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Locality Name:
Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2.343
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.711

mindat Locality ID: 216174
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-216174.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
McGee Creek Headwaters Area
Section 27 Quarry

Latitude: 37°48'23"N
Longitude: 118°45'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.806388888889,-118.76361111111

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: O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
NoneTridymite

1 IMA Minerals at location:
Tridymite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO22.3430.7110458



39 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
NAVDAT-307611.9141.5661.74±0.174  whole rock30761    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307622.1121.7281.92±0.192  whole rock30762    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307631.4851.2151.35±0.135  whole rock30763    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307641.5511.2691.41±0.141  whole rock30764    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307652.11.21.65±0.45   30765    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307662.3431.9172.13±0.213  whole rock30766    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307671.5841.2961.44±0.144  whole rock30767    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307681.761.441.6±0.16  whole rock30768    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307692.0791.7011.89±0.189  whole rock30769    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307701.761.441.6±0.16  whole rock30770    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307711.9471.5931.77±0.177  whole rock30771    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307721.9471.5931.77±0.177  whole rock30772    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307732.0021.6381.82±0.182  whole rock30773    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307742.11.21.65±0.45   30774    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307751.9251.5751.75±0.175  whole rock30775    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307762.11.21.65±0.45   30776    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307772.1231.7371.93±0.193  whole rock30777    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307782.11.21.65±0.45   30778    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307790.8690.7110.79±0.079  whole rock30779    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307801.20.791+0.2/-0.21   30780    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307811.0560.8640.96±0.096  whole rock30781    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307820.990.810.9±0.09  whole rock30782    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307831.0340.8460.94±0.094  whole rock30783    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307841.20.791+0.2/-0.21   30784    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307851.10.91±0.1  whole rock30785    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307861.0120.8280.92±0.092  whole rock30786    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307871.20.791+0.2/-0.21   30787    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307881.1660.9541.06±0.106  whole rock30788    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307891.0780.8820.98±0.098  whole rock30789    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307901.20.791+0.2/-0.21   30790    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307911.0670.8730.97±0.097  whole rock30791    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307920.8910.7290.81±0.081  whole rock30792    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307931.0010.8190.91±0.091  whole rock30793    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307941.0120.8280.92±0.092  whole rock30794    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307950.9020.7380.82±0.082  whole rock30795    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307961.20.791+0.2/-0.21   30796    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307971.210.991.1±0.11  whole rock30797    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307981.321.081.2±0.12  whole rock30798    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-307991.1660.9541.06±0.106  whole rock30799    216174Glass Mountain, Mono Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 


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