Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Lassen Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 29.13
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 28435
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28435.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lassen Co., California, USA": 208
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 147

Number of Child Localities: 37
Child Localities:
Amedee Hot Springs (Amedee Springs)
Belfast
Big Valley Mts
Cascade Range
Coyote Peak
Diamond Mts
Doyle
Dyer Mountain
Five Springs Mountain
Fredonyer Butte
Goat Mountain
Hallelujah Junction
Haskell Peak
Hayden Hill District
Honey Lake District
Indian Mountain
Johnstonville
Letterbox Hill
Litchfield
Little Fredonyer
Little Haskell Peak
Little Jacks Lake
Lower Signal Butte
Lummis Mine
Milford
Moonlight Peak
Mountain Meadow District
Norvell
Plumas
Red Rock
Skedaddle Mts
Susanville
The Round Barn
Tuledad Canyon
Wendel
Westwood
Widow Valley Mts

Latitude: 40°25'4"N
Longitude: 120°36'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.417777777778,-120.6125

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	Amorphous	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Perovskite
Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur
Tourmaline	Vivianite

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Annabergite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Autunite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Carnotite ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Copper ()*	Epidote ()*	Erythrite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Montmorillonite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Piemontite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sabugalite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Uranophane-α ()*
Vermiculite ()*

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 B Ba Be C Ca Co Cu Fe H Hg K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Si U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Co H Ni O

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amorphous Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Perovskite
Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur
Tourmaline Vivianite

41 IMA Minerals at location:

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			1	160948	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	160948	8803
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	29.13	0	0		445
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			1	160948	9052
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			2	160917,160930	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			1	160948	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			1	160990	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	160948	27770
Carnotite ()*	None	K₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂·3H₂O			1	160935	1184
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	160987	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			2	160948,161035	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS			2	160839,160948	2600
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	160882,160987	3846
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	160948,160987	8173
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	29.13	0	0		814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	160948	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	160948	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			29	160840,160849,160883,160889,160890,160893,160896,160900,160904,160905,160906,160907,160921,160925,160927,160932,160933,160937,160940,160941,160943,160946,160948,160949,160950,160951,160992,160997,160998	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			5	160897,160908,160930,160948,161000	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	5.3	0	1	160869	407
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	160957	1487
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	160948	5674
Mercury ()*	None	Hg			1	160839	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS			1	160839	255
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			3	160839,160930,160948	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	160898,160948	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1.9	0.7	3	161017,161025,161042	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	160909	2349
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	160936	260
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			4	160891,160894,160948,160950	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			3	160937,160946,160948	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	160948	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1.9	0.7	21	160891,160894,160895,160896,160898,160901,160909,160910,160930,160941,160942,160946,160948,160950,160979,160990,161011,161012,161018,161025,161033	61156
Sabugalite ()*	None	HAl(UO₂)₄(PO₄)₄·16H₂O			1	160919	87
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	160914	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1.9	0.7	2	160990,161025	2705
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	29.13	0	0		531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	160948	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	5.3	0	1	160869	2045
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	160930	890
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			2	161029,161030	652

29 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Sample Source	Sample Num	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
NAVDAT-12148	5.4	4.4	4.9±0.5	whole rock	12148	235155	Belfast, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11462	6.3	3.5	4.9±1.4		11462	235155	Belfast, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11463	10.9	9.9	10.4±0.5		11463	81040	Honey Lake Valley Quarry, Belfast, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-12147	10.8	10	10.4±0.4	whole rock	12147	81040	Honey Lake Valley Quarry, Belfast, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61339	5.3	0	2.65±2.65		61339	234844	Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20269	1.8	0.01	0.91+0.89/-0.9	unknown	20269	234844	Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20270	1.8	0.01	0.91+0.89/-0.9	unknown	20270	234844	Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20408	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20408	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61418	5.3	0	2.65±2.65		61418	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20454	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20454	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20439	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20439	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20412	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20412	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20411	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20411	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20410	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20410	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20409	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20409	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20105	0.01	0	0.01+0/-0.01	unknown	20105	212776	Cinder Cone, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61621	5.3	0	2.65±2.65		61621	234897	Poison Station, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61622	5.3	0	2.65±2.65		61622	234897	Poison Station, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20261	1.8	0.01	0.91+0.89/-0.9	unknown	20261	81001	Unnamed Cinder Pits [12], Poison Station, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20251	1.8	0.01	0.91+0.89/-0.9	unknown	20251	81001	Unnamed Cinder Pits [12], Poison Station, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61324	5.3	0	2.65±2.65		61324	81001	Unnamed Cinder Pits [12], Poison Station, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61334	5.3	0	2.65±2.65		61334	81001	Unnamed Cinder Pits [12], Poison Station, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-61611	5.3	0	2.65±2.65		61611	81001	Unnamed Cinder Pits [12], Poison Station, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20388	1.8	0.01	0.91+0.89/-0.9	unknown	20388	81000	Unnamed Cinder Pits [11], Whaleback Mountain, Cascade Range, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20387	1.8	0.01	0.91+0.89/-0.9	unknown	20387	81030	Grayson And Spurgeon Cement And Gravel Mine, Little Fredonyer, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-20386	5.3	1.8	3.55±1.75	unknown	20386	81030	Grayson And Spurgeon Cement And Gravel Mine, Little Fredonyer, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-5990	29.13	27	28.07+1.06/-1.07		5990	81049	Lola G. And Noma J. Group, Red Rock, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-12146	1.6	1	1.3±0.3	whole rock	12146	80986	Burroughs And Raker Mine, Susanville, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT
NAVDAT-11466	1.9	0.7	1.3±0.6		11466	80986	Burroughs And Raker Mine, Susanville, Lassen Co., California, USA	NAVDAT	NAVDAT

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