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Locality Name:
Carmelita Mine (Big Spring Mine; Blue Gem Claim; Crest Gem Mine; Elinor Deposit; Elinor Mine; Estudillo Mine; French Pete Mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat Mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs District, San Diego Co., California, USA


mindat Locality ID: 73296
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-73296.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carmelita Mine (Big Spring Mine; Blue Gem Claim; Crest Gem Mine; Elinor Deposit; Elinor Mine; Estudillo Mine; French Pete Mine; MS 6130; Peter Cabat Mine), Chihuahua Valley, Warner Springs District, San Diego Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°21'9"N
Longitude: 116°38'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.3525,-116.64638888889
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 Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Sb Si Sn Ta U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Sb Si Sn Ta U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylClayFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetMicaNoneOlivineQuartz
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteTourmaline

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)
Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Stibiotantalite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)0119
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)0155
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O0443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Stibiotantalite  (*)NoneSb3+TaO4053


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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