Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sparta, Hancock Co., Georgia, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 318.67
Youngest recorded age at locality: 264.3

mindat Locality ID: 213182
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-213182.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sparta, Hancock Co., Georgia, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Granite Hill Quarry
Moses W. P. Harris Property
Sparta Pink Quarry

Latitude: 33°18'24"N
Longitude: 83°'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.306666666667,-83.006388888889

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.

Amphibole	Clay	Feldspar	Fluorite	None	Quartz	Spinel	Talc

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 Ca F Fe H K Mg O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Clay Feldspar Fluorite None Quartz Spinel Talc

6 IMA Minerals at location:

Anthophyllite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Quartz ()*
Talc ()*

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
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	202098	718
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	318.67	264.3	1	202097	9617
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	202098	14899
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	318.67	264.3	2	202097,202099	2349
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			1	202098	61156
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	202098	3337

5 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-03811	290.78	286.78	288.78±2	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	11477	Granite Hill Quarry, Sparta, Hancock Co., Georgia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03812	290.78	286.78	288.78±2	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	11477	Granite Hill Quarry, Sparta, Hancock Co., Georgia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03813	264.3	264.3	264.3	Rb-Sr		whole rock	11477	Granite Hill Quarry, Sparta, Hancock Co., Georgia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03873	318.67	268.67	293.67±25	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	11477	Granite Hill Quarry, Sparta, Hancock Co., Georgia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03874	318.67	268.67	293.67±25	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	11477	Granite Hill Quarry, Sparta, Hancock Co., Georgia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

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