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Locality Name:
Jurupa Valley, Riverside Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 295278
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-295278.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jurupa Valley, Riverside Co., California, USA": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 11

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Brokar Pit
Jurupa Mts
Riley Materials Company Pit
Riverside County Gravel Pit [9]
Rubidoux
Stone & Alexander Quarry
Unnamed Stone Pit [18]
Unnamed Stone Pit [22]

Latitude: 33°59'22"N
Longitude: 117°27'18"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.989444444444,-117.455
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 As B Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ta Ti V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAxiniteBerylBismutite
BruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDanburiteDiasporeEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetGypsumHumiteKaoliniteLudwigiteMalachiteMicaMonaziteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteScheelite
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalcTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastoniteZircon

79 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Azurite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Beyerite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinobisvanite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Corundum  (*)Danburite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorellestadite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Goethite  (*)Goosecreekite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hambergite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydroxylellestadite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Ludwigite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marialite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Monticellite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pargasite  (*)Periclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)211691813419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2169181,1691838803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1169181706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)311691812353
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)11691813250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS11691819052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611691812060
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)21169181260
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)211691815509
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182169181,1691834286
Beyerite  (*)BismutiteCaBi2O2(CO3)2116918196
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411691815516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)21169181462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)116918127770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11691815707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2116918127198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21169181285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O11691813531
Clinobisvanite  (*)NoneBi(VO4)116918136
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21169181236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11691811025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2116918186
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311691811797
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O81169181148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611691814135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211691819895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1169181648
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1169181520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11691818173
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F116918133
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11691811188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS116918124243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3116918170
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11691817437
Goosecreekite  (*)NoneCa(Si6Al2)O16·5H2O116918113
Graphite  (*)NoneC11691812812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311691811544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11691816890
Hambergite  (*)NoneBe2(BO3)(OH)116918181
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O1169181341
Hydroxylellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5OH116918122
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411691815591
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11691811271
Ludwigite  (*)LudwigiteMg2Fe3+O2(BO3)1169181134
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11691811487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4116918114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2116918112537
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl1169181139
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11691814924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1169181945
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)1169181153
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2116918117380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1169181471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O11691812994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11691812349
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS1169181767
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21169181313
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO1169181114
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211691812273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)211691811898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2116918139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811691819056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2116918161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211691815614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11691814894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11691812705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS116918121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411691811934
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4116918153
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S311691813418
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211691813337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O2169181,1691834899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211691812562
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1169181605
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011691811395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO311691811247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1169181939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11691815251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11691811025


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