Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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  • This page displays localities at which this mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the mineral at these localities.


  • Minerals queried: Gillespite

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    Max Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)mindat IDLocality containing MineralCountryTectonic SettingsDated Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Reference (Max Age)Reference (Min Age)Excel ID (Max Age)Excel ID (Min Age)Query Minerals# of Query Minerals at LocalityLat DegLat MinLat SecLon DegLon MinLon SecDecimal Degree
    8188CanadaCanadaGillespite 1532027-90-3-4053.340833333333,-90.061111111111
    21838Yukon, CanadaCanadaGillespite 162353-134-48-3962.584166666667,-134.81083333333
    45767Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaGillespite 1611159-130-20-4961.199722222222,-130.34694444444
    259627Itsi Mt., Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaGillespite 1625045-1300-2062.845833333333,-130.00555555556
    259628Wilson Lake, Itsi Mt., Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaGillespite 1625045-1300-2062.845833333333,-130.00555555556
    MD27151Gun Claim (Gunn Claim), Wilson Lake, Itsi Mt., Watson Lake Mining District, Yukon, CanadaCanadaGillespite 1625045-1300-2062.845833333333,-130.00555555556
    2285MexicoMexicoGillespite 1222655-102-27-1522.448611111111,-102.45416666667
    14346Baja California, MexicoMexicoGillespite 131515-115-52-431.851388888889,-115.86777777778
    18495Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, MexicoMexicoGillespite 1304517-115-43-3830.754722222222,-115.72722222222
    MD26964El Alamo, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, MexicoMexicoGillespite 1313359-116-1-5931.566388888889,-116.03305555556
    MD2288El Rosario, Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, MexicoMexicoGillespite 130347-115-43-4530.063055555556,-115.72916666667
    279786Tres Pozos, Baja California, MexicoMexicoGillespite 132200-116-30032.333333333333,-116.5
    MD20114Madrelena Mine, Tres Pozos, Baja California, MexicoMexicoGillespite 132200-116-30032.333333333333,-116.5
    P542663366USAUSAMR30_411MR36_1Michelle_491Michelle_501Gillespite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    11016Alaska, USAUSAGillespite 1601436-147-22-4460.243333333333,-147.37888888889
    26114Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAGillespite 1652746-151-19-1065.462777777778,-151.31944444444
    285675Alaska Range, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAGillespite 162350-153-5062.583333333333,-153.08333333333
    MD27150Dry Delta, Alaska Range, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAUSAGillespite 162350-153-5062.583333333333,-153.08333333333
    P542663424California, USAUSAMR30_411MR36_1Michelle_491Michelle_501Gillespite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    P145663453Fresno Co., California, USAUSAMR36_1MR36_1Michelle_501Michelle_501Gillespite 1365611-119-19-2336.936388888889,-119.32305555556
    P14566209815Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAUSA209815Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAMR36_1MR36_1Michelle_501Michelle_501Gillespite 13708-119-15-3337.002222222222,-119.25916666667
    RP14566209816Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAUSA209815Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAMR36_1MR36_1Michelle_501Michelle_501Gillespite 13708-119-15-3337.002222222222,-119.25916666667
    RP145663457Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAUSA209815Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAMR36_1MR36_1Michelle_501Michelle_501Gillespite 1365518-119-14-5036.921666666667,-119.24722222222
    MDRY145668237Esquire No. 7 Claim, Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAUSA209815Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAMR36_1MR36_1Michelle_501Michelle_501Gillespite 136550-119-14-4236.916666666667,-119.245
    MDRY1456625573Esquire No. 8 Claim (Lander's Gillespite Locality), Big Creek, Rush Creek Deposit, Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAUSA209815Big Creek-Rush Creek District, Fresno Co., California, USAMR36_1MR36_1Michelle_501Michelle_501Gillespite 136550-119-14-4436.916666666667,-119.24555555556
    P54225114589Mariposa Co., California, USAUSAMR30_411MR30_411Michelle_491Michelle_491Gillespite 1373159-119-52-2037.533055555556,-119.87222222222
    P54225182371East Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USAUSAMR30_411MR30_411Michelle_491Michelle_491Gillespite 1373838-119-56-1237.643888888889,-119.93666666667
    P542251249045Clearing House District, East Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USAUSAMR30_411MR30_411Michelle_491Michelle_491Gillespite 1373959-119-51-4137.666388888889,-119.86138888889
    P542251215357Clearing House, Clearing House District, East Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USAUSAMR30_411MR30_411Michelle_491Michelle_491Gillespite 137404-119-53-337.667777777778,-119.88416666667
    P542251220064Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House District, East Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USAUSAMR30_411MR30_411Michelle_491Michelle_491Gillespite 1374136-119-51-1637.693333333333,-119.85444444444
    MDO5422515530Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate Deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House District, East Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USAUSA5530Trumbull Peak Ba-silicate Deposit, Trumbull Peak, Clearing House, Clearing House District, East Belt, Mariposa Co., California, USAMR30_411MR30_411Michelle_491Michelle_491Gillespite 1374130-119-51-5137.691666666667,-119.86416666667
    27196Tulare Co., California, USAUSAGillespite 136179-118-47-5036.285833333333,-118.79722222222
    252774Dumtah, Tulare Co., California, USAUSAGillespite 1361739-119-1-5736.294166666667,-119.0325
    MD25466Baumann Prospect (Bauman Ranch), Dumtah, Tulare Co., California, USAUSAGillespite 1361730-119-1036.291666666667,-119.01666666667

    This mineral directly occurs at 9 localities (10 localities according to mindat, 34 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 9 localities at which this mineral occurs, 3 have an age. (14 of the 34 parent localities have ages)


    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, but does not have an age yet.
    MDThe mineral occurs at this locality according to MED, and has an age.
    The mineral occurs at some child of this locality.
    The locality at which the mineral occurs does not have an age...this is the closest parent locality with an age, relative to that mineral. This is not ideal.

    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.


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    If a locality has both a GPS coordinate, and either contains or has at least one child locality containing at least one of the minerals listed above, then this map displays a single marker for that locality.

     This bottom-level locality is directly dated. (1 total)
     This locality is directly dated, but is not bottom-level. (1 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (10 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (2 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (3 bottom-level + 17 top/mid-level = 20 total)

       







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