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Locality Name:
Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 6801
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6801.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 34°1'24"N
Longitude: 117°23'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.023333333333,-117.38444444444
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 As B C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cd Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAphthitaliteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteBrucite
CalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDanburiteEpidoteEttringiteFeldspar
GadoliniteGanomaliteGarnetGypsumHumiteLöllingiteMalachiteMeliliteMicaMinium
MolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineSepioliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSpurrite-Afwillite
StibniteTetrahedriteTitaniteTobermoriteTourmalineVesuvianiteWollastoniteWurtziteWöhleriteZircon

98 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Afwillite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)Bultfonteinite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Clintonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Cuspidine  (*)Danburite  (*)Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Ettringite  (*)Fluoborite  (*)Fluorellestadite  (*)Foshagite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gehlenite  (*)Gonnardite  (*)Graphite  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hillebrandite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Merwinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Minium  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monticellite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nasonite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Okenite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Periclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Realgar  (*)Riversideite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scawtite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Serendibite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Spurrite  (*)Stibnite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thorite  (*)Tilleyite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wayneburnhamite  (*)Wightmanite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Xonotlite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2145.565.503419
Afwillite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa3[SiO4][SiO2(OH)2]·2H2O145.565.5041
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)145.565.508803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.50706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3145.565.501534
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)145.565.502734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)145.565.501036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)145.565.503250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS145.565.509052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6145.565.502060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2145.565.505509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS4145.565.505516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2145.565.50462
Bultfonteinite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa2SiO3(OH)F·H2O145.565.5020
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)145.565.5027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)145.565.504979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S145.565.505707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2145.565.5027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F2145.565.50285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O145.565.503531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4145.565.50951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8145.565.501756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.501025
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2145.565.5086
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O145.565.502970
Cuspidine  (*)WöhleriteCa8(Si2O7)2F4145.565.5067
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O8145.565.50148
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)145.565.50498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6145.565.504135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2145.565.509895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.508173
Ettringite  (*)EttringiteCa6Al2(SO4)3(OH)12·27H2O145.565.5093
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F3145.565.5052
Fluorellestadite  (*)ApatiteCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F145.565.5033
Foshagite  (*)NoneCa4(SiO3)3(OH)2145.565.5019
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS145.565.5024243
Gehlenite  (*)MeliliteCa2Al(SiAl)O7145.565.50114
Gonnardite  (*)Natrolite(Na,Ca)2(Si,Al)5O10·3H2O145.565.50167
Graphite  (*)NoneC145.565.502812
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS145.565.50717
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3145.565.501544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O145.565.506890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3145.565.5014640
Hillebrandite  (*)NoneCa2SiO3(OH)2145.565.5017
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O145.565.50341
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3145.565.505433
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O145.565.501271
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2145.565.50762
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O4145.565.5098
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)145.565.501487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4145.565.5014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2145.565.5012537
Merwinite  (*)AphthitaliteCa3Mg(SiO4)2145.565.5023
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)145.565.504924
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl145.565.501107
Minium  (*)MiniumPb2+2Pb4+O4145.565.50247
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2145.565.505800
Monticellite  (*)OlivineCaMg(SiO4)145.565.50153
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O145.565.501508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2145.565.5017380
Nasonite  (*)NoneCa4Pb6(Si2O7)3Cl2145.565.506
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O145.565.50471
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O145.565.5071
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O145.565.502994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)145.565.502349
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO145.565.50114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3145.565.50495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2145.565.502273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2145.565.501898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2145.565.5039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8145.565.509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2145.565.5061156
Realgar  (*)NoneAsS145.565.50712
Riversideite  (*)TobermoriteCa5Si6O16(OH)2·2H2O145.565.505
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2145.565.505614
Scawtite  (*)NoneCa7(Si3O9)2(CO3)·2H2O145.565.5025
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)145.565.502705
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O145.565.50241
Serendibite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36]145.565.5019
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS145.565.5021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4145.565.501934
Spurrite  (*)Spurrite-AfwilliteCa5(SiO4)2(CO3)145.565.5054
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S3145.565.503418
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)145.565.50589
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13145.565.501803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S13145.565.505317
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O145.565.50183
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)145.565.501006
Tilleyite  (*)NoneCa5Si2O7(CO3)2145.565.5019
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O145.565.504899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O145.565.50652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10145.565.501395
Wayneburnhamite  (*)GanomalitePb9Ca6(Si2O7)3(SiO4)3145.565.501
Wightmanite  (*)NoneMg5O(BO3)(OH)5·2H2O145.565.503
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3145.565.501247
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)2145.565.50109
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)145.565.505251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)145.565.501025


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    YesMolybdenite, Powellite, WulfeniteMo3449Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA Daly (1935); Morton (2003)   

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R070195Commercial Quarry, Sky Blue Hill, Crestmore Quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USAhttps://rruff.info/R070195

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