Important Update News
The RRUFF Project is being updated to improve its interface and content. The beta version of the update is accessible to the public at RRUFF.net. New data is only being added to the beta site. Please note that it is in development, and some components are not functional. Existing RRUFF.info links will resolve to the new site after RRUFF.net is officially released.
We are grateful to NASA for the funding of this effort.
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. |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Albite (*) | Feldspar | Na(AlSi3O8) | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175514 | 8803 |
Allophane (*) | Allophane | Al2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O | 1 | 175508 | 470 | ||
Antigorite (*) | Serpentine Clay | Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175592 | 708 |
Aragonite (*) | Aragonite | Ca(CO3) | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175583 | 3250 |
Baryte (*) | Baryte | Ba(SO4) | 1 | 175500 | 11547 | ||
Bieberite (*) | Melanterite | Co(SO4)·7H2O | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175484 | 50 |
Calcite (*) | Calcite | Ca(CO3) | 163 | 163 | 6 | 175486,175583,175667,175680,175683,175693 | 27770 |
Calomel (*) | None | HgCl | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175527 | 91 |
Cervantite (*) | None | Sb3+Sb5+O4 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175523 | 352 |
Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 3 | 175549,175559,175603 | 27198 | ||
Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 163 | 163 | 45 | 175540,175564,175568,175569,175570,175571,175572,175574,175575,175579,175581,175582,175583,175589,175591,175594,175597,175606,175608,175610,175612,175614,175616,175617,175620,175621,175623,175624,175627,175628,175629,175630,175633,175634,175635,175637,175653,175656,175693,175699,175701,175702,175703,175705,175710 | 3902 |
Cinnabar (*) | None | HgS | 5.3 | 0 | 27 | 175475,175478,175481,175484,175485,175486,175488,175489,175516,175518,175523,175527,175531,175532,175533,175534,175535,175536,175537,175538,175546,175547,175548,175667,175683,175690,175691 | 2600 |
Copper (*) | Copper | Cu | 1 | 175602 | 3846 | ||
Dolomite (*) | None | CaMg(CO3)2 | 1 | 175683 | 9895 | ||
Epsomite (*) | Epsomite | Mg(SO4)·7H2O | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175484 | 484 |
Glaucophane (*) | Amphibole | Na2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175549 | 286 |
Gold (*) | Copper | Au | 1 | 175704 | 30554 | ||
Gypsum (*) | Gypsum | Ca(SO4)·2H2O | 1 | 175497 | 6890 | ||
Hematite (*) | Corundum | Fe2O3 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175527 | 14640 |
Hercynite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Al2O4 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175592 | 407 |
Jadeite (*) | Pyroxene | NaAlSi2O6 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175549 | 154 |
Kaolinite (*) | Clay Kaolinite | Al2Si2O5(OH)4 | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 175484,175488 | 5591 |
Laumontite (*) | Not in a structural group | CaAl2Si4O12·4H2O | 1 | 175693 | 1271 | ||
Lawsonite (*) | Lawsonite | CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175549 | 121 |
Linnaeite (*) | Spinel | Co2+Co3+2S4 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175484 | 249 |
Magnesiochromite (*) | Spinel | MgCr2O4 | 163 | 163 | 7 | 175583,175592,175599,175604,175607,175611,175627 | 311 |
Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 175504,175522,175693 | 1487 |
Marcasite (*) | Marcasite | FeS2 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175484 | 5674 |
Melanterite (*) | Melanterite | Fe(SO4)·7H2O | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175484 | 915 |
Mercury (*) | None | Hg | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 175489,175527 | 397 |
Metacinnabar (*) | Sphalerite | HgS | 5.3 | 0 | 4 | 175484,175486,175532,175683 | 255 |
Millerite (*) | Millerite | NiS | 5.3 | 0 | 2 | 175484,175486 | 1066 |
Morenosite (*) | Epsomite | Ni(SO4)·7H2O | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175484 | 84 |
Muscovite (*) | Mica Clay | KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 | 1 | 175693 | 17380 | ||
Neotocite (*) | Allophane | (Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?) | 1 | 175664 | 186 | ||
Opal (*) | Amorphous | SiO2·nH2O | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 175505,175527,175611 | 2994 |
Pyrite (*) | Pyrite | FeS2 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 | 175484,175485,175486,175488,175537,175543,175683 | 39462 |
Pyrrhotite (*) | Nickeline | Fe7S8 | 1 | 175556 | 9056 | ||
Quartz (*) | Quartz | SiO2 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 | 175484,175486,175488,175514,175516,175524,175532,175543,175683,175693 | 61156 |
Rhodochrosite (*) | Calcite | Mn(CO3) | 3 | 175625,175698,175706 | 1711 | ||
