Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Alpine Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1.8

mindat Locality ID: 23842
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23842.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Alpine Co., California, USA": 137
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 99

Number of Child Localities: 28
Child Localities:
Alpine Village
Black Butte
Calaveras Mine
Dardanelles Cone
Ebbetts Peak
Elephants Back
Fourth Of July Peak
Fredericksburg
Gritton And Keefer Placer Mine
Hope Valley District
Jobs Peak
Lake Alpine
Lake Tahoe
Markleeville
Monitor - Mogul District
Paynesville
Peaceful Pines
Red Lake Peak
Reynolds Peak
Round Top
Silver King
Silver King District
Silver Mountain District
Sorensens
Tryon Peak
Winnemucca Lake
Wolf Creek Lake
Woodfords

Latitude: 38°39'20"N
Longitude: 119°51'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.655555555556,-119.85583333333

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	Alunite	Amorphous	Andalusite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Feldspar
Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Lazulite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Wurtzite

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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe H Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brucite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Clay Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Feldspar
Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Lazulite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Wurtzite

68 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alunite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enargite ()*	Famatinite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goldfieldite ()*
Greigite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hübnerite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kalinite ()*	Lazulite ()*
Luzonite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Polybasite ()*	Powellite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrochroite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Römerite ()*	Rutile ()*
Sanidine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stephanite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*
Tenorite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Uvarovite ()*

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			6	150565,150570,150575,150603,150639,150640	2793
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			2	150602,150603	966
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	150570	1310
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃			2	150587,150639	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			3	150575,150603,150604	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	150603,150639	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	150603	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			2	150549,150565	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	150563,150565,150644	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	150568	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			5	150549,150565,150577,150588,150590	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			13	150528,150549,150554,150565,150568,150572,150575,150577,150588,150590,150595,150603,150604	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	150565	1382
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	150568,150602	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	150565	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	150565	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	150568	2970
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂			1	150603	246
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			7	150575,150577,150587,150595,150603,150604,150639	910
Famatinite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃SbS₄			1	150603	163
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂			2	150575,150603	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			9	150554,150570,150572,150575,150588,150597,150603,150604,150640	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	150565	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5.3	1.8	37	150530,150549,150565,150567,150568,150571,150573,150575,150576,150577,150578,150579,150581,150582,150583,150584,150585,150586,150588,150594,150598,150599,150601,150603,150621,150623,150631,150636,150637,150639,150641,150642,150643,150645,150648,150650,150654	30554
Goldfieldite ()*	Tetrahedrite	(Cu₄ ₂)Cu₆Te₄S₁₃			1	150603	72
Greigite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂S₄			1	150568	62
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	150552	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	150565	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O			1	150568	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	150546,150565	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)			1	150575	469
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	150570	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	150565	2228
Kalinite ()*	None	KAl(SO₄)₂·11H₂O			1	150649	54
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	150570	232
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	150603	198
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			2	150565,150607	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			2	150565,150568	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O			1	150568	915
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			4	150535,150555,150565,150656	5800
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	7	1.8	0		471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	150565,150568	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	150565	2349
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]			5	150570,150575,150587,150603,150644	716
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)			1	150555	494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			3	150565,150639,150640	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			5	150570,150575,150603,150639,150640	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			18	150528,150546,150549,150554,150568,150571,150572,150575,150577,150587,150588,150591,150593,150603,150607,150634,150637,150640	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂			2	150565,150575	56
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	7	6.6	2	150554,150611	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	1.8	41	150528,150530,150546,150552,150568,150571,150573,150575,150576,150577,150578,150579,150581,150582,150583,150584,150585,150586,150590,150593,150594,150598,150599,150601,150603,150604,150621,150623,150624,150630,150631,150634,150636,150637,150640,150641,150643,150645,150648,150650,150656	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS			2	150587,150603	712
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			1	150575	1711
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O			1	150568	115
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	150570	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	150575	598
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			5	150546,150550,150554,150555,150624	4894
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			3	150565,150575,150639	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	150565	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	150575,150603,150625	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄			2	150575,150603	586
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			2	150639,150640	3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS			3	150570,150575,150603	332
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			3	150568,150569,150603	2045
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	150603	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO			2	150565,150570	1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			4	150570,150575,150603,150639	5317
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃			1	150531	212

2 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-60887	7	6.6	6.8±0.2					60887						247165	Red Lake Peak, Alpine Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
	NAVDAT-18396	5.3	1.8	3.55±1.75					18396						74544	Silver King Mine, Mineral Mountain, Silver King District, Alpine Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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