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Locality Name:
Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho District (Hedges District; Ogilby District), Cargo Muchacho Mts, Imperial Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 25089
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25089.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vitrefrax Hill (Bluebird Hill), Obregon, Cargo Muchacho District (Hedges District; Ogilby District), Cargo Muchacho Mts, Imperial Co., California, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bluebird Kyanite Mine (Vitrefrax Corporation Property; Vitrefrax Mine; Bluebird Hill Kyanite Deposit; Drifted Snow; Foster Bluebird Mine; Bluebird Mine; Ogilby Kyanite Deposit)

Latitude: 32°50'38"N
Longitude: 114°48'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.843888888889,-114.80638888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Au B Ba Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sr Ti U V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca F Fe H Mg Na O P Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteBaryteClayCopperCorundumFeldsparGarnetGypsum
LazuliteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyrophylliteQuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTourmaline

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Andalusite  (*)Baryte  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Jarosite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorzalite  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Svanbergite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11565368803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311565362353
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511565361310
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)115653611547
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O11565361184
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Gold  (*)CopperAu115653630554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11565366890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3115653614640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)611565362228
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411565361507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)20232
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4115653614899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2115653617380
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21156536771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2115653661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211565365614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2115653660
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61156536105


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