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Locality Name:
Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 209815
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209815.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Rush Creek Deposit

Latitude: 37°0'8"N
Longitude: 119°15'33"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.002222222222,-119.25916666667
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 Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteAstrophylliteBaryteBenitoiteCalciteCerchiaraite
ChalcopyriteClayEdingtoniteEricssoniteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGillespiteHumiteLinarite
MargarosaniteMeliliteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartz
RhodesiteRocksaltScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteTobermoriteWollastonite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Alforsite  (*)Anandite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bazirite  (*)
Benitoite  (*)Bigcreekite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celsian  (*)Cerchiaraite-(Al)  (*)
Cerchiaraite-(Fe)  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Devitoite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Edingtonite  (*)Esquireite  (*)Fencooperite  (*)Ferroericssonite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fresnoite  (*)Galena  (*)Gillespite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kampfite  (*)
Krauskopfite  (*)Linarite  (*)Macdonaldite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muirite  (*)Opal  (*)Pellyite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodesite  (*)Sanbornite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Taramellite  (*)Titantaramellite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Traskite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Verplanckite  (*)Walstromite  (*)
Witherite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alforsite  (*)ApatiteBa5(PO4)3Cl145662155515,1555165
Anandite  (*)Mica ClayBaFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10S(OH)145662155516,1555175
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1456611555173250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)145663155514,155517,15551911547
Bazirite  (*)BenitoiteBaZrSi3O9145664155516,155517,155520,15552111
Benitoite  (*)BenitoiteBaTiSi3O9145662155516,15552020
Bigcreekite  (*)NoneBaSi2O5·4H2O145662155516,1555203
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)145662155516,15551727770
Celsian  (*)FeldsparBa(Al2Si2O8)145663155516,155517,155520100
Cerchiaraite-(Al)  (*)CerchiaraiteBa4Al4(Si4O12)O2(OH)4Cl2[Si2O3(OH)4]145663155516,155517,1555204
Cerchiaraite-(Fe)  (*)CerchiaraiteBa4Fe3+4(Si4O12)O2(OH)4Cl2[Si2O3(OH)4]145662155516,1555176
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS214566115551627198
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2145661155518236
Devitoite  (*)AstrophylliteBa6Fe2+7Fe3+2(Si4O12)2(PO4)2(CO3)O2(OH)4145662155516,1555173
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6145663155516,155517,1555194135
Edingtonite  (*)EdingtoniteBa(Si3Al2)O10·4H2O14566115551726
Esquireite  (*)Not in a structural groupBaSi6O13·7H2O145662155519,1555202
Fencooperite  (*)NoneBa6Fe3+3Si8O23(CO3)2Cl3·H2O1456611555162
Ferroericssonite  (*)EricssoniteBaFe2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)145662155516,1555173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1456611555162740
Fresnoite  (*)MeliliteBa2TiO(Si2O7)145664155516,155517,155520,15552117
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS145662155516,15552024243
Gillespite  (*)GillespiteBaFe2+Si4O10145663155515,155516,1555179
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61456611555192228
Kampfite  (*)NoneBa12(Si11Al5)O31(CO3)8Cl5145662155516,1555202
Krauskopfite  (*)NoneBaSi2O5·3H2O145662155514,1555206
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2145661155520987
Macdonaldite  (*)RhodesiteBaCa4Si16O36(OH)2·10H2O145665155514,155515,155516,155517,1555205
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21456611555165800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1456611555171508
Muirite  (*)NoneBa10Ca2Mn2+TiSi10O30(OH,Cl,F)10145662155516,1555173
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O145662155514,1555152994
Pellyite  (*)NoneBa2CaFe2+2Si6O17145663155515,155516,1555175
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)145661155516494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2145662155516,15551739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8145664155516,155517,155520,1555219056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2145664155516,155517,155520,15552161156
Rhodesite  (*)RhodesiteKHCa2Si8O19·5H2O14566115551511
Sanbornite  (*)NoneBaSi2O5145665155515,155516,155517,155520,15552113
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)145662155516,1555174894
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS145662155516,15552021482
Taramellite  (*)NoneBa4(Fe3+,Ti)4O2[B2Si8O27]Clx1456611555158
Titantaramellite  (*)NoneBa4(Ti,Fe3+,Mg)4(O,OH)2[B2Si8O27]Clx145665155516,155517,155519,155520,15552110
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)145662155516,155517114
Traskite  (*)NoneBa21Ca(Fe2+,Mn,Ti)4(Ti,Fe,Mg)12(Si12O36)(Si2O7)6(O,OH)30Cl6·14H2O145663155516,155517,1555204
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2145662155516,1555172562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO21456611555162718
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3145661155516212
Verplanckite  (*)NoneBa4Mn2+2Si4O12(OH,H2O)3Cl3145662155515,1555161
Walstromite  (*)MargarosaniteBaCa2Si3O9145664155516,155517,155520,1555218
Witherite  (*)AragoniteBa(CO3)145664155514,155516,155517,155520251
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31456611555161247


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Michelle_501Big Creek - Rush Creek district is known for unique barium minerals. Sanbornite-quartz rock and associated foliated quartzite, occur within metasedimentary blocks in migmatite adjoining a granodiorite pluton


1 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
Michelle_50114566CretaceousStratigraphyAge of contact metamorphism     Ba209815Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USARush Creek - Big CreekWalstrom and Leising (2005) MR36_1Age of granodiorite intrusion. Barium deposits result in metasedimentary blocks within migmatite resulting from contact metamorphism.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130083Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R130083
R070406Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070406
R060489Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060489
R110043Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R110043
R050265Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050265
R150098Esquire No. 7 Claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R150098
R140248Esquire No. 7 Claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R140248
R070634Esquire No. 8 Claim (Lander's Gillespite Locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070634
R070657Rush Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070657
R060770Rush Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060770
R060315Esquire No. 1 Claim, Rush Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060315
R060706Esquire No. 1 Claim, Rush Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060706

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