Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA

mindat Locality ID: 230500
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-230500.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA": 212
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 147

Number of Child Localities: 47
Child Localities:
Anchor Bay
Anderson Valley
Bell Springs
Bell Valley
Boonville
Bowman Place
Brush Mountain
Calpella
Covelo Area
Cummings
DeCamp
Dos Rios
Duncan Springs
Dunlap Place
Fair Oaks
Gualala
Hearst
Hills West Of The Russian River
Hopland
Kibesillah
Laytonville
Leggett
Little Penny
Longvale
McClure Place
Middle Fork Eel River
Mina
Nashmead
Navarro
O'Neil Place
Orrs Springs
Potter Valley Area
Pratt Place
Ramsey
Redwood Valley
Reeves Place
Round Valley
Sherburns
Simerson
Tatu
Twin Rocks
Ukiah
Westport
Wildhorse Peak
Williams Valley
Willits
Woodman

Latitude: 39°33'23"N
Longitude: 123°21'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.556388888889,-123.35805555556

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	Aragonite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Epidote
Feldspar	Garnet	Lawsonite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Pumpellyite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vesuvianite
Wollastonite	Zircon

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 Al Au C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H Hg Ir K Mg Mn Na O Os Pt S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Epidote
Feldspar Garnet Lawsonite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pectolite Pumpellyite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Spinel Stilpnomelane Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Vesuvianite
Wollastonite Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Aragonite ()*
Azurite ()*	Bementite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Calderite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*
Cuprite ()*	Deerite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Ferro-glaucophane ()*	Glaucophane ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Howieite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Inesite ()*	Iridium ()*	Jadeite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Lawsonite ()*	Lennilenapeite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mercury ()*	Muscovite ()*	Neotocite ()*
Osmium ()*	Pectolite ()*	Platinum ()*	Pumpellyite-(Mg) ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Spessartine ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Uvarovite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Xonotlite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*	Zussmanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	163510,163598	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	2	163541,163637	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	163541	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	163541	2353
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	163541	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	163555	5509
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	2	163469,163524	173
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	163560	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	163541,163625	27770
Calderite ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	163541	17
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	163515,163541,163555	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	16	163494,163503,163529,163534,163546,163550,163551,163552,163578,163601,163630,163633,163648,163655,163656,163667	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	6	163464,163467,163499,163500,163509,163535	2600
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	163541,163560	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	163465,163515,163531	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	163555	2970
Deerite ()*	None	Fe²⁺₆Fe³⁺₃(Si₆O₁₇)O₃(OH)₅	4	163539,163541,163566,163637	27
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	163565	944
Ferro-glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	163561	26
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4	163490,163541,163542,163560	286
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	163464,163467,163555	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	163541,163556	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	163541	223
Howieite ()*	None	Na(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al,Mg)₁₂(Si₆O₁₇)₂(O,OH)₁₀	4	163541,163560,163566,163637	16
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	163541	5433
Inesite ()*	None	Ca₂Mn²⁺₇Si₁₀O₂₈(OH)₂·5H₂O	3	163523,163524,163618	50
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	1	163467	162
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆	3	163541,163584,163635	154
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	1	163541	234
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	163461	1271
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	6	163490,163541,163560,163561,163565,163573	121
Lennilenapeite ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	K₇(Mg,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Zn)₄₈(Si,Al)₇₂(O,OH)₂₁₆·16H₂O	1	163561	3
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	163541	93
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	1	163486	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	163668	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	163541	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	163515,163555	12537
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	2	163509,163593	397
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	163541,163565	17380
Neotocite ()*	Allophane	(Mn,Fe)SiO₃·H₂O (?)	2	163523,163524	186
Osmium ()*	None	Os	1	163482	169
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	1	163625	363
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	2	163467,163482	485
Pumpellyite-(Mg) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂MgAl₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	163541	106
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	163541,163555	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	18	163495,163505,163512,163513,163518,163519,163562,163563,163569,163571,163576,163595,163599,163626,163629,163638,163659,163671	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	163603	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	163510,163515,163541,163561,163566,163599,163637	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	14	163469,163484,163518,163523,163524,163576,163599,163618,163626,163628,163629,163641,163642,163671	1711
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	163541,163637	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	3	163541,163542,163560	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	163541	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	163555	5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	163541	1214
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	2	163541,163566	456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	163541,163663	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	163555	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	163555	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	163541,163565	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	163541	2562
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	1	163667	212
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	163565	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1	163620	1247
Xonotlite ()*	None	Ca₆Si₆O₁₇(OH)₂	1	163625	109
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	163464,163467	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	163565	1025
Zussmanite ()*	Clay	K(Fe,Mg,Mn)₁₃(Si,Al)₁₈O₄₂(OH)₁₄	3	163538,163541,163566	5

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-15	Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-15
FKM-141	Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-126-to-fkm-150/#FKM-141
FKM-147	Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-147
R070393	Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070393
R060031	Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060031
R050448	Laytonville Quarry (Longvale; Longvale Quarry), Laytonville, Coastal Range, Mendocino Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R050448

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