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Locality Name:
Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mts, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 946
Youngest recorded age at locality: 74

mindat Locality ID: 227771
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-227771.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bird Nest E3, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mts, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°16'33"N
Longitude: 116°5'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.275833333333,-116.09944444444
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 As Au Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Se Si Te V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag As Au Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mo O P Pb S Se Si Te V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAdeliteAluniteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrochantiteCaledoniteChalcopyrite
CopperDescloiziteFluoriteFornaciteLinariteMalachiteMixiteNadoriteNoneNot in a structural group
PerovskitePyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphalerite

43 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Boleite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Conichalcite  (*)
Cornwallite  (*)Cotunnite  (*)Creaseyite  (*)Diaboleite  (*)Eckhardite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Fornacite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hessite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Khinite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Mattheddleite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Mixite  (*)Mojaveite  (*)Mottramite  (*)
Munakataite  (*)Paratacamite  (*)Perite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Pseudoboleite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sonoraite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Telluroperite  (*)Timroseite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S9467402793
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)9467402734
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3946740544
Boleite  (*)NoneKAg9Pb26Cu24Cl62(OH)4894674065
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)69467401633
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6946740359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)9467404979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS294674027198
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl9467401382
Conichalcite  (*)AdeliteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)946740363
Cornwallite  (*)NoneCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4946740175
Cotunnite  (*)NonePbCl294674054
Creaseyite  (*)NoneCu2Pb2Fe3+2Si5O17·6H2O94674027
Diaboleite  (*)PerovskiteCuPb2Cl2(OH)494674057
Eckhardite  (*)Not in a structural group(Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O)9467403
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF29467409617
Fornacite  (*)FornaciteCuPb2(CrO4)(AsO4)(OH)94674085
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS94674024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu94674030554
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O9467401689
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te946740804
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)69467402228
Khinite  (*)NoneCu2+3PbTe6+O6(OH)294674014
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)2946740265
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)294674012537
Mattheddleite  (*)ApatitePb5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5Cl94674032
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl9467401107
Mixite  (*)MixiteCu6Bi(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O946740168
Mojaveite  (*)NoneCu6[Te6+O4(OH)2](OH)7Cl9467409
Mottramite  (*)DescloizitePbCu(VO4)(OH)946740362
Munakataite  (*)LinaritePb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)494674022
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)6946740158
Perite  (*)NadoritePbBiO2Cl94674027
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl94674071
Pseudoboleite  (*)NonePb31Cu24Cl62(OH)4894674033
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS294674039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO294674061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg9467405186
Sonoraite  (*)NoneFe3+(Te4+O3)(OH)·H2O94674011
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS94674021482
Telluroperite  (*)NadoritePb(Te0.5Pb0.5)O2Cl9467404
Timroseite  (*)Not in a structural groupPb2Cu5(TeO6)2(OH)29467408
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO49467401655


16 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
Kristen001901120.2120.2 206Pb/238U zirconnm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1329
Kristen001902113.7113.7 206Pb/238U zirconm(1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1330
Kristen001903115.1115.1 206Pb/238U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1331
Kristen001904127127 206Pb/238U zirconm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1332
Kristen001905130130 206Pb/238U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1333
Kristen001906138.7138.7 207Pb/235U zirconnm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1334
Kristen001907138.3138.3 207Pb/235U zirconm(1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1335
Kristen001908132.1132.1 207Pb/235U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1336
Kristen001909154.4154.4 207Pb/235U zirconm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1337
Kristen001910176.6176.6 207Pb/235U zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1338
Kristen001911472464468±4207Pb/206Pb zirconnm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1339
Kristen001912586580583±3207Pb/206Pb zirconm(1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1340
Kristen001913452446449±3207Pb/206Pb zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1341
Kristen001914603595599±4207Pb/206Pb zirconm(-2) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1342
Kristen001915946766856±90207Pb/206Pb zirconm(-1) YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1343
Kristen00191613474104±30 time of cyrstallization of plutonhighzircon  YesZircon  211081Silurian Hills, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino Co., California, USASilurian HillsWalker and Wardlaw (1989)10.1130/0016-7606(1989)101<1574:IOPAMR>2.3.CO;2GSAB101_1574age of Otto Mountain from Kampf et al. (2010), AM95_1344

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