Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 22
Youngest recorded age at locality: 7.3

mindat Locality ID: 247189
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247189.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA": 32
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Bridgeport
Fales Hot Springs
Little Mormon Meadow
Potato Peak
Volcanic Butte
Willow Springs

Latitude: 38°16'17"N
Longitude: 119°14'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.271388888889,-119.24666666667

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.

Amorphous	Calcite	Copper	Molybdenite	None	Quartz

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: Au C Ca Fe H Hg Mo O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Calcite Copper Molybdenite None Quartz

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Opal ()*	Quartz ()*

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
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	164137	27770
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			6	164138,164140,164152,164153,164154,164159	2600
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O			1	164142	345
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	10.7	7.3	3	164156,164161,164162	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	10.23	8.37	1	164158	2812
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	164142	5800
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			3	164140,164153,164159	2994
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			2	164142,164162	61156

15 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-4515	22	12.5	17.25±4.75	4515	83111	Fales Hot Springs Occurrence, Fales Hot Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4549	9.5	8.3	8.9±0.6	4549	83351	Silver Spray Quicksilver, Fales Hot Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4552	9.5	8.3	8.9±0.6	4552	83351	Silver Spray Quicksilver, Fales Hot Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4554	9.5	8.3	8.9±0.6	4554	83351	Silver Spray Quicksilver, Fales Hot Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4561	10.7	8.3	9.5±1.2	4561	83351	Silver Spray Quicksilver, Fales Hot Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5159	10.7	8.6	9.65±1.05	5159	83351	Silver Spray Quicksilver, Fales Hot Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4507	9.5	8.3	8.9±0.6	4507	247474	Volcanic Butte, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4511	9.5	8.3	8.9±0.6	4511	247474	Volcanic Butte, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4569	8.9	7.3	8.1±0.8	4569	247474	Volcanic Butte, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4570	8.9	7.3	8.1±0.8	4570	247474	Volcanic Butte, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-4572	8.9	7.3	8.1±0.8	4572	247474	Volcanic Butte, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5151	10.7	8.6	9.65±1.05	5151	247474	Volcanic Butte, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5152	10.7	8.6	9.65±1.05	5152	247474	Volcanic Butte, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-40737	10.23	8.37	9.3±0.93	40737	83010	Black Chance Claims, Willow Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-40738	10.12	8.28	9.2±0.92	40738	83099	Dog Creek Placers (Virginia & Dog Creek Placers; Virginia), Willow Springs, Bridgeport District, Bodie Hills, Mono Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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