Mineral Evolution Database
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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.


Locality Name:
Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 157
Youngest recorded age at locality: 136

mindat Locality ID: 3510
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3510.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Lower Group Of Patented Claims

Latitude: 37°37'8"N
Longitude: 118°19'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.618888888889,-118.32111111111
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 Ba Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sr Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Sr Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAndalusiteApatiteApophylliteBaryteClayCopiapiteCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteHalotrichiteKaoliniteLazuliteMicaNonePhosphosideritePyritePyrophylliteQuartz
RutileSulphurTitaniteTopazTourmalineZircon

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Alunite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Augelite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Corundum  (*)Crandallite  (*)Diaspore  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Fluorellestadite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kalinite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Magnesio-foitite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natroalunite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorzalite  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Svanbergite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Trolleite  (*)Woodhouseite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O157136050
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61571360966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO515713601310
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3157136079
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)157136011547
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O315713601797
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61571360310
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)1571360481
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F15713602740
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O1571360303
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F157136033
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF215713609617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)15713607437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61571360173
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1571360409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3157136116461014640
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH1571360367
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O315713605433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)615713602228
Kalinite  (*)NoneKAl(SO4)2·11H2O157136054
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)415713605591
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)21571360232
Magnesio-foitite  (*)Tourmaline   (Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)157136022
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2157136017380
Natroalunite  (*)AluniteNaAl3(SO4)2(OH)61571360128
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)15713602349
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1571360182
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O1571360265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2157136039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21571360771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2157136116461061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO215713605614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)15713602705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2157136116461060
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS15713602045
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61571360105
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O15713604899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F215713601476
Trolleite  (*)NoneAl4(PO4)3(OH)3157136016
Woodhouseite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)6157136062
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1571360939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)15713605251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Giersdorf_00000284Part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex that ranges from the White Mountains through the Inyo Mountains in California and Nevada
Giersdorf_00000285Part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex that ranges from the White Mountains through the Inyo Mountains in California and Nevada


2 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
Giersdorf_00000284157153157-153U-PbAges found are indicative of the site being younger than the Barcroft Granodiorite unit      3510Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAWhite MountainsHanson et al. (1987)10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1074:AATSOM>2.0.CO;2G15_1074Age of ash flow tuff found in the metavolcanic unit in the White Mountains, part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex
Giersdorf_00000285138136137±1U-PbAges found are indicative of the site being younger than the Barcroft Granodiorite unit      3510Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAWhite MountainsHanson et al. (1987)10.1130/0091-7613(1987)15<1074:AATSOM>2.0.CO;2G15_1074Age of a hypabyssal intrusion found in the metavolcanic unit in the White Mountains, part of the Inyo Mountain Volcanic Complex

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060494Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060494
R050417Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050417
R060544Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060544
R060520Champion Mine (White Mountain Mine; Jeffrey Mine; Diaspore; Vulcanus; Black Eagle; Champion Sillimanite Mine; Champion Andalusite Mine; Vulcanite Mine; Vulcanite & Vulcanus No. 156; Black Eagle & Vulcanus Nos. 8 And 9 No. 157), White Mountain Peak, White Mts, Mono Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R060520

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