712619895
Duftite  (*)AdelitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)1171292220
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O1171292484
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF213171197,171235,171238,171244,171247,171250,171251,171255,171259,171263,171271,171272,1712929617
Fraipontite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Zn,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4117129249
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS7171208,171225,171274,171281,171288,171292,17130024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2171208,1712927437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4171208,171215,171226,17129230554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311712141544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11713026890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3117129214640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11712921689
Hetaerolite  (*)SpinelZnMn3+2O4117129273
Hidalgoite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(SO4)(AsO4)(OH)6117129257
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611712922228
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)24171211,171212,171261,17129212537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211712085674
Massicot  (*)NonePbO1171292202
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl11712921107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O1171292168
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)2171214,171287153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25171208,171238,171247,171251,17130017380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)1171292492
Plumbojarosite  (*)AlunitePb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61171292477
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2117120839462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO211712923106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO25171208,171215,171226,171292,17130061156
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2171292,1712981711
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)21171292454
Sauconite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Zn3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O117129256
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)2171207,1712474894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O11712921153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11712086417
Silver  (*)CopperAg2171208,1712925186
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)2171274,1712922473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4171225,171281,171288,17129221482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411712121934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S32171213,1712753418
Stromeyerite  (*)NoneCuAgS2171261,171304332
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS11712922045
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O1171214183
Tsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(PO4)(SO4)(OH)117129232
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011712871395



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R061062Mohawk Mine (Clark Station Mine; Pactolus Mine; Wilshire Prospect), Mohawk Hill, Clark Mountain District (Clark District), Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range), San Bernardino Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R061062


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