Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 25079
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25079.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA": 118
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 95

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Black Wonder District
Calaveras Valley
Coyote District
Hagerman Peak
Los Buellis Hills
Mines Road Cross Section
Oak Ridge
Pacheco Pass
Pigeon Point
Pine Ridge
South Coyote
Stayton District (McLeod District; Panoche District)
Wilson Peak

Latitude: 37°8'43"N
Longitude: 121°28'40"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.145277777778,-121.47777777778

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.

Alumohydrocalcite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Atacamite	Baryte	Braunite	Brucite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corrensite	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Harmotome	Humite	Lawsonite	Marcasite	Mica	Mordenite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Stilpnomelane	Titanite	Welinite

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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Sb Si Ti V

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alumohydrocalcite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Atacamite Baryte Braunite Brucite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corrensite Cristobalite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Harmotome Humite Lawsonite Marcasite Mica Mordenite None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Stilpnomelane Titanite Welinite

63 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Alleghanyite ()*	Almandine ()*
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Amesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bementite ()*
Berthierine ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*
Cinnabar ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copper ()*	Corrensite ()*
Cristobalite ()*	Cymrite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Franciscanite ()*	Gageite ()*
Ganophyllite ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*	Harmotome ()*	Hausmannite ()*
Howieite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Jadeite ()*	Kempite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Lawsonite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Margarite ()*	Melanophlogite ()*	Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Mordenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrochroite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Santaclaraite ()*
Saponite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sonolite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*
Titanite ()*	Ulexite ()*	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
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	176037	1022
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	176062	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			5	176037,176081,176086,176131,176137	8803
Alleghanyite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₅(SiO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	176062	77
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	176113,176133	2353
Alumohydrocalcite ()*	Alumohydrocalcite	CaAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·4H₂O			1	176080	46
Amesite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Mg₂Al(AlSiO₅)(OH)₄			2	176081,176131	74
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			1	176135	3250
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	176062,176112	11547
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈			1	176096	173
Berthierine ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			2	176081,176131	59
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	176112	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	176081,176112,176131	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	176112,176139	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			5	176094,176118,176119,176120,176123	3902
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			4	176121,176139,176146,176147	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			2	176081,176131	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	176091	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			1	176112	3846
Corrensite ()*	Corrensite Clay	(Ca,Na,K)_1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)₉(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀·nH₂O			1	176081	49
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			2	176111,176112	453
Cymrite ()*	None	Ba(Si,Al)₄(O,OH)₈·H₂O			1	176136	46
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	176113	2740
Franciscanite ()*	Welinite	Mn²⁺₆(V⁵⁺ )(SiO₄)₂O₃(OH)₃			1	176112	3
Gageite ()*	None	Mn²⁺₂₁Si₈O₂₇(OH)₂₀			1	176112	14
Ganophyllite ()*	Clay	(K,Na)_xMn²⁺₆(Si,Al)₁₀O₂₄(OH)₄·nH₂O (x = 1-2; n = 7-11)			1	176062	45
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			9	176037,176046,176081,176113,176115,176131,176133,176135,176148	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	176096	7437
Harmotome ()*	Harmotome	Ba₂(Si₁₂Al₄)O₃₂·12H₂O			1	176112	290
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			2	176062,176112	350
Howieite ()*	None	Na(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺,Al,Mg)₁₂(Si₆O₁₇)₂(O,OH)₁₀			2	176112,176134	16
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O			3	176056,176103,176114	341
Jadeite ()*	Pyroxene	NaAlSi₂O₆			2	176131,176136	154
Kempite ()*	Atacamite	Mn²⁺₂Cl(OH)₃			1	176062	3
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂			1	176112	234
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	176064	1271
Lawsonite ()*	Lawsonite	CaAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			8	176035,176075,176081,176084,176115,176131,176135,176136	121
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂			1	176085	210
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			10	176042,176092,176095,176100,176101,176102,176105,176119,176122,176125	1487
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	176139	5674
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂			1	176133	168
Melanophlogite ()*	None	C₂H₁₇O₅·Si₄₆O₉₂			1	176111	38
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			2	176146,176147	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	176146	255
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O			1	176086	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	176081	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			2	176086,176119	2994
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			2	176139,176146	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂			1	176062	56
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	176049,176070	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			13	176039,176040,176047,176049,176059,176069,176070,176081,176098,176112,176121,176134,176146	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)			7	176040,176045,176062,176088,176096,176112,176130	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			2	176040,176112	969
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	176112	375
Santaclaraite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺₄Si₅O₁₄(OH)₂·H₂O			1	176112	2
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	176081	301
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	161	161	1	176087	6417
Sonolite ()*	Humite	Mn²⁺₉(SiO₄)₄(OH)₂			1	176112	50
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	176135	3418
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	176135	456
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	176113	4899
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O			1	176119	160
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃			1	176119	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
	podchrome-00019	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)										Cr	92379	Western Magnesite Company Mine, Red Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA	Western Magnesite Company	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157
	podchrome-00020	161	161	Middle Jurassic (161.13±0.11, 161.167±0.093 Ma, CA-TIMS, zircon in plagiogranite)										Cr	92386	Winship Mine, Red Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA	Winship Properties	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070516	Unnamed Lithiophorite Occurrence [1], Mount Hamilton, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070516
R060863	Unnamed Lithiophorite Occurrence [1], Mount Hamilton, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060863
R060056	Pennsylvania Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060056
R060346	Pennsylvania Mine, Sugarloaf Mountain, Black Wonder District, Diablo Range, Santa Clara Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060346

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