Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 3529
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3529.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°23'3"N
Longitude: 120°44'12"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.384166666667,-120.73666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Baryte	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite
Millerite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel
Starkeyite	Sulphur	Talc

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 Ba Br C Ca Cl Cr Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn N Na Ni O S Si Sr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Br C Ca Cl Cr Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn N Na Ni O S Si Sr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Baryte Calcite Chlorite Clay Corundum Diaspore Gypsum Hydrotalcite
Millerite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Sepiolite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel
Starkeyite Sulphur Talc

50 IMA Minerals at location:

Aurivilliusite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Calomel ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clearcreekite ()*	Deanesmithite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Donharrisite ()*	Edgarbaileyite ()*
Edoylerite ()*	Eglestonite ()*	Eskolaite ()*	Gaildunningite ()*	Gianellaite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hanawaltite ()*	Hematite ()*	Huntite ()*
Hydromagnesite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Melanophlogite ()*	Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Millerite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Montroydite ()*	Mosesite ()*	Nimite ()*	Opal ()*	Pecoraite ()*
Peterbaylissite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Reevesite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Schuetteite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szymańskiite ()*	Talc ()*
Tedhadleyite ()*	Terlinguaite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Vasilyevite ()*	Wattersite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aurivilliusite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺Hg²⁺OI	5.3	1
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5.3	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl	5.3	91
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	5.3	2600
Clearcreekite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₃(CO₃)(OH)·2H₂O	5.3	1
Deanesmithite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₂Hg²⁺₃S₂O(CrO₄)	5.3	1
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.3	9895
Donharrisite ()*	None	Ni₃HgS₃	5.3	3
Edgarbaileyite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₆Si₂O₇	5.3	6
Edoylerite ()*	None	Hg²⁺₃(Cr⁶⁺O₄)S₂	5.3	1
Eglestonite ()*	None	([Hg¹⁺]₂)₃OCl₃(OH)	5.3	36
Eskolaite ()*	Corundum	Cr₂O₃	5.3	30
Gaildunningite ()*	None	Hg²⁺₃[NHg²⁺₂]₁₈(Cl,I)₂₄	5.3	1
Gianellaite ()*	None	(Hg₂N)₂(SO₄)(H₂O)_x	5.3	3
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5.3	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5.3	6890
Hanawaltite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₆Hg²⁺O₃Cl₂	5.3	1
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5.3	14640
Huntite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaMg₃(CO₃)₄	5.3	69
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	5.3	341
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.3	2228
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	5.3	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	5.3	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.3	14899
Melanophlogite ()*	None	C₂H₁₇O₅·Si₄₆O₉₂	5.3	38
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	5.3	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	5.3	255
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	5.3	1066
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	5.3	1508
Montroydite ()*	None	HgO	5.3	29
Mosesite ()*	None	(Hg₂N)Cl	5.3	6
Nimite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Ni,Mg,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	5.3	15
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	5.3	2994
Pecoraite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	40
Peterbaylissite ()*	None	Hg₃(CO₃)(OH)·2H₂O	5.3	1
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.3	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	61156
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	5.3	48
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	5.3	293
Schuetteite ()*	None	Hg₃O₂(SO₄)	0	21
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	5.3	241
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	5.3	2045
Szymańskiite ()*	None	Hg₁₆Ni₆(CO₃)₁₂(OH)₁₂(H₃O)₈·3H₂O	5.3	1
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5.3	3337
Tedhadleyite ()*	None	Hg²⁺Hg¹⁺₁₀O₄I₂(Cl,Br)₂	5.3	1
Terlinguaite ()*	None	Hg₂OCl	5.3	22
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	5.3	433
Vasilyevite ()*	None	(Hg₂)²⁺₁₀O₆I₃Br₂Cl(CO₃)	5.3	1
Wattersite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₄Hg²⁺O₂(CrO₄)	5.3	3

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Hg-00045	5.3	?-?	Yes	Calomel, Cinnabar, Clearcreekite, Deanesmithite, Edgarbaileyite, Edoylerite, Gianellaite, Hanawaltite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Montroydite, Mosesite, Peterbaylissite, Schuetteite, Szymanskiite, Tedhadleyite, Terlinguaite, Tiemannite, Wattersite, Eglestonite	Hg	6418	New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202
Hg-00033	5.3	?-?		Clearcreekite, Deanesmithite, Donharrisite, Edgarbaileyite, Edoylerite, Hanawaltite, Peterbaylissite, Szymanskiite, Tedhadleyite, Wattersite, Vasilyevite, Aurivilliusite	Hg	3529	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202
Mo-00056	5.3			Mosesite	Mo	3529	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070086	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070086
R060500	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060500
R060543	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060543
R050220	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R050220
R070235	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070235
R070084	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070084
R060626	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060626

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