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Locality Name:
Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 65.5

mindat Locality ID: 3449
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3449.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Chino Hill
Sky Blue Hill

Latitude: 34°1'10"N
Longitude: 117°23'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.019444444444,-117.38388888889

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 B C Ca Cd Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti U V W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B C Ca Cd Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr U W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryte
BruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCristobaliteCubaniteDanburite
DescloiziteDiasporeEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparGadoliniteGanomaliteGarnetGypsumGyrolite
HarkeriteHumiteHydrotalciteLöllingiteLudwigiteMalachiteMelanteriteMeliliteMicaMinium
MolybdeniteMordeniteNadoriteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivineOrpimentPerovskite
PrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineScapoliteScheeliteSepiolite
SerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSpurrite-AfwilliteStibniteStilbiteTetrahedriteThomsoniteTitanite
TobermoriteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteWöhleriteZircon

159 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Afwillite  (*)Albite  (*)
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Andradite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Brucite  (*)Bultfonteinite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cebollite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Cristobalite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Cuspidine  (*)Danburite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Epistilbite  (*)Ettringite  (*)Fluoborite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorellestadite  (*)Foshagite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Gehlenite  (*)
Geikielite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Gyrolite  (*)Harkerite  (*)Hawleyite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Hillebrandite  (*)Humite  (*)
Huntite  (*)Hydrocalumite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)Hydrotalcite  (*)Hydroxylellestadite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jennite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Lizardite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Meionite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Merwinite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Mordenite  (*)Mottramite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nadorite  (*)Nasonite  (*)
Natrolite  (*)Nekoite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Okenite  (*)Opal  (*)
Orpiment  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Oyelite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Periclase  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Plattnerite  (*)Plombièrite  (*)Powellite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Realgar  (*)Riversideite  (*)Rutile  (*)Safflorite  (*)Scawtite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scolecite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Serendibite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Spurrite  (*)
Sternbergite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Stringhamite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Szaibélyite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thaumasite  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Thorite  (*)Tilleyite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Uvarovite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Vonsenite  (*)Wayneburnhamite  (*)Whelanite  (*)Wightmanite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S145.565.502793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2145.565.511690553419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6145.565.501022
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O145.565.5116905541
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)145.565.53169055,169056,1690578803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.51169055706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3145.565.502353
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3145.565.52169055,1690571534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)145.565.511690552734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)145.565.511690551036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)145.565.52169055,1690563250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS145.565.53169053,169055,1690569052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6145.565.511690552060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2145.565.52169053,1690555509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4145.565.52169053,1690555516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2145.565.54169052,169055,169056,169057462
Bultfonteinite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa2SiO3(OH)F·H2O145.565.5116905520
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)145.565.55169052,169053,169055,169056,16905727770
Cebollite  (*)MeliliteCa5Al2(SiO4)3(OH)4145.565.5013
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)145.565.501252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)145.565.511690554979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S145.565.511690555707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2145.565.53169055,169056,16905727198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2145.565.53169055,169056,169057285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O145.565.511690553531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4145.565.52169052,169055951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8145.565.53169055,169056,1690571756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2145.565.51169056236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.511690551025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2145.565.52169055,16905786
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3145.565.501797
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2145.565.50453
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O145.565.511690552970
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F4145.565.5116905567
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8145.565.51169055148
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)145.565.51169055498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6145.565.53169055,169056,1690574135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2145.565.511690559895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)145.565.50648
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6145.565.50944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.52169055,1690568173
Epistilbite  (*)MordeniteCa3[Si18Al6O48]·16H2O145.565.50138
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O145.565.5116905593
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F3145.565.5116905552
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F145.565.502740
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F145.565.53169055,169056,16905733
Foshagite  (*)NoneCa4(SiO3)3(OH)2145.565.5116905519
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4145.565.50445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS145.565.52169055,16905624243
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O7145.565.53169055,169056,169057114
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO3145.565.5116905270
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)145.565.507437
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O145.565.51169055167
Graphite  (*)NoneC145.565.54169052,169055,169056,1690572812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS145.565.51169055717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3145.565.53169055,169056,1690571544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O145.565.52169055,1690566890
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O145.565.50142
Harkerite  (*)HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16·2(H2O,HCl)145.565.5011
