Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Vanderberg Mine (MS 5391; Naylor Rock; Naylor-Vanderburg Mine; Sickler Group; Vandenburg Mine; Vanderburg Mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 25738
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25738.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Vanderberg Mine (MS 5391; Naylor Rock; Naylor-Vanderburg Mine; Sickler Group; Vandenburg Mine; Vanderburg Mine), Hiriart Mountain (Hariat Mtn; Harriot Mtn; Heriart Mtn; Heriot Mtn; Hiriat Hill), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Pala Orbicular Gabbro Deposit
Vanderberg-Katerina Pegmatites (Vanderburg-Katerina Dikes; Vanderburg-Katerina Pegmatites)

Latitude: 33°22'37"N
Longitude: 117°2'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.376944444444,-117.03638888889
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 B Be Bi F Fe H K Li Mn Na Nb O P Sb Si Ta V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Sb Si Ta 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylChloriteClayColumbiteFeldsparIronMicaNoneOlivinePhenakite
PyroxeneQuartzScheeliteTopazTourmalineTripliteVivianite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cookeite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Foitite  (*)Iron  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phenakite  (*)
Pucherite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sicklerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Stibiotantalite  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Triplite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11749268803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O61174926518
Cookeite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Al,Li)3Al2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)81174926181
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)075
Iron  (*)IronFe11749251089
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2117492617380
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1174926326
Pucherite  (*)ScheeliteBi(VO4)117492653
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2117492661156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)066
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O60688
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4053
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O61174926211
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211749261476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F1174926233
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O1174926636


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