Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

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	Allophane	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite
Devilline	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Iron	Kaolinite	Linarite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Stilbite	Talc	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Wavellite	Wurtzite

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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te W Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite
Devilline Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Iron Kaolinite Linarite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Stilbite Talc Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Wavellite Wurtzite

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Carlsbergite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Goslarite ()*
Grossular ()*	Gudmundite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Iron ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Linarite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mesolite ()*
Mimetite ()*	Montanite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Romanèchite ()*	Scheelite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stolzite ()*
Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wavellite ()*
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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	590	520	2	250463,250468	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	590	520	1	250468	3419
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	590	520	1	250468	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	590	520	4	250456,250461,250465,250490	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	590	520	5	250456,250466,250467,250468,250488	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	590	358.24	0		2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	590	520	1	250468	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	590	520	1	250468	11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	590	520	1	250467	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	590	520	1	250467	1935
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	590	520	2	250461,250468	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	590	520	7	250460,250463,250467,250468,250472,250482,250490	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	590	520	2	250467,250468	359
Carlsbergite ()*	Rocksalt	CrN			1	250483	26
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	590	520	4	250468,250469,250470,250472	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	590	520	1	250468	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	590	520	2	250468,250472	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	590	520	16	250456,250457,250460,250461,250462,250463,250464,250465,250467,250468,250472,250474,250480,250486,250515,250516	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	590	520	1	250468	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	250488	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	590	520	2	250468,250472	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	590	520	2	250467,250468	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	590	520	2	250461,250468	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	590	520	2	250460,250468	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	250482	8173
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	590	520	3	250467,250468,250472	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	590	520	11	250457,250460,250463,250466,250467,250468,250470,250472,250474,250486,250516	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	590	520	2	250461,250468	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	590	520	41	250456,250457,250460,250461,250462,250463,250464,250465,250466,250469,250470,250472,250475,250476,250478,250480,250484,250486,250488,250491,250492,250493,250494,250495,250496,250497,250498,250501,250502,250503,250504,250505,250506,250507,250508,250509,250510,250511,250512,250513,250515	30554
Goslarite ()*	Epsomite	Zn(SO₄)·7H₂O	590	520	1	250468	188
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	590	520	1	250468	1544
Gudmundite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeSbS	590	520	1	250467	170
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	590	520	1	250468	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	590	520	3	250456,250461,250476	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	590	520	1	250468	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	590	520	1	250468	1066
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	250483	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	590	520	1	250463	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			2	250482,250490	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	590	520	1	250468	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	590	520	1	250467	451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	590	520	1	250467	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	590	520	6	250460,250461,250463,250468,250470,250472	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	590	358.24	0		5674
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	250490	425
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	590	520	1	250468	1107
Montanite ()*	None	Bi³⁺₂Te⁶⁺O₆·nH₂O (0 ≤ n ≤ 2/3)			1	250480	22
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	590	520	7	250457,250461,250463,250465,250468,250472,250478	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	590	520	1	250470	2349
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	250482	1898
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	590	520	1	250467	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	590	520	18	250456,250457,250460,250462,250463,250465,250466,250467,250468,250472,250474,250476,250478,250480,250486,250488,250515,250516	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	590	520	2	250468,250472	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	590	520	3	250463,250467,250488	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	590	520	37	250456,250457,250460,250461,250462,250463,250465,250466,250468,250472,250475,250476,250478,250486,250491,250492,250493,250494,250495,250496,250497,250498,250501,250502,250503,250504,250505,250506,250507,250508,250509,250510,250511,250512,250513,250515,250516	61156
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	590	520	1	250468	312
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	590	520	1	250468	4894
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	590	520	1	250468	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	590	520	6	250461,250462,250463,250465,250472,250476	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	590	358.24	0		1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	590	520	6	250460,250467,250468,250469,250470,250472	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	590	520	9	250463,250464,250467,250468,250470,250472,250474,250486,250516	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	590	358.24	0		978
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	250490	268
Stolzite ()*	Scheelite	Pb(WO₄)	590	520	1	250468	156
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	590	520	2	250456,250465	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	590	520	1	250468	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	590	520	3	250456,250470,250480	510
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	590	520	3	250467,250468,250472	2562
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	590	520	1	250468	374
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	590	520	1	250468	1025

20 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)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference ID	Age Notes
Giersdorf_00000247	590	520	590-520				102615	Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA	Carolina Slate Belt	Stein et al. (1997)	MDRE_313	Metavolcanic andesites and rhyolites with which the Au mines in the area are in contact.
USGS-Rb-Sr-02826	391.64	383.64	387.64±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02835	391.64	383.64	387.64±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02834	391.64	383.64	387.64±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02833	382.95	378.95	380.95±2	Rb-Sr	minimum age of metamorphic crystallization	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02832	382.95	378.95	380.95±2	Rb-Sr	minimum age of metamorphic crystallization	biotite	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02831	382.95	378.95	380.95±2	Rb-Sr	minimum age of metamorphic crystallization	biotite	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02830	362.24	358.24	360.24±2	Rb-Sr	minimum age of metamorphic crystallization	sericite	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02829	391.64	383.64	387.64±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02828	391.64	383.64	387.64±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02827	391.64	383.64	387.64±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02825	391.64	383.64	387.64±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02824	395.52	391.52	393.52±2	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02823	395.52	391.52	393.52±2	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02822	395.52	391.52	393.52±2	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02821	395.52	391.52	393.52±2	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02820	395.52	391.52	393.52±2	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02407	385.77	377.77	381.77±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02406	385.77	377.77	381.77±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-02405	385.77	377.77	381.77±4	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock	100679	Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

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