Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 161
Youngest recorded age at locality: 161

mindat Locality ID: 247943
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-247943.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA": 51
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 46

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Adobe Creek (Adobe Canyon)
Black Mountain
Copper Mountain
Red Mountain

Latitude: 37°24'42"N
Longitude: 121°23'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.411666666667,-121.39527777778

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.

Amphibole	Aragonite	Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Garnet	Marcasite	None	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rutile	Serpentine	Spinel	Staurolite

Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Enstatite ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Hematite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Nesquehonite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*
Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Uvarovite ()*

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 C Ca Cr Fe H Hg Mg Mn Na O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Aragonite Calcite Clay Corundum Garnet Marcasite None Pyroxene Quartz
Rutile Serpentine Spinel Staurolite

18 IMA Minerals at location:

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
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	161	161	2	180602,180616	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	161	161	3	180574,180597,180622	3250
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	161	161	1	180600	27770
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	161	161	10	180574,180578,180582,180586,180600,180612,180616,180618,180621,180624	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	161	161	3	180577,180595,180598	2600
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			2	180574,180623	944
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	161	161	1	180602	286
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	161	161	1	180604	14640
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	161	161	4	180574,180609,180621,180622	341
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	161	161	1	180608	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	161	161	3	180583,180609,180622	1487
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	161	161	1	180577	5674
Nesquehonite ()*	None	Mg(CO₃)·3H₂O			1	180575	80
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	161	161	1	180587	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	161	161	4	180580,180587,180588,180602	61156
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	180623	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	161	161	1	180602	978
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	161	161	2	180600,180614	212

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID
podchrome-00023	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95861	Black Bear Mine, Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	Black Bear	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00024	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95874	Chrome Camp Mine, Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	Chrome Camp	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00025	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95914	Lucky Girl Mine (Stanislaus Mine), Black Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	Lucky Girl	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00021	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95854	Adobe Canyon Group Deposits (McGuire Et Al. Deposits; McGuire Holbrook And Springer Lea; Southeast; Mountain View Mine; Mountain View Claim; Gray Fox Claim), Copper Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	Adobe Canyon Group	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157
podchrome-00026	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)	Cr	95924	Number Five Group (Number 5 Group; No. 5 Mine; Mineral Products Company Property), Copper Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Stanislaus Co., California, USA	No. 5 Mine	Moiser et al. (2012)	USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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