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Locality Name:
Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey Diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland District, Placer Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 170
Youngest recorded age at locality: 170

mindat Locality ID: 85950
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-85950.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey Diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland District, Placer Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°58'38"N
Longitude: 121°15'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.977222222222,-121.25694444444
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: Ag Al C Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCoquimbiteKaoliniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartz
RocksaltSphaleriteTalc

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Azurite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)
Coquimbite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Galena  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)217017005509
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1701700925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S17017005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2170170027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu17017003846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O1701700136
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O17017002970
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS170170024243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)417017005591
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2170170039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2170170061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg17017005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS170170021482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)217017003337


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
vms-01045170170Jurassic       S85950Valley View Mine (Whiskey Hill Mine; Whiskey Diggings; Whislcey Diggings; Harpening Kilaga Springs; Harpending Mine; Bonanza [?]), Kilaga Springs, Wheatland District, Placer Co., California, USAValley ViewMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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