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Locality Name:
Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USA

mindat Locality ID: 244093
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-244093.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USA": 389
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 356

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock District
Buckeye District
Cat Town District
Coulterville District
Mormon Bar District

Latitude: 37°33'8"N
Longitude: 120°2'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.552222222222,-120.04138888889

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	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper	Covellite	Feldspar
Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Serpentine	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Bementite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Hessite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melonite ()*
Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Népouite ()*	Nickeline ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*
Petzite ()*	Platinum ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*

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 C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb Pt S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Andalusite Apatite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper Covellite Feldspar
Melonite Mica Millerite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Serpentine Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Vivianite

47 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	3	162891,162892,162975	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5	162829,162912,163132,163180,163198	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	1	163198	489
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	162956	1310
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	10	162849,162907,162953,162993,163054,163153,163179,163185,163188,163201	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	6	162849,162891,162943,163042,163054,163066	9052
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	1	163156	173
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	163157	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	163042,163054,163066,163095,163131,163157	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	13	162849,162892,163036,163050,163095,163101,163110,163122,163135,163157,163198,163200,163207	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	162892	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	3	163168,163195,163199	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	4	163157,163162,163170,163171	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	162942	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	162942,163200	4165
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	163134,163198	9895
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	162849	814
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	2	162849,163156	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	20	162840,162849,162891,162892,162947,163021,163042,163054,163066,163095,163101,163110,163120,163135,163153,163154,163179,163181,163198,163207	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	203	162827,162832,162833,162835,162836,162838,162839,162840,162841,162843,162844,162845,162846,162848,162849,162852,162853,162856,162857,162858,162868,162870,162871,162872,162873,162874,162875,162877,162879,162880,162884,162887,162891,162892,162897,162899,162900,162901,162902,162903,162904,162907,162908,162909,162911,162912,162913,162914,162915,162916,162917,162919,162920,162921,162923,162925,162930,162932,162933,162934,162935,162936,162937,162940,162941,162943,162944,162945,162947,162951,162952,162954,162956,162966,162971,162972,162977,162979,162980,162981,162982,162983,162984,162985,162987,162991,162992,162993,162994,162995,163001,163002,163004,163006,163007,163010,163011,163013,163014,163021,163029,163030,163031,163033,163034,163035,163036,163037,163042,163045,163046,163048,163050,163053,163054,163056,163058,163059,163061,163062,163063,163064,163065,163066,163067,163068,163069,163070,163071,163073,163074,163075,163077,163078,163082,163083,163087,163089,163091,163092,163093,163095,163096,163099,163100,163101,163106,163107,163110,163115,163117,163118,163119,163120,163121,163126,163129,163130,163131,163132,163135,163136,163139,163140,163141,163143,163144,163145,163146,163151,163152,163153,163154,163155,163157,163158,163160,163165,163166,163167,163173,163174,163176,163177,163178,163179,163182,163183,163184,163185,163187,163188,163190,163191,163194,163198,163200,163203,163204,163205,163207,163212,163213	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	163043,163198	2812
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	163198	804
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	2	163198,163210	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	162895	14899
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	1	163198	207
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2	162849,163198	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	7	162849,162953,163078,163180,163185,163188,163198	17380
Népouite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	162849	66
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	162849	633
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2	162849,163198	767
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1	163198	409
Platinum ()*	Copper	Pt	1	163107	485
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	3	162891,162892,162975	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2	162891,162892	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	29	162840,162849,162871,162872,162891,162892,162897,162947,162954,162956,162993,163004,163010,163020,163042,163050,163054,163091,163095,163101,163110,163115,163120,163122,163135,163153,163182,163198,163207	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	163134	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4	162833,163042,163054,163198	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	153	162827,162829,162832,162833,162835,162836,162838,162839,162840,162844,162846,162849,162853,162856,162857,162868,162874,162875,162877,162880,162897,162899,162900,162901,162902,162903,162904,162907,162908,162909,162911,162912,162913,162914,162915,162916,162917,162919,162920,162923,162930,162932,162933,162934,162935,162936,162937,162940,162941,162943,162944,162945,162947,162954,162956,162971,162972,162975,162977,162979,162980,162981,162982,162983,162984,162985,162987,162991,162992,162993,162994,162995,163002,163006,163007,163010,163011,163013,163021,163023,163029,163031,163034,163035,163037,163042,163043,163050,163053,163054,163056,163058,163059,163061,163063,163064,163065,163067,163068,163069,163071,163073,163074,163078,163083,163087,163091,163093,163095,163100,163101,163106,163115,163117,163119,163121,163129,163130,163131,163132,163136,163139,163140,163143,163144,163145,163146,163152,163153,163154,163155,163158,163160,163165,163171,163173,163176,163177,163178,163179,163183,163184,163185,163187,163188,163190,163191,163194,163198,163200,163203,163204,163212	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	163188,163198	5614
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	162967	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	4	162891,162892,162966,163054	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1	163198	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	162849,163004,163021,163120,163198	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	163170	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	11	162842,162855,162865,162925,162995,163023,163036,163043,163056,163180,163198	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	1	162849	190
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	4	162849,163021,163066,163198	5317

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070279	Agua Fria Canyon Mine, Mount Bullion, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock District, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070279

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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