Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Bootjack, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock District, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USA

mindat Locality ID: 248699
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248699.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bootjack, Bagby-Mariposa-Mount Bullion-Whitlock District, Mother Lode Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USA": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Bootjack Mine
Jordan Dredge Ground (Jorden Dredge Ground)
Prothero Brothers Mine (Monarch; Last Chance; Bonita Claim; Dandy Claim; Big Blue Claim [lower Group])
Sebastopol Mine
Shippery Group
Silver Bar Mine (Ryan Silver Mine; Bryant Mine)
Silver Lane Mine (Golden Rod Mine; Wallman Ranch; Silver Lone Mine; Goldenrod; Wellman Ranch)
Silver Lead Occurrence
St. Paul Mine
Unnamed Fe-Cu Deposit [1]

Latitude: 37°26'15"N
Longitude: 119°53'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.4375,-119.895

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	Arsenopyrite	Chalcopyrite	Copper	None	Pyrite	Rocksalt	Spinel

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 As Au Cl Cu Fe O Pb S Sb

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Arsenopyrite Chalcopyrite Copper None Pyrite Rocksalt Spinel

11 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Magnetite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Silver ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	162891,162892	2793
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	162891	9052
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	162892	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	1	162892	1382
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	162891,162892	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	162887,162891,162892	30554
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	162895	14899
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	2	162891,162892	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	2	162891,162892	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	162891,162892	39462
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	162891,162892	5186

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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