Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Humboldt Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 164
Youngest recorded age at locality: 29

mindat Locality ID: 22428
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22428.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Humboldt Co., California, USA": 327
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 235

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Arcata
Bayview
Beatrice
Big Lagoon [town]
Centerville
Coastal Range
Eureka
Indianola
Klamath Mts
Korblex
Maple Creek
Moonstone
Myrtletown
Orick District
Stone Lagoon
Trinidad
Trinity River
Westhaven

Latitude: 40°54'44"N
Longitude: 124°3'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.912222222222,-124.06361111111

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Diamond	Djerfisherite	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lawsonite	Malachite	Melilite	Mica
Millerite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pectolite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Titanite	Tridymite
Vivianite

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 As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O Os P Pb Pt Ru S Sb Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca H Mg Ni O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Braunite Calcite Cancrinite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Cubanite Diamond Djerfisherite Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Lawsonite Malachite Melilite Mica
Millerite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pectolite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Titanite Tridymite
Vivianite

94 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*
Arfvedsonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Bartonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Barytolamprophyllite ()*
Bementite ()*	Bornite ()*	Braunite ()*	Breithauptite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cancrinite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cooperite ()*	Copper ()*	Coyoteite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diamond ()*	Djerfisherite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Erdite ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Ferro-ferri-obertiite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*
Fluoro-richterite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Fresnoite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Gonnardite ()*	Graphite ()*	Greigite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hausmannite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hydroxylapatite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Iridium ()*	Kaersutite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Laurite ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Lizardite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Neotocite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Népouite ()*	Orickite ()*	Osarsite ()*
Osmium ()*	Pectolite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Platinum ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rasvumite ()*
Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Richterite ()*	Schorlomite ()*	Siderite ()*
Smithsonite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Tainiolite ()*	Titanite ()*	Vishnevite ()*	Vivianite ()*