Hawleyite  (*)SphaleriteCdS145.565.5062
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3145.565.52169055,16905614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O145.565.511690561689
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O4145.565.50407
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)2145.565.52169055,16905717
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2145.565.5080
Huntite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaMg3(CO3)4145.565.5069
Hydrocalumite  (*)HydrotalciteCa4Al2(OH)12(Cl,CO3,OH)2·4H2O145.565.5030
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O145.565.53169052,169055,169057341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4145.565.5087
Hydroxylellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5OH145.565.5022
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6145.565.501066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3145.565.511690555433
Jennite  (*)NoneCa9(Si3O9)2(OH)6·8H2O145.565.5018
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O145.565.511690551271
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4145.565.50359
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2145.565.52169053,169055762
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4145.565.5116905598
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)145.565.511690551487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4145.565.53169055,169056,16905714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2145.565.5116905512537
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2145.565.50168
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)145.565.50176
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O145.565.50915
Merwinite  (*)AphthitaliteCa3Mg(SiO4)2145.565.53169055,169056,16905723
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)145.565.52169055,1690574924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl145.565.511690551107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4145.565.51169055247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2145.565.52169053,1690555800
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)145.565.53169055,169056,169057153
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O145.565.53169052,169053,1690551508
Mordenite  (*)Mordenite(Na2,Ca,K2)4(Al8Si40)O96·28H2O145.565.50405
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)145.565.51169056362
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2145.565.5116905517380
Nadorite  (*)NadoritePbSb3+O2Cl145.565.5018
Nasonite  (*)NoneCa4Pb6(Si2O7)3Cl2145.565.511690556
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O145.565.501236
Nekoite  (*)NoneCa3Si6O15·7H2O145.565.511690578
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O145.565.51169055471
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O145.565.5116905571
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O145.565.511690552994
Orpiment  (*)OrpimentAs2S3145.565.50511
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)145.565.511690552349
Oyelite  (*)NoneCa5BSi4O13(OH)3·4H2O145.565.507
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2145.565.50313
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO145.565.53169053,169055,169057114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3145.565.51169055495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2145.565.55169052,169053,169055,169056,1690572273
Plattnerite  (*)RutilePbO2145.565.50158
Plombièrite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O16(OH)2(H2O)2·(Ca·5H2O)145.565.5028
Powellite  (*)ScheeliteCa(MoO4)145.565.50494
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2145.565.52169053,1690551898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2145.565.5116905539462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl145.565.511690571725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8145.565.55169052,169053,169055,169056,1690579056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2145.565.52169055,16905661156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS145.565.51169055712
Riversideite  (*)TobermoriteCa5Si6O16(OH)2·2H2O145.565.511690555
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2145.565.52169055,1690575614
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs2145.565.50317
Scawtite  (*)NoneCa7(Si3O9)2(CO3)·2H2O145.565.5116905525
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)145.565.504894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)145.565.511690552705
Scolecite  (*)NatroliteCa(Si3Al2)O10·3H2O145.565.50390
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O145.565.51169055241
Serendibite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36]145.565.5116905519
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)145.565.506417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)145.565.511690562473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS145.565.54169052,169053,169055,16905621482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4145.565.511690551934
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)145.565.53169055,169056,16905754
Sternbergite  (*)CubaniteAgFe2S3145.565.5062
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3145.565.52169055,1690573418
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O145.565.50268
Stringhamite  (*)NoneCaCu(SiO4)·H2O145.565.508
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)145.565.52169055,169056589
Szaibélyite  (*)NoneMgBO2(OH)145.565.5087
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13145.565.511690551803
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO145.565.501101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13145.565.511690555317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O145.565.53169055,169056,169057183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O145.565.50452
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)145.565.511690551006
Tilleyite  (*)NoneCa5Si2O7(CO3)2145.565.5116905519
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O145.565.52169055,1690564899
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)145.565.51169057114
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2145.565.502562
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O145.565.50890
Uvarovite  (*)GarnetCa3Cr2(SiO4)3145.565.50212
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O145.565.52169055,169056652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10145.565.53169055,169056,1690571395
Vonsenite  (*)LudwigiteFe2+2Fe3+O2(BO3)145.565.5062
Wayneburnhamite  (*)GanomalitePb9Ca6(Si2O7)3(SiO4)3145.565.511690551
Whelanite  (*)NoneCu2Ca6[Si6O17(OH)](CO3)(OH)3(H2O)2145.565.504
Wightmanite  (*)NoneMg5O(BO3)(OH)5·2H2O145.565.511690553
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3145.565.53169055,169056,1690571247
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO4145.565.501655
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2145.565.51169055109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)145.565.511690555251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.511690551025



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
Mo-00055145.565.5 ?-?, Map     Molybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo3449Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA Daly (1935); Morton (2003)   


SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-10Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-10
FKM-110Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-101-to-fkm-125/#FKM-110
FKM-179Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-176-to-fkm-200/#FKM-179
R080022Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R080022
R060725Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060725
R070197Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070197
R040126Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040126
R060340Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060340
R060814Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060814
R050227Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050227
R060147Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060147
R050489Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050489
R070195Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070195


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