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| 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. |
| Calcite | Chalcanthite | Chalcopyrite | Chlorite | Clay | None | Smectite-vermiculite | Spinel | Talc |
| Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcopyrite (*) | Chromite (*) | Clinochlore (*) | Magnesiochromite (*) |
| Magnesite (*) | Talc (*) | Vermiculite (*) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalcanthite (*) | Chalcanthite | Cu(SO4)·5H2O | 1 | 155556 | 925 | ||
| Chalcopyrite (*) | Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 1 | 155556 | 27198 | ||
| Chromite (*) | Spinel | Fe2+Cr2O4 | 483 | 483 | 4 | 155541,155550,155562,155567 | 3902 |
| Clinochlore (*) | Chlorite Clay | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | 1 | 155566 | 1756 | ||
| Magnesiochromite (*) | Spinel | MgCr2O4 | 483 | 483 | 2 | 155544,155551 | 311 |
| Magnesite (*) | Calcite | Mg(CO3) | 483 | 483 | 1 | 155544 | 1487 |
| Talc (*) | Clay Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 | 1 | 155566 | 3337 | ||
| Vermiculite (*) | Clay Smectite-vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O | 1 | 155566 | 652 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| podchrome-00027 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76235 | Alice Mine (Partridge Mine), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Alice | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00030 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76261 | Black Bow Mine (Strassbaugh; Black Bow Avery Prospect), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Black Bow | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00031 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76261 | Black Bow Mine (Strassbaugh; Black Bow Avery Prospect), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Black Bow | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00035 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76277 | Camden Mine, Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Camden | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00038 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76281 | Clara H Mine (Clara H. Mine & Mill), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Clara H | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00040 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76312 | Erickson Mine, Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Erickson | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00033 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76382 | Lacey Mine, Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Lacey | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00037 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76386 | Letty And Lotty Claims, Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Letty and Lotty Claims | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00029 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76404 | Lucky Boy Mine, Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Lucky Boy | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00036 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76405 | Manchester Mine (Manchester Extension Mine; Side Kicker Mine), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Manchester | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00028 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76475 | Rock Wren Mine (Serpentine), Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Rock Wren | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00039 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76488 | Saint Mine, Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Saint | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 | ||||||||||||
| podchrome-00034 | 483 | 483 | Lower Ordovician (483±21 Ma Sm-Nd whole rock and mineral) | Cr | 76509 | Sunset Mine [1], Humphreys Station, Big Dry Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USA | Sunset | Moiser et al. (2012) | USGSSIR2012_5157 |
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