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Locality Name:
Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 111
Youngest recorded age at locality: 11.2

mindat Locality ID:
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Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA": 73
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 62

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Jacumba District

Latitude: 32°41'1"N
Longitude: 116°11'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.683611111111,-116.19861111111
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 Bi C Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P S Si Sn Sr W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteArsenicArseniosideriteBerylCancrinite-sodaliteChildreniteClayClinozoisiteDanburite
EpidoteFeldsparGadoliniteGarnetHureauliteMicaNoneOlivinePhosphosideritePyroxene
QuartzRhodoniteRockbridgeiteRutileScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteTourmalineVesuvianite
Wollastonite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)
Danburite  (*)Diopside  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Frondelite  (*)Grossular  (*)Helvine  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Hydroxylherderite  (*)
Lithiophilite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Robertsite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Strengite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3174543,174545,1745488803
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O184174543,174545,174548,1745494286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi11745211966
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO22174543,1745485171
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41174506951
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O81174548148
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611745544135
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O1174548128
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11745018173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11745432740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5117454852
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)31111023174494,174525,1745541544
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S1174548237
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O1174548125
Hydroxylherderite  (*)GadoliniteCaBe(PO4)(OH)2174543,174548119
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)2174543,174548155
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2174543,1745484924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O1174548129
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O2174543,1745481508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23174534,174543,17454817380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11745452349
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1174548182
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)2174543,17454880
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211110215174494,174501,174503,174525,174526,174534,174543,174548,174557,174558,174559,174561,174562,174563,17456461156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)2174540,174547969
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O117454836
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1111025174494,174501,174531,174534,1745544894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3174543,174545,1745482705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)35174540,174543,174545,174547,1745481214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O62174543,174548688
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1174548263
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1174532589
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1174506652
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1011745251395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33174505,174511,1745541247


15 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
NAVDAT-126146106102104±2   126146    91184Carrizo Canyon Deposit, Boulevard, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-126147111107109±2   126147    91184Carrizo Canyon Deposit, Boulevard, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-126177106102104±2   126177    91669Unnamed Gemstone Prospect (2), Dos Cabezas, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232302011.215.6±4.4   123230    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232312011.215.6±4.4   123231    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232322011.215.6±4.4   123232    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232332011.215.6±4.4   123233    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232342011.215.6±4.4   123234    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232352017.418.7±1.3   123235    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232362011.215.6±4.4   123236    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232372011.215.6±4.4   123237    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232382011.215.6±4.4   123238    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232392011.215.6±4.4   123239    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232402011.215.6±4.4   123240    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 
NAVDAT-1232412011.215.6±4.4   123241    91125Atomic Flat Group, Jacumba, Jacumba District, Jacumba Mts, San Diego Co., California, USA NAVDAT NAVDAT 

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R140338Kakanda Deposit, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R140338
R060317Shangulowé Mine, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060317
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R060313Eifel Mountains, Germany/Belgiumhttps://rruff.info/R060313
R070686Fichtel Mountains, Germany/Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R070686
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070109Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070109
FKM-149Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-149
FKM-215Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-215
R070132Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070132
R070116Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070116
R060477Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060477
R070135Bikkulovskoe Deposit, Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070135
R050216Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050216

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