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: Wattersite

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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
    P5.303366USAUSAMD19_202MD19_202Hg-00033Hg-00033Wattersite 1374912-83-42-4937.82,-83.713611111111
    P5.303424California, USAUSAMD19_202MD19_202Hg-00033Hg-00033Wattersite 1374954-120-44-337.831666666667,-120.73416666667
    P5.303279San Benito Co., California, USAUSAMD19_202MD19_202Hg-00033Hg-00033Wattersite 1364422-121-17-4236.739444444444,-121.295
    P5.3087776Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAUSAMD19_202MD19_202Hg-00033Hg-00033Wattersite 1363458-120-57-236.582777777778,-120.95055555556
    P5.306418New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAUSAMD19_202MD19_202Hg-00033Hg-00033Wattersite 1362216-120-40-3936.371111111111,-120.6775
    P5.30299645Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAUSAMD19_202MD19_202Hg-00033Hg-00033Wattersite 136222-120-44-1336.367222222222,-120.73694444444
    MDB5.303529Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAUSA3529Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USAMD19_202MD19_202Hg-00033Hg-00033Wattersite 136233-120-44-1236.384166666667,-120.73666666667
    210517San Mateo Co., California, USAUSAWattersite 1373137-122-21-1137.526944444444,-122.35305555556
    211030Redwood City, San Mateo Co., California, USAUSAWattersite 1372834-122-14-137.476111111111,-122.23361111111
    MD8175Challenge Deposit, Redwood City, San Mateo Co., California, USAUSAWattersite 1372757-122-15-1637.465833333333,-122.25444444444
    MD92061Farm Hill No. 2 Mine (Emerald Lake Mine; Upper Emerald Lake Deposit; Farm Hill Cinnabar Property), Redwood City, San Mateo Co., California, USAUSAWattersite 1372712-122-15-137.453333333333,-122.25027777778

    This mineral directly occurs at 3 localities (3 localities according to mindat, 11 localities if parents are counted as well)
    Of the 3 localities at which this mineral occurs, 1 has an age. (7 of the 11 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. (0 total)
     This locality is not directly dated, and is not bottom-level. (6 total)

     This bottom-level locality has an age assigned to it from some other locality. (0 total)
     This locality does not have an age assigned to it. (2 bottom-level + 2 top/mid-level = 4 total)

       






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