Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Reilly (Anthony Mill Ruins), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 13.68
Youngest recorded age at locality: 13.44

mindat Locality ID: 217722
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217722.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Reilly (Anthony Mill Ruins), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo Co., California, USA": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Arondo Mine (Orondo; Arando; Oroanda)
Big Onion Claim Nos. 1-2
Clancy Cherry Prospect
Hoot Owl Deposit (Iron Cap Deposit; Primus; Monarch Iron Consolidated)
Iron Pot No. 1 Occurrence
Kitty Litter Quarry
Rocket Claim
Scotchman Group
Unnamed Ag Prospects [8]
Unnamed Cu-Au Prospect [3] (Copper And Gold Prospect; Water Canyon)
Unnamed Fe Prospect [3]

Latitude: 35°59'17"N
Longitude: 117°22'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.988055555556,-117.375

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	Clay	Copper	Corundum	None	Quartz	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc

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: Au C Fe H Hg Mg O S Sb Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Clay Copper Corundum None Quartz Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Quartz ()*
Siderite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Talc ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	157143,157150	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	157143,157146	14640
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	157146	14899
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	1	157149	255
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	157143,157150	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	157143	6417
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	1	157149	3418
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	157143	3337

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	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
	NAVDAT-49482	13.68	13.44	13.56±0.12					49482						78505	Big Onion Claim Nos. 1-2, Reilly (Anthony Mill Ruins), Argus Mts (Argus Range), Inyo Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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