Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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.

Amphibole	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica	Millerite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Phosphosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Serpentine
Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Wavellite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halloysite-7Å ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pentlandite ()*
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Strengite ()*
Tacharanite ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Wavellite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

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 Au C Ca Ce Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Si Sn Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ce Fe H Mg O Si Sn Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica Millerite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Phosphosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Serpentine
Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Wavellite Zircon

52 IMA Minerals at location:

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	980	892	5	281972,281974,281981,281982,281983	3419
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			4	281909,281943,281965,281972	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	281985	2734
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	281972	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	281985	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			4	281942,281979,281987,282007	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	281985	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	281979,281987,282007	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1040	892	0		5171
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂			1	281909	94
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	281958,281972,281985	27198
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	1040	892	0		89
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1040	892	0		951
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	281979	1025
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	281981,281985	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	980	892	1	281971	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	281972	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	281981	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	281909	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	281970,281980,281989	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1040	991	3	281917,281931,282010	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	980	892	3	281972,281974,281976	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	281985	6890
Halloysite-7Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	281909	52
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			6	281938,281939,281940,281970,281980,281989	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	980	892	9	281909,281965,281971,281972,281973,281974,281975,281977,281981	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	281965	5591
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂			1	281934	210
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	281908	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			4	281909,281971,281975,281979	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			4	281958,281979,281987,282007	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	281972,281973	4924
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS			1	281985	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	980	892	2	281972,281974	17380
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	281985	1512
Perrierite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄MgFe³⁺₂Ti₂O₈(Si₂O₇)₂			1	281976	46
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	281943	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	980	892	8	281908,281942,281970,281974,281975,281979,281980,281989	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	281934,282007	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	281925	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	980	892	10	281917,281942,281947,281949,281971,281972,281974,281975,281987,282007	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	980	892	5	281963,281965,281971,281972,281974	5614
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1040	991	1	281931	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			1	281985	21482
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	281943	263
Tacharanite ()*	None	Ca₁₂Al₂Si₁₈O₃₃(OH)₃₆			1	281965	47
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			12	281908,281910,281916,281943,281954,281959,281960,281966,281979,281984,281985,281990	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	980	892	2	281972,281974	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	281972	2562
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O			1	281943	374
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	980	892	2	281909,281971	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	281965,281972	1025

6 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01904_206_238	991	991	991	206_238	zircon	Zircon	104317	Jacks Hill Mine, Nelson Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01904_207_206	1040	1040	1040	207_206	zircon	Zircon	104317	Jacks Hill Mine, Nelson Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01904_207_235	1006	1006	1006	207_235	zircon	Zircon	104317	Jacks Hill Mine, Nelson Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01902_206_238	892	892	892	206_238	zircon	Zircon	104310	Giles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01902_207_206	980	980	980	207_206	zircon	Zircon	104310	Giles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb
USGS-U-Th-Pb-01902_207_235	918	918	918	207_235	zircon	Zircon	104310	Giles-Hite Prospect (A. T. Stratton Prospect; Hight Prospect; Hite Prospect; H. M. Giles Prospect; Shelton Prospect; H. H. Harvey Prospect), Roseland, Nelson Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-U-Th-Pb	USGS-U-Th-Pb

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