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Locality Name:
California Mine, Upper Browns Creek Area, Nathrop, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA


mindat Locality ID: 6033
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6033.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "California Mine, Upper Browns Creek Area, Nathrop, Chaffee Co., Colorado, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Be Ca F Fe H K Mo O S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca F Fe H K Mo O S Si Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteBerylBranneriteClayFeldsparFluoriteMicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRutileSpinelTopaz

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Beryl  (*)Brannerite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molybdite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Topaz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Brannerite  (*)BranneriteUTi2O60248
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O0345
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Molybdite  (*)NoneMoO30140
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F201476


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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