Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Zinc Hill District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo Co., California, USA

mindat Locality ID: 215251
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215251.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Zinc Hill District, Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo Co., California, USA": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Zinc Hill

Latitude: 36°17'54"N
Longitude: 117°29'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.298333333333,-117.48861111111

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.

Adelite	Allophane	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Autunite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Epidote	Gypsum	Linarite	Malachite	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite

Adamite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*
Azurite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Epidote ()*
Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Leadhillite ()*
Linarite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Torbernite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

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 C Ca Cl Cu Fe H Mg Mo O P Pb S Si U W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Autunite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Epidote Gypsum Linarite Malachite None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite

33 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	157167	254
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	157161,157167	2734
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	157161	708
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	157161,157167	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	157167	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	157161,157167	5509
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	157167	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	157167	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	157161	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	157161,157167	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	157161,157167	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	157161	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	157161,157167	3531
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	1	157167	363
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	157161	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	157161,157167	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	157167	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	2	157161,157167	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	2	157161,157167	1066
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	157161	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	157161	987
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	157161,157167	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	157167	1107
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	1	157167	492
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	157161,157167	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	157167	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	157167	454
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	157161	4894
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	2	157161,157167	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	157161,157167	21482
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	157162	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	157167	2562
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	157161,157167	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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