Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett Area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino Co., California, USA

mindat Locality ID: 3544
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3544.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Calico District (Daggett District; Calico-Daggett Area), Calico Mts (Calico Hills), San Bernardino Co., California, USA": 120
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 112

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Alhambra Mine
Calico
Daggett
Yermo (Marian; Marion; Otis)

Latitude: 34°56'20"N
Longitude: 116°50'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.938888888889,-116.84472222222

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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alum	Alunite	Amphibole	Aragonite	Baryte	Boracite	Botryogen	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Epidote	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Metavoltine	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Scheelite	Sepiolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Vivianite	Voltaite	Wollastonite

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 Ba Br C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Mo N Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Br C Cu Fe H Mn N Na O Pb S Sb Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alum Alunite Amphibole Aragonite Baryte Boracite Botryogen Calcite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Epidote Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum
Halotrichite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Metavoltine Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Scheelite Sepiolite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Vivianite Voltaite Wollastonite

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Alum-(K) ()*	Alunite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Annabergite ()*	Asbolane ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bassanite ()*
Boracite ()*	Borax ()*	Bornite ()*	Botryogen ()*	Bromargyrite ()*
Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Colemanite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Coquimbite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Datolite ()*	Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Fibroferrite ()*
Galena ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Howlite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Krausite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Metavoltine ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nickeline ()*	Nitratine ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Priceite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Quenstedtite ()*	Realgar ()*	Römerite ()*
Scorodite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stibnite ()*	Stromeyerite ()*	Strontianite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Titanite ()*	Ulexite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Voltaite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	0		2793
Alum-(K) ()*	Alum	KAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	171011	92
Alunite ()*	None	KAl₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	171011	966
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	0		2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1	171011	1588
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	171032	445
Asbolane ()*	Not in a structural group	Mn⁴⁺(O,OH)₂·(Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)_x(OH)_2x·nH₂O	1	170992	143
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	0		5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5	170959,170962,171006,171008,171051	11547
Bassanite ()*	Rhabdophane	Ca(SO₄)·0.5H₂O	1	170992	82
Boracite ()*	Boracite	Mg₃B₇O₁₃Cl	1	170992	57
Borax ()*	None	Na₂B₄O₅(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	170993	76
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	0		5516
Botryogen ()*	Botryogen	MgFe³⁺(SO₄)₂(OH)·7H₂O	1	171011	45
Bromargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgBr	0		227
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	170992,171053,171060	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	3	170954,170992,171000	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	3	170959,170965,170983	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	170959	27198
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	5	170950,170959,170960,170962,171006	1382
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	2	170959,170983	3531
Colemanite ()*	None	CaB₃O₄(OH)₃·H₂O	3	170992,171060,171068	144
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	171011	382
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1	171011	136
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	171047	327
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	2	170993,170994	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	171032	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	171056	8173
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	2	170993,171011	107
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	170959,170965	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	170990,170992,171011	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	171011	409
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	171050	1689
Howlite ()*	None	Ca₂SiB₅O₉(OH)₅	3	170992,170994,171047	36
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	171011	2228
Krausite ()*	None	KFe³⁺(SO₄)₂·H₂O	1	171011	21
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	171031	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	170981,170991	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	170951	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	171011	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	171011	915
Metavoltine ()*	Metavoltine	K₂Na₆Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₆O₂(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	1	171011	78
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	171055	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	171036	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	1	171032	633
Nitratine ()*	Calcite	Na(NO₃)	0		91
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	1	171032	767
Priceite ()*	None	Ca₂B₅O₇(OH)₅·H₂O	1	171068	33
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	0		1425
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0		3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	170962,171002,171012,171034	61156
Quenstedtite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃·11H₂O	1	171011	17
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	0		712
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1	171011	115
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	171011	1153
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1	170979	241
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	0		5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	171050	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	170959	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	0		3418
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	1	171006	332
Strontianite ()*	Aragonite	Sr(CO₃)	3	170993,170995,171000	589
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	171011	2045
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	0		5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	171032	4899
Ulexite ()*	None	NaCaB₅O₆(OH)₆·5H₂O	2	170992,171047	160
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	2	171032,171069	212
Voltaite ()*	Voltaite	K₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺₃Al(SO₄)₁₂·18H₂O	1	171011	111
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	4	170986,171041,171042,171046	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	170965	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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