Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA

mindat Locality ID: 24748
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24748.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Arminius Mine
Boyd-Smith Mine (Groome Mine; Lennig Mine; Smith Mine)
