Mineral Evolution Database
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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Vanderberg-Katerina Pegmatites (Vanderburg-Katerina Dikes; Vanderburg-Katerina Pegmatites), Katerina Mine (Ashley Mine; Caterina Mine; Catherin Mine; Catherina Mine; Katrina Mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 221386
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-221386.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vanderberg-Katerina Pegmatites (Vanderburg-Katerina Dikes; Vanderburg-Katerina Pegmatites), Katerina Mine (Ashley Mine; Caterina Mine; Catherin Mine; Catherina Mine; Katrina Mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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: Al Be Bi F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P Si Ta V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Bi F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P Si Ta V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChloriteClayColumbiteFeldsparMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakiteQuartzScheelite
TopazTripliteVivianite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Phenakite  (*)Pucherite  (*)Quartz  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)
Triplite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)20606
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)80181
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)053
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O60211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F0233
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O0636


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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