Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 98002
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-98002.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA": 261
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 233

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Coulterville District
Jacksonville District
Jamestown District
Pocket Belt Region
Tuttletown District

Latitude: 37°54'1"N
Longitude: 120°22'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.900277777778,-120.37388888889

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	Amphibole	Apatite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite
Copper	Corundum	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Malachite	Melonite	Mica
Millerite	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Owyheeite	Perovskite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite	Vivianite	Zemannite

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 Au Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Apatite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite
Copper Corundum Cristobalite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Malachite Melonite Mica
Millerite Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Owyheeite Perovskite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine Skutterudite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Talc Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite Vivianite Zemannite

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Annabergite ()*
Antigorite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bementite ()*	Beryl ()*
Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chenguodaite ()*
Chlorargyrite ()*	Choloalite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Imiterite ()*	Keystoneite ()*	Kuranakhite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mcalpineite ()*	Melonite ()*	Mercury ()*
Millerite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Owyheeite ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Petzite ()*	Pitticite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Riebeckite ()*
Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siegenite ()*	Silver ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*
Tridymite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	5.3	0	2	183372,183478	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	5.3	0	6	183372,183415,183418,183433,183564,183602	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	5.3	0	2	183372,183480	489
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	5.3	0	7	183388,183461,183474,183479,183513,183588,183602	3092
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	5.3	0	1	183372	445
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	200	200	2	183496,183533	708
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	5.3	0	1	183511	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	5.3	0	2	183372,183492	5509
Bementite ()*	Clay	Mn₇Si₆O₁₅(OH)₈	5.3	0	1	183379	173
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	5.3	0	1	183510	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	5.3	0	2	183580,183602	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	5.3	0	1	183480	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	0	7	183372,183474,183480,183481,183553,183578,183602	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	5.3	0	5	183372,183401,183444,183474,183492	27198
Chenguodaite ()*	None	Ag₉FeTe₂S₄	5.3	0	1	183478	2
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl	5.3	0	1	183372	1382
Choloalite ()*	None	(Pb,Ca)₃(Cu,Sb)₃Te₆O₁₈Cl	5.3	0	1	183372	7
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	5.3	0	1	183474	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	0	3	183420,183474,183496	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	5.3	0	1	183580	2600
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	5.3	0	1	183413	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	5.3	0	1	183474	966
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	5.3	0	2	183474,183602	169
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	5.3	0	1	183511	453
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.3	0	8	183372,183477,183480,183481,183482,183483,183499,183602	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	200	200	1	183497	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.3	0	1	183415	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	5.3	0	1	183474	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5.3	0	6	183372,183474,183478,183588,183589,183602	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5.3	0	1	183372	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	5.3	0	117	183372,183382,183384,183385,183387,183388,183389,183390,183392,183394,183396,183399,183400,183401,183402,183403,183405,183406,183408,183411,183412,183422,183423,183427,183430,183431,183434,183436,183437,183438,183440,183442,183445,183451,183460,183461,183463,183464,183468,183469,183470,183473,183474,183475,183477,183478,183479,183480,183481,183482,183483,183487,183488,183491,183493,183495,183499,183501,183502,183503,183505,183513,183515,183517,183521,183523,183524,183527,183528,183531,183535,183536,183538,183540,183541,183550,183551,183552,183553,183554,183555,183560,183564,183565,183566,183568,183576,183577,183578,183582,183586,183588,183589,183592,183593,183594,183595,183596,183597,183599,183601,183602,183603,183606,183608,183609,183611,183614,183615,183616,183617,183622,183624,183625,183626,183627,183628	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	5.3	0	2	183372,183474	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5.3	0	1	183372	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	5.3	0	5	183372,183474,183480,183481,183602	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5.3	0	1	183474	5433
Imiterite ()*	None	Ag₂HgS₂	5.3	0	1	183480	17
Keystoneite ()*	Zemannite	Mg_0.5NiFe³⁺(Te⁴⁺O₃)₃·4H₂O	5.3	0	1	183372	4
Kuranakhite ()*	None	PbMn⁴⁺Te⁶⁺O₆	5.3	0	1	183372	7
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	200	200	5	183413,183497,183500,183504,183533	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	5.3	0	4	183372,183461,183480,183559	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.3	0	1	183474	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	5.3	0	2	183372,183492	12537
Mcalpineite ()*	None	Cu₃Te⁶⁺O₆	5.3	0	1	183372	12
Melonite ()*	Melonite	NiTe₂	5.3	0	2	183372,183474	207
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	5.3	0	1	183523	397
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	5.3	0	2	183372,183474	1066
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	5.3	0	1	183372	1107
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5.3	0	1	183602	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5.3	0	6	183372,183474,183478,183482,183548,183564	17380
Owyheeite ()*	Owyheeite	Ag₃Pb₁₀Sb₁₁S₂₈	5.3	0	1	183372	89
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	5.3	0	2	183372,183474	767
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	5.3	0	5	183372,183474,183478,183480,183602	409
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	5.3	0	1	183468	140
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	5.3	0	1	183372	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.3	0	17	183372,183388,183395,183401,183412,183474,183479,183480,183482,183499,183541,183552,183560,183564,183578,183602,183606	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	5.3	0	1	183372	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	0	26	183372,183388,183399,183401,183406,183461,183473,183474,183477,183478,183479,183480,183487,183499,183505,183513,183552,183553,183564,183578,183588,183589,183597,183599,183602,183616	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	5.3	0	1	183379	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	5.3	0	2	183379,183393	969
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	5.3	0	1	183387	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5.3	0	1	183474	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	5.3	0	1	183511	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	5.3	0	1	183474	6417
Siegenite ()*	Spinel	CoNi₂S₄	5.3	0	1	183474	249
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	5.3	0	1	183372	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	5.3	0	1	183372	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5.3	0	2	183372,183474	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	5.3	0	1	183448	456
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	5.3	0	1	183480	337
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	200	200	5	183372,183461,183474,183477,183533	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	5.3	0	2	183474,183548	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	5.3	0	1	183482	1803
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	5.3	0	2	183480,183481	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	5.3	0	4	183372,183461,183474,183480	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	5.3	0	2	183433,183474	4899
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	5.3	0	1	183511	458
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	200	200	3	183413,183497,183533	212
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	5.3	0	1	183433	1025

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Num	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Hg-00034	5.3	0		?-?		Imiterite	Hg	3581	Golden Rule Mine, Jumper & Golden Rule Group (Jumper Mine; Jumper Claim; Jumper Deposit; New Era Claim), Jamestown Mine (Jamestown Group), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202
podchrome-00084	200	200	Lower Jurassic (200±10 Ma hornblende from wehrlite)				Cr	98110	Quigg Mine (Kahl Mine [1908]), Jamestown, Jamestown District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA	Quigg	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157
NAVDAT-7499	65	0	32.5±32.5		7499			98245	Unspecified Au Occurrence [10], Jamestown, Jamestown District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA		NAVDAT		NAVDAT
podchrome-00085	200	200	Lower Jurassic (200±10 Ma hornblende from wehrlite)				Cr	97936	Mackey Mine, Stent, Jamestown District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA	Mackey	Moiser et al. (2012)		USGSSIR2012_5157

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070140	McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070140
R070660	McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070660
R070661	McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070661
R050061	Jamestown, Jamestown District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R050061

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