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Locality Name:
San Gabriel Mts, Los Angeles Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1205
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1167

mindat Locality ID: 28941
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28941.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "San Gabriel Mts, Los Angeles Co., California, USA": 316
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 249

Number of Child Localities: 40
Child Localities:
Acton District
Angeles Crest Highway
Azusa (Dalton)
Bear Canyon
Big Pines
Buckhorn Spring
Burdick Deposit (Burdick Minerals Corporation)
Cascade Canyon
Claremont
Cogswell Reservoir
Ferro-Titan Mine (Minerals Research Company Deposit)
Glendora
Juniper Hills
Kagel Canyon
La Cañada Flintridge
La Verne
Lake View Terrace
Little Tujunga 22 Deposit
Littlerock
Mount Baldy District
Pacoima Canyon
Placerita Canyon State Park
Russ
San Antonio Canyon
San Dimas
San Fernando
San Francisquito Canyon
San Gabriel Canyon
Sand Canyon
Sandberg
Schoolhouse Canyon
Sierra Madre
Soledad Sulphur Springs
Spanish Canyon
Sunland
Three Pines Mine
Tujunga
Valyermo
Western San Gabriel Mountains
Wilson Deposit

Latitude: 34°18'5"N
Longitude: 118°8'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.301388888889,-118.145
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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be C Ca Ce Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Th Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAmorphousApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyrite
ClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetGypsum
MalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSerpentineSkutteruditeSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinel
StibniteStilpnomelaneTalcTetrahedriteTitaniteVivianiteZircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Annabergite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Cinnabar  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)
Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Erythrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Haüyne  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Lazurite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pharmacolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Powellite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Silver  (*)Skutterudite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thénardite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S120511672161570,1615712793
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)120511675161344,161394,161536,161538,1615958803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)120511671161538706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31205116711613722353
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O120511672161535,161570445
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1205116711616291036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)1205116711615813250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2120511672161357,1615855509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)120511674161375,161560,161570,16157111547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18120511672161536,1615384286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41205116711615855516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)120511672161375,16155527770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1205116711613754979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1205116711613575707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2120511676161342,161375,161413,161414,161484,16158527198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4120511671161581951
Cinnabar  (*)NoneHgS1205116711613752600
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1205116711615671025
Copper  (*)CopperCu1205116711613573846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3120511673161370,161389,1613931797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS120511672161414,1615354165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O120511672161357,1614842970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21205116711614189895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6120511671161482944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)120511672161418,1615318173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O120511672161570,161571814
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1205116711615382740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21205116711613759617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS120511673161375,161413,16141424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu120511677161419,161435,161523,161526,161529,161530,16154230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC120511678161338,161392,161420,161432,161532,161534,161536,1616202812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31205116711614331544
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)120511671161554158
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31205116739161317,161323,161345,161358,161364,161365,161366,161368,161388,161397,161428,161436,161437,161439,161440,161441,161442,161443,161444,161451,161461,161462,161475,161536,161549,161591,161597,161598,161602,161603,161605,161607,161609,161610,161612,161614,161615,161616,1616185433
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O12051167116155437
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41205116739161317,161323,161345,161358,161364,161365,161366,161368,161388,161397,161428,161436,161437,161439,161440,161441,161442,161443,161444,161451,161461,161462,161475,161538,161549,161591,161597,161598,161602,161603,161605,161607,161609,161610,161612,161614,161615,161616,16161814899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2120511675161357,161375,161484,161535,16158512537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21205116711613425674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O120511672161414,161535915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)120511673161333,161335,1615384924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2120511675161336,161344,161396,161507,1615855800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1205116711613941508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2120511676161320,161324,161341,161425,161538,16156817380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1205116711614262994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1205116711613942349
Pharmacolite  (*)GypsumCa(AsO3OH)·2H2O120511671161571105
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2120511673161381,161386,1615642273
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)120511672161384,161498260
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)120511671161396494
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2120511672161344,16158539462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8120511673161414,161531,1615359056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2120511679161357,161375,161394,161413,161533,161536,161538,161567,16158561156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)120511672161404,1615934894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)120511674161414,161531,161535,1616216417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51205116711614321516
Silver  (*)CopperAg120511672161570,1615715186
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs3120511672161570,161571531
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS120511674161342,161375,161413,16141421482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4120511672161386,1615641934
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S31205116711615313418
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O120511671161496456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21205116711615683337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131205116711615725317
Thénardite  (*)NoneNa2(SO4)120511671161387299
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)120511672161536,1615381006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O120511674161357,161416,161536,1615864899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)120511673161536,161538,1615765251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Bradley_2012_125120511671186±19U/Pb zircon   Zircon  28941San Gabriel Mts, Los Angeles Co., California, USAMendenhall PeakMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-22Cascade Canyon, San Gabriel Mts, Los Angeles Co., California, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-22

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