Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 5.3
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 299645
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-299645.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 12

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Alpine Mine (Alpine Deposit; Black Hawk Mine; Esmeralda Mine)
Clear Creek Canyon
Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine)
Nickel Magnesium Group
Reported Cr Occurrence [4]
Reported Hg Occurrence [7]
S. L. Mead Chromite Occurrence
San Benito Asbestos Company Mine
Tirado And Shear Mine
Unconfirmed Ni Occurrence [2]
Unnamed Ni Prospect [1]
Unnamed Serpentine Occurrence [1]

Latitude: 36°22'2"N
Longitude: 120°44'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.367222222222,-120.73694444444

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Artinite	Baryte	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Gadolinite
Garnet	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite	Millerite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Sepiolite	Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Talc	Woodwardite

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 Ba Br C Ca Cl Cr Fe H Hg I K Mg Mn N Na Ni O S Si Sr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Artinite Baryte Calcite Chlorite Clay Corundum Diaspore Gadolinite
Garnet Gypsum Hydrotalcite Millerite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Sepiolite Serpentine
Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Sulphur Talc Woodwardite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Artinite ()*	Aurivilliusite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Calomel ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Clearcreekite ()*	Datolite ()*
Deanesmithite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Donharrisite ()*	Edgarbaileyite ()*	Edoylerite ()*
Eglestonite ()*	Eskolaite ()*	Gaildunningite ()*	Gianellaite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hanawaltite ()*	Hematite ()*	Huntite ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Melanophlogite ()*
Mercury ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Millerite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Montroydite ()*
Mosesite ()*	Mountkeithite ()*	Nimite ()*	Opal ()*	Pecoraite ()*
Peterbaylissite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Reevesite ()*	Rozenite ()*
Schuetteite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szymańskiite ()*	Talc ()*
Tedhadleyite ()*	Terlinguaite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Uvarovite ()*	Vasilyevite ()*
Wattersite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Artinite ()*	Artinite	Mg₂(CO₃)(OH)₂·3H₂O	5.3	2	170140,170141	75
Aurivilliusite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺Hg²⁺OI	5.3	1	170142	1
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	5.3	1	170142	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	5.3	1	170142	27770
Calomel ()*	None	HgCl	5.3	1	170142	91
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	5.3	1	170146	3902
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	1	170141	951
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	5.3	3	170140,170142,170148	2600
Clearcreekite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₃(CO₃)(OH)·2H₂O	5.3	1	170142	1
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	5.3	1	170141	498
Deanesmithite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₂Hg²⁺₃S₂O(CrO₄)	5.3	1	170142	1
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	5.3	1	170142	9895
Donharrisite ()*	None	Ni₃HgS₃	5.3	1	170142	3
Edgarbaileyite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₆Si₂O₇	5.3	1	170142	6
Edoylerite ()*	None	Hg²⁺₃(Cr⁶⁺O₄)S₂	5.3	1	170142	1
Eglestonite ()*	None	([Hg¹⁺]₂)₃OCl₃(OH)	5.3	1	170142	36
Eskolaite ()*	Corundum	Cr₂O₃	5.3	1	170142	30
Gaildunningite ()*	None	Hg²⁺₃[NHg²⁺₂]₁₈(Cl,I)₂₄	5.3	1	170142	1
Gianellaite ()*	None	(Hg₂N)₂(SO₄)(H₂O)_x	5.3	1	170142	3
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	5.3	1	170142	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	5.3	1	170142	6890
Hanawaltite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₆Hg²⁺O₃Cl₂	5.3	1	170142	1
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5.3	1	170142	14640
Huntite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaMg₃(CO₃)₄	5.3	1	170142	69
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	5.3	2	170141,170142	341
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	5.3	1	170142	2228
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	5.3	2	170140,170142	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	5.3	1	170142	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5.3	1	170142	14899
Melanophlogite ()*	None	C₂H₁₇O₅·Si₄₆O₉₂	5.3	1	170142	38
Mercury ()*	None	Hg	5.3	2	170140,170142	397
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	5.3	1	170142	255
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	5.3	1	170142	1066
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	5.3	1	170142	1508
Montroydite ()*	None	HgO	5.3	1	170142	29
Mosesite ()*	None	(Hg₂N)Cl	5.3	1	170142	6
Mountkeithite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Mg_1-xFe³⁺_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n > 3x/2)	5.3	1	170141	4
Nimite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Ni,Mg,Al)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈	5.3	1	170142	15
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	5.3	1	170142	2994
Pecoraite ()*	Clay Serpentine	Ni₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	5.3	1	170142	40
Peterbaylissite ()*	None	Hg₃(CO₃)(OH)·2H₂O	5.3	1	170142	1
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5.3	1	170142	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	5.3	1	170142	61156
Reevesite ()*	Hydrotalcite	Ni₆Fe³⁺₂(CO₃)(OH)₁₆·4H₂O	5.3	2	170142,170150	48
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	5.3	1	170142	293
Schuetteite ()*	None	Hg₃O₂(SO₄)	0	1	170142	21
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	5.3	1	170142	241
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	5.3	1	170142	2045
Szymańskiite ()*	None	Hg₁₆Ni₆(CO₃)₁₂(OH)₁₂(H₃O)₈·3H₂O	5.3	1	170142	1
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	5.3	1	170142	3337
Tedhadleyite ()*	None	Hg²⁺Hg¹⁺₁₀O₄I₂(Cl,Br)₂	5.3	1	170142	1
Terlinguaite ()*	None	Hg₂OCl	5.3	1	170142	22
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	5.3	1	170142	433
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	5.3	1	170140	212
Vasilyevite ()*	None	(Hg₂)²⁺₁₀O₆I₃Br₂Cl(CO₃)	5.3	1	170142	1
Wattersite ()*	None	Hg¹⁺₄Hg²⁺O₂(CrO₄)	5.3	1	170142	3

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Dating Method	Age from other Locality	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Hg-00045	5.3	?-?	Yes	Calomel, Cinnabar, Clearcreekite, Deanesmithite, Edgarbaileyite, Edoylerite, Gianellaite, Hanawaltite, Mercury, Metacinnabar, Montroydite, Mosesite, Peterbaylissite, Schuetteite, Szymanskiite, Tedhadleyite, Terlinguaite, Tiemannite, Wattersite, Eglestonite	Hg	6418	New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202
Hg-00033	5.3	?-?		Clearcreekite, Deanesmithite, Donharrisite, Edgarbaileyite, Edoylerite, Hanawaltite, Peterbaylissite, Szymanskiite, Tedhadleyite, Wattersite, Vasilyevite, Aurivilliusite	Hg	3529	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202
Mo-00056	5.3			Mosesite	Mo	3529	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	California Mercury Occurrences	Studemeister (1984)	10.1007/BF00199786	MD19_202

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070086	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070086
R060500	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060500
R060543	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060543
R050220	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R050220
R070235	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070235
R070084	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R070084
R060626	Clear Creek Claim (Clear Creek Mine), Goat Mountain, New Idria District, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA	https://rruff.info/R060626

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