Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rutland Co., Vermont, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 98
Youngest recorded age at locality: 98

mindat Locality ID: 21676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21676.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rutland Co., Vermont, USA": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Brandon
Castleton
Chittenden
Clarendon
Danby
Fair Haven
Killington
Mount Holly
Mount Tabor
Pawlet
Pittsford
Poultney
Proctor
Rutland
Shrewsbury
Wallingford
West Rutland

Latitude: 43°33'54"N
Longitude: 73°2'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.565,-73.035

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	Analcime	Apatite	Beryl	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid
Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Lazulite
Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pyrite	Pyrophyllite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sepiolite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline
Tridymite	Wollastonite	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: Al As B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Analcime Apatite Beryl Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid
Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Kaolinite Löllingite Lazulite
Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Pyrite Pyrophyllite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Sepiolite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stilpnomelane Talc Titanite Tourmaline
Tridymite Wollastonite Zircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*
Anatase ()*	Anorthite ()*	Augite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fayalite ()*
Ferrimolybdite ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lazulite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pigeonite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stilpnomelane ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wollastonite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	279129,279150	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	98	98	2	279142,279145	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	98	98	1	279142	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	98	98	4	279125,279129,279142,279145	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	98	98	0		1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	279131	2162
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	98	98	1	279142	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	98	98	2	279142,279146	2060
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	98	98	6	279122,279128,279129,279140,279146,279151	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	98	98	3	279142,279145,279146	232
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	279109	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	279114	577
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	98	98	0		376
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	279117	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	98	98	1	279146	1797
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	98	98	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	279110	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	98	98	1	279142	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	279129,279150	8173
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	98	98	1	279146	371
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	98	98	1	279146	345
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	98	98	1	279146	271
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	98	98	1	279146	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	98	98	1	279146	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	279109,279110	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	279112,279136	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	98	98	2	279125,279144	2812
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	98	98	1	279142	223
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	98	98	1	279145	209
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	98	98	1	279142	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	279112	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	98	98	2	279131,279146	5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	98	98	1	279142	179
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			3	279109,279112,279152	5591
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	279117	232
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	279109	762
Magnesio-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	98	98	1	279142	80
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	98	98	5	279142,279145,279146,279147,279150	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	98	98	2	279125,279145	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	98	98	1	279146	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	279125,279128,279131,279147	17380
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	98	98	3	279142,279145,279146	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	98	98	2	279128,279146	2349
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	279114	247
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	98	98	1	279142	303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	98	98	11	279110,279116,279128,279129,279131,279136,279137,279145,279146,279147,279151	39462
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	98	98	0		771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	98	98	2	279144,279146	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	98	98	7	279117,279125,279128,279131,279142,279146,279147	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	279131	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	279125	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	279109	1153
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	98	98	0		241
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	98	98	3	279142,279145,279146	444
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	279110	21482
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	98	98	0		456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	279128	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	98	98	3	279129,279142,279146	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	98	98	3	279122,279128,279144	2562
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	98	98	1	279144	1247
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	98	98	2	279142,279146	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	98	98	0		1025

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	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	Age Notes
	AREPS5_257-00032	98	98	98											21183	Cuttingsville, Shrewsbury, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA	Cuttingsville	Zartman (1977)	10.1146/annurev.ea.05.050177.001353	AREPS5_257

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