Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Flat Ledge Quarry (Flatledge Quarry), Rockport Granite Company Quarries, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 431.82
Youngest recorded age at locality: 419.82

mindat Locality ID: 209564
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209564.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Flat Ledge Quarry (Flatledge Quarry), Rockport Granite Company Quarries, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°40'3"N
Longitude: 70°37'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.6675,-70.626666666667

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.

Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Fluorite	Molybdenite	None	Quartz	Sodalite	Spinel	Zircon

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: Be C Ca F Fe Mo O S Si Th Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Be C Ca F Fe Mo O S Si Th Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Fluorite Molybdenite None Quartz Sodalite Spinel Zircon

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Danalite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Quartz ()*	Thorite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	431.82	419.82	27770
Danalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Be₃Fe²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	431.82	419.82	58
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	431.82	419.82	9617
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	431.82	419.82	14899
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	431.82	419.82	5800
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	431.82	419.82	61156
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	431.82	419.82	1006
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	431.82	419.82	5251

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-00936	431.82	419.82	425.82±6	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	209564	Flat Ledge Quarry (Flatledge Quarry), Rockport Granite Company Quarries, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00937	431.82	419.82	425.82±6	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	209564	Flat Ledge Quarry (Flatledge Quarry), Rockport Granite Company Quarries, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-00938	431.82	419.82	425.82±6	Rb-Sr	age meaning uncertain (geologic factors)	whole rock	209564	Flat Ledge Quarry (Flatledge Quarry), Rockport Granite Company Quarries, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

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