Schuetteite (*) | None | Hg3O2(SO4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 175527 | 21 |
Spinel (*) | Spinel | MgAl2O4 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175592 | 1934 |
Stibiconite (*) | Pyrochlore | Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH) | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 175523 | 446 |
Stibnite (*) | Stibnite | Sb2S3 | 5.3 | 0 | 3 | 175486,175511,175543 | 3418 |
Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 163 | 163 | 1 | 175583 | 3337 |
Tremolite (*) | Amphibole | Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2 | 163 | 163 | 2 | 175583,175611 | 2562 |
Vivianite (*) | Vivianite | Fe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O | 1 | 175708 | 636 |
Excel ID | Max Age (Ma) | Min Age (Ma) | Age as listed in reference | Dating Method | Age Interpret | Prioritized? | Sample Source | Sample Num | Run Num | Age from other Locality | Dated Mineral | Minerals explicitely stated as having this age | Age applies to these Elements | MinDat Locality ID | Dated Locality (Max Age) | Location as listed in reference | Reference | Reference DOI | Reference ID | Age Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hg-00128 | 5.3 | 0 | ?-? | Cinnabar, Mercury, Metacinnabar | Hg | 206262 | Adelaide District (Adelaide Klau District), Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | California Mercury Occurrences | Studemeister (1984) | 10.1007/BF00199786 | MD19_202 | ||||||||||
Hg-00129 | 5.3 | 0 | ?-? | Calomel, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Schuetteite | Hg | 209348 | Cambria-Oceanic District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | California Mercury Occurrences | Studemeister (1984) | 10.1007/BF00199786 | MD19_202 | ||||||||||
podchrome-00004 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 92045 | Zerfing Ranch Deposit (Old Creek Deposit), Cayucos, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Zerfing Ranch | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00011 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91918 | Norcross Mine (West Norcross Mine; Brooklyn Mine; Manzanita; Biaggini Mine; Norcross Chrome Mine; Sunrise No. 3 Claim; Victory No. 3 Claim; Bernardo No. 3 Claim), Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Norcross | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00014 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91918 | Norcross Mine (West Norcross Mine; Brooklyn Mine; Manzanita; Biaggini Mine; Norcross Chrome Mine; Sunrise No. 3 Claim; Victory No. 3 Claim; Bernardo No. 3 Claim), Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Victory No. 3 | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00013 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91994 | Sweetwater Mine (San Juan Mine; Pierce And Benadom Group), Cerro Alto, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Sweetwater | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00005 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91783 | Castro Mine (Castro Chrome Mine; Trinidad Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Castro | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00009 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91932 | Pick And Shovel Mine (Pick A Shovel Mine; Safety Chrome Mine; Safety Mine), Cuesta Pass, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Pick and Shovel | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00006 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91870 | La Primera Mine (El Primero Mine; Hardface Mine; La Primero Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | El Primero | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00015 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91888 | Lucky Strike Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Lucky Strike | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00007 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91915 | New London Mine (London Mine), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | New London | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00010 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 91992 | Sunshine Claims (Keeney; Alviso), Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Sunshine | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
podchrome-00008 | 163 | 163 | Middle Jurassic (163.3±1.1 Ma, U-Pb apatite-feldspar isochron in gabbro) | Cr | 92000 | Trinidad Mine, Chorro, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | Trinidad | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 |
Sample | Source Locality | Reference URL |
---|---|---|
R080079 | Oceanic Mine, Cambria, Cambria-Oceanic District, Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range), San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA | https://rruff.info/R080079 |
All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org
All age data...
Other copyright data...