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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	29	29	1	156193	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	156240	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	29	29	1	156193	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			3	156284,156285,156287	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	164	29	0		708
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	29	29	1	156193	295
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	156284	919
Bartonite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆Fe₂₀S₂₆S	29	29	1	156193	5
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	156184,156318	11547
Barytolamprophyllite ()*	None	(BaK)Ti₂Na₃Ti(Si₂O₇)₂O₂(OH)₂	29	29	1	156193	21
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈			2	156187,156290	173
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	164	164	3	156234,156237,156382	5516
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	156217	483
Breithauptite ()*	Nickeline	NiSb	29	29	1	156193	175
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	29	29	6	156193,156240,156284,156285,156286,156287	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	29	29	1	156193	232
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	156284	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	164	164	4	156234,156237,156332,156382	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	164	164	8	156234,156284,156285,156287,156289,156312,156317,156468	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			23	156175,156176,156180,156198,156200,156238,156239,156274,156277,156296,156314,156344,156345,156348,156349,156356,156364,156388,156403,156444,156446,156448,156450	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	164	164	2	156234,156284	3531
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	156330,156338	2600
Cooperite ()*	None	PtS			1	156322	124
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			5	156237,156239,156315,156382,156423	3846
Coyoteite ()*	None	NaFe₃S₅·2H₂O	29	29	1	156193	1
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	164	164	3	156234,156237,156382	2970
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			2	156416,156470	697
Djerfisherite ()*	Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl	29	29	1	156193	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	156284	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	156240	8173
Erdite ()*	None	NaFeS₂·2H₂O	29	29	1	156193	4
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂			1	156436	110
Ferro-ferri-obertiite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺Ti)Si₈O₂₂O₂	29	29	1	156193	1
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	29	29	1	156193	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			2	156284,156287	9617
Fluoro-richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂F₂	29	29	1	156193	24
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	29	29	1	156193	1188
Fresnoite ()*	Melilite	Ba₂TiO(Si₂O₇)	29	29	1	156193	17
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			6	156284,156285,156286,156287,156288,156289	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			66	156156,156159,156160,156192,156196,156201,156205,156207,156220,156248,156276,156292,156313,156316,156323,156326,156331,156333,156354,156357,156358,156361,156368,156369,156371,156372,156373,156374,156375,156376,156377,156378,156379,156380,156383,156384,156385,156386,156387,156389,156395,156396,156398,156399,156400,156401,156404,156405,156406,156407,156409,156413,156415,156419,156422,156426,156427,156428,156429,156432,156437,156438,156441,156456,156463,156465	30554
Gonnardite ()*	Natrolite	(Na,Ca)₂(Si,Al)₅O₁₀·3H₂O	29	29	1	156193	167
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	156320	2812
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄	29	29	1	156193	62
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	156284	6890
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	156290	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	156162	14640
Hydroxylapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃OH			1	156295	367
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS			1	156463	154
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir			1	156415	162
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	29	29	1	156193	179
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	156284,156289	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	164	29	0		1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			1	156436	226
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	156295	121
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	164	29	0		359
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	29	29	1	156193	762
Magnesio-arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	29	29	1	156193	79
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	164	164	4	156347,156350,156352,156447	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	156439	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	29	29	1	156193	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	164	164	2	156234,156315	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	29	29	1	156193	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	164	29	0		1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	156284	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	29	29	1	156193	1236
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)			1	156187	186
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	29	29	1	156193	884
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	164	29	0		66
Orickite ()*	None	CuFeS₂·nH₂O	29	29	1	156193	6
Osarsite ()*	Arsenopyrite	OsAsS			1	156463	16
Osmium ()*	None	Os			2	156299,156430	169
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	29	29	1	156193	363
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	29	29	1	156193	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	29	29	1	156193	2273
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt			15	156156,156248,156299,156322,156354,156366,156406,156413,156415,156416,156417,156436,156456,156463,156465	485
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	29	29	11	156193,156271,156284,156285,156287,156288,156289,156290,156312,156315,156468	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	156166,156257	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	29	29	2	156193,156209	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			7	156284,156285,156286,156287,156288,156289,156312	61156
Rasvumite ()*	Cubanite	KFe₂S₃	29	29	1	156193	19
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			4	156187,156217,156284,156287	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			2	156187,156315	969
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	29	29	1	156193	148
Schorlomite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Ti₂(SiFe³⁺₂)O₁₂	29	29	1	156193	54
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	156284,156287	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	156284	2473
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	29	29	1	156193	444
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			1	156322	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			7	156284,156285,156286,156287,156288,156289,156312	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	156463	1934
Tainiolite ()*	Mica	KLiMg₂Si₄O₁₀F₂	29	29	1	156193	40
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	29	29	1	156193	4899
Vishnevite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Cancrinite	Na₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·2H₂O	29	29	1	156193	21
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	156295,156454	636

4 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	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Alexandra-0392	29	29	29	K-Ar	Age of alkalic diatreme	phlogopite, rasvumite	77CYP9, 77CYP9, 76CYP1		3460	Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA	Coyote Peak	Czamanske et al. (1978)	10.1016/0012-821X(78)90079-1	EPSL40_107
podchrome-00346	164	164	Middle Jurassic (161-168 Ma)					Cr	76792	Horse Mountain Mine (Copper Glance Mine; Humboldt Copper Mine), Horse Mountain, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA	Horse Mountain	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00310	164	164	Middle Jurassic (161-168 Ma)					Cr	76835	Pecwan Mine (Pecwan Deposit; Englebright Mine; New Moon Mine), Pecwan Creek, Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mts, Humboldt Co., California, USA	Pecwan	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00311	164	164	Middle Jurassic (161-168 Ma)					Cr	76936	Wilder Mine (Fish Creek; Man O'War Claims), Onion Mountain, Pecwan (Pekwan), Klamath Mts, Humboldt Co., California, USA	Wilder	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R120087	Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R120087
R070178	Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070178
R070143	Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070143
R070139	Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070139
R060491	Coyote Peak, Coastal Range, Humboldt Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060491

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