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Locality Name:
Butte Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 204
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0.01

mindat Locality ID: 3440
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3440.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Butte Co., California, USA": 564
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 481

Number of Child Localities: 53
Child Localities:
Bangor
Berry Creek
Bidwell Bar
Big Bar Mountain
Big Bear Lookout Area
Big Bend
Butte Creek District
Butte Meadows
Cherokee District
Chico
Clipper Mills District
Cohasset
Crystal Hill
Deadwood
East Biggs
Faust District (Forrest District)
Feather Falls District
Feather River
Flowery North Mine
Forbestown District
Goat Flat Occurrence
Golden State Island
Golden Summit District
Honcut
Hurleton
Kanaka Peak
Magalia District
Merrimac
Messila District
Mount Hope
Mountain House
Mountain Springs District
Oak Grove
Oak Point
Oroville (Ophir City)
Palermo
Paradise
Parkhill
Platte Mountain
Pompys Point
Pulga
Richardson Springs
Robinson Mills
Robinsons Corner
Shippee
Sly Creek Dam
Snow Mountain
South Bidwell Hill
South Oroville
Stanwood (Stanwood Saddle ?)
Stirling City District
Wyandotte
Yankee Hill

Latitude: 39°39'59"N
Longitude: 121°29'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.666388888889,-121.48583333333
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 Au B Ba Be C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Os Pb Pt S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al O Te 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteArsenicAxiniteBaryteBournoniteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
CopperCorundumCovelliteDiamondGarnetGypsumIronMalachiteMarcasiteMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSerpentine
SphaleriteSpinelTalcTetrahedriteTopazVesuvianiteZircon

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Antimony  (*)Axinite-(Mg)  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Bournonite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Diamond  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hematite  (*)Iron  (*)
Magnesiochromite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Osmium  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Rutile  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurium  (*)
Tephroite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
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)23151344,151443,1518023419
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511513651310
Antimony  (*)ArsenicSb1151379363
Axinite-(Mg)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mg2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2204204115187412
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)217017011513695509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)170170115136911547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41701702151369,1513795516
Bournonite  (*)BournoniteCuPbSbS311513791089
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)115143827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211515695171
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S17017011513695707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21701705151369,151379,151438,151539,15165327198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O420416539151349,151355,151356,151358,151359,151360,151362,151364,151378,151444,151445,151449,151453,151474,151481,151615,151630,151639,151644,151675,151679,151683,151700,151774,151785,151798,151799,151801,151803,151804,151805,151806,151807,151808,151809,151810,151843,151879,1518833902
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O42151363,151833321
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)42042041151683951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)811515391756
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32040.0101797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1701702151369,1513794165
Diamond  (*)DiamondC5151410,151419,151734,151755,151887697
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1701705151369,151379,151383,151533,15171724243
Gold  (*)CopperAu204165258151326,151332,151339,151340,151341,151342,151347,151348,151350,151352,151357,151361,151369,151370,151372,151375,151377,151379,151382,151385,151386,151388,151389,151390,151393,151394,151396,151397,151398,151399,151401,151402,151408,151409,151411,151412,151413,151414,151415,151416,151417,151418,151419,151420,151424,151430,151452,151460,151463,151464,151465,151466,151467,151468,151469,151470,151474,151475,151478,151482,151484,151485,151486,151487,151488,151490,151493,151494,151497,151498,151499,151504,151507,151508,151509,151512,151521,151528,151531,151532,151533,151534,151535,151536,151537,151538,151539,151545,151546,151547,151548,151549,151550,151551,151552,151553,151554,151555,151557,151558,151559,151560,151561,151562,151563,151564,151568,151574,151575,151576,151577,151578,151579,151581,151583,151584,151585,151586,151589,151592,151593,151594,151598,151602,151604,151605,151606,151607,151608,151612,151614,151618,151622,151623,151625,151626,151629,151632,151633,151635,151636,151637,151640,151641,151642,151643,151645,151647,151648,151649,151650,151651,151653,151655,151656,151657,151658,151659,151660,151663,151664,151669,151670,151671,151673,151685,151688,151691,151692,151695,151696,151698,151699,151703,151707,151709,151710,151711,151712,151714,151715,151716,151717,151718,151719,151720,151721,151727,151728,151729,151730,151733,151735,151738,151739,151740,151741,151742,151743,151744,151751,151752,151756,151759,151760,151761,151763,151764,151765,151766,151767,151768,151770,151773,151774,151778,151780,151781,151782,151783,151786,151792,151793,151794,151815,151828,151830,151832,151836,151837,151838,151840,151841,151844,151845,151846,151848,151849,151851,151853,151854,151857,151858,151859,151861,151862,151864,151865,151866,151868,151872,151878,151882,151883,151884,151885,151886,15188730554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O11516786890
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)21151344209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3115164914640
Iron  (*)IronFe11517481089
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O42041653151556,151617,151772311
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43151442,151582,15164914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21701702151369,15143812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211513795674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2115145017380
Osmium  (*)NoneOs1151406169
Platinum  (*)CopperPt3151419,151527,151734485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21701704151369,151438,151582,15169639462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22151451,1518813106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811513799056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2204170153151339,151340,151341,151342,151347,151350,151357,151369,151370,151372,151377,151379,151390,151401,151402,151408,151409,151413,151414,151415,151416,151417,151418,151420,151429,151430,151450,151452,151458,151463,151464,151467,151469,151470,151484,151486,151487,151488,151493,151494,151497,151498,151499,151507,151508,151509,151512,151518,151521,151524,151528,151532,151533,151534,151535,151536,151537,151538,151539,151546,151547,151548,151549,151550,151552,151553,151554,151555,151558,151559,151560,151561,151562,151563,151564,151567,151568,151577,151578,151592,151593,151594,151598,151605,151614,151623,151625,151626,151629,151633,151636,151637,151638,151641,151642,151645,151647,151653,151655,151657,151658,151660,151670,151688,151691,151692,151695,151696,151707,151712,151714,151715,151716,151717,151718,151719,151720,151721,151738,151739,151740,151741,151743,151751,151762,151766,151767,151794,151815,151828,151836,151837,151838,151840,151841,151844,151845,151846,151848,151849,151851,151853,151854,151857,151858,151861,151862,151864,151866,151868,151883,151885,15188661156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2151438,151440969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211514065614
Silver  (*)CopperAg17017011513695186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)311514401214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1701702151369,15137021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411517361934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1151748703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)22041659151351,151356,151374,151443,151486,151556,151701,151772,1518443337
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe2040.010190
Tephroite  (*)OlivineMn2+2(SiO4)2151438,151439240
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1317017011513695317
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F211514061476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211515242562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)103151747,151802,1518111395
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11514065251


32 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
podchrome-00210204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74203Liberty Bond Claim, Big Bar Mountain, Butte Co., California, USALiberty Bond ClaimMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00205204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74205Little Hope And Mary Jane Claims, Big Bar Mountain, Butte Co., California, USALittle HopeMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00206204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74205Little Hope And Mary Jane Claims, Big Bar Mountain, Butte Co., California, USAMary JaneMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00208204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74318Section 13 Occurrence (Happy Hollow; Southern Pacific Property; April Fool [?]), Big Bar Mountain, Butte Co., California, USASection 13Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00207204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74352Swayne Mine (Big Pine Claim), Big Bar Mountain, Butte Co., California, USABig PineMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00209204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74352Swayne Mine (Big Pine Claim), Big Bar Mountain, Butte Co., California, USASwayneMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
vms-01022170170Jurassic       S74035Big Bend Mine (Evening Star Mine; Evening Star Claim; Pinkston Mine), Big Bend Mountain, Big Bend, Butte Co., California, USABig BendMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
podchrome-00217204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74095Dickey And Dreisbach Prospect, Clipper Mills, Clipper Mills District, Butte Co., California, USADickey and Dreisbach ProspectMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00198204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74017Anti-Axis Claim, Forks Of Butte, Faust District (Forrest District), Butte Co., California, USAAnti-Axis ClaimMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00216204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74256North Star Mine, Rogerville, Feather Falls District, Butte Co., California, USANorth StarMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00219204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74266P.U.P. Mine (P.U.P. Zenith Mine; Zenith Chrome Mining Company Mine; Zenith Mine), Forbestown, Forbestown District, Butte Co., California, USAP.U.P.Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00199204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74195Lambert Mine 3 (Lambert Mine), Irish Town, Magalia District, Butte Co., California, USALambertMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00200204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74074Christian Place Occurrence, Sawmill Peak, Magalia, Magalia District, Butte Co., California, USAChristian PlaceMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00201204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74271Parkeson Claim (Old Utah Mine), Sawmill Peak, Magalia, Magalia District, Butte Co., California, USAParkeson ClaimMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00212204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74160Hendricks No. 2 Occurrence, Parish Camp, Sausage Mountain, Messila District, Butte Co., California, USAHendricks No. 2Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00213204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74355Taylor Property (The Gray Boy Deposit; W.W. I), Parish Camp, Sausage Mountain, Messila District, Butte Co., California, USATaylor PropertyMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00214204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74178Park's Ranch Mine (Lime Saddle; Iron Point; Curtis Mine; J.G. Curtis Property; J. G. Curtis Property Parke's Ranch Mine), Sausage Mountain, Messila District, Butte Co., California, USAPark's RanchMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02573_206_238165165165206_238 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02573_207_206169169169207_206 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02573_207_235165165165207_235 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02574_206_238173173173206_238 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02574_207_206179179179207_206 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02574_207_235173173173207_235 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02575_206_238181181181206_238 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02575_207_206185185185207_206 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02575_207_235182182182207_235 zircon   Zircon  245590Parkhill, Butte Co., California, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
podchrome-00215204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74036Big Bend Occurrence (Norris And Noyes Property), Pompys Point, Butte Co., California, USABig BendMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00203204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74319Section 35 Mine (Little Corbett Lease; Grahm-King Lease), Pulga, Butte Co., California, USASection 35Moiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00202204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74326Simmons Prospect (Sunnyslope; Nerva Claim), Pulga, Butte Co., California, USASimmonsMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
podchrome-00204204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74343Stewart Mine (Brune And Stanley Property; Big Bar Lease; Agard And Stewart Lease), Pulga, Butte Co., California, USAStewartMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 
NAVDAT-204041.80.010.91+0.89/-0.9  unknown20404    74421Unnamed Stone Quarry (1), Richardson Springs, Butte Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
podchrome-00211204204Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic or older (204±2 Ma U-Pb zircon on leucodiorite)       Cr74152Green Ridge Claim (Dynamite Kid; Wells Mine; WW I), Yankee Hill, Butte Co., California, USAGreen Ridge ClaimMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 

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