Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2860
Youngest recorded age at locality: 91

mindat Locality ID: 218031
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-218031.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Green Onion Prospect
Kearsarge Mine (Kearsarge Group; Cliff Mine)
Local Yokel Prospect
Mary Darleen Mine (Grand Group)
Phoenix Prospect
Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim)
Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2]
Virginia Group

Latitude: 36°47'12"N
Longitude: 118°20'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.786666666667,-118.33333333333

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.

Acanthite	Aragonite	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Copper	Corundum	None	Quartz	Rocksalt	Tetrahedrite

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 Au C Cl Cu Fe O Pb S Sb Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Pb S

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Aragonite Baryte Chalcopyrite Copper Corundum None Quartz Rocksalt Tetrahedrite

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Quartz ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2860	2657	1	158134	2793
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	103	91.8	1	158137	2734
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2860	91.8	2	158134,158137	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	114	95	1	158138	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	2860	2657	1	158134	1382
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2860	91	0		24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	114	95	2	158136,158138	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2860	2657	1	158134	14640
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2860	95	3	158134,158136,158138	61156
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2860	2657	1	158134	5317

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_420	Quartz monzonite of the Dragon Pluton, roadcut at Onion Valley See Table A1.

29 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00968_206_238	2657	2657	2657	206_238		zircon		Zircon	13766	Kearsarge Mine (Kearsarge Group; Cliff Mine), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00968_207_206	2860	2860	2860	207_206		zircon		Zircon	13766	Kearsarge Mine (Kearsarge Group; Cliff Mine), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00968_207_235	2774	2774	2774	207_235		zircon		Zircon	13766	Kearsarge Mine (Kearsarge Group; Cliff Mine), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
Michelle_420	103	103	103	U-Pb	Preferred intrusive age	zircon	25	Zircon	79303	Phoenix Prospect, Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA	Dragon	Chen and Moore (1982)	10.1029/JB087iB06p04761	AJS299_93	See p. 4768, Table 2. Age group EK (Early Cretaceous 100-140 ma).
NAVDAT-37333	92.4	91.8	92.1±0.3				37333		79303	Phoenix Prospect, Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-37348	92.4	91.8	92.1±0.3				37348		79303	Phoenix Prospect, Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
USGS-Rb-Sr-07126	102	98.8	100.4±1.6	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock			79353	Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02444_206_238	103	103	103	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79353	Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02444_207_206	109	95	102±7	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79353	Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02444_207_235	103	103	103	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79353	Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02445_206_238	106	106	106	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79353	Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02445_207_206	114	104	109±5	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79353	Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02445_207_235	106	106	106	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79353	Rex Montis Mine (Mountain View Claim; Arctic Boomerang; Ibex Claim; Arctic Claim; Boomerang Claim), Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
NAVDAT-37346	92.4	91.8	92.1±0.3				37346		79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-37347	92.4	91.8	92.1±0.3				37347		79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-37350	92.4	91.8	92.1±0.3				37350		79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
NAVDAT-37370	92.4	91.8	92.1±0.3				37370		79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02436_206_238	100	100	100	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02436_207_206	105	95	100±5	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02436_207_235	100	100	100	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02437_206_238	101	101	101	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02437_207_206	109	95	102±7	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02437_207_235	101	101	101	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02438_206_238	103	103	103	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02438_207_206	129	119	124±5	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02438_207_235	104	104	104	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02439_206_238	102	102	102	206_238	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02439_207_206	107	91	99±8	207_206	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02439_207_235	102	102	102	207_235	age of intrusion	zircon		Zircon	79431	Unnamed Ag-Pb Prospect [2], Kearsarge Peak, Kearsarge District [1], Inyo Co., California, USA		USGS-U-Th-Pb		USGS-U-Th-Pb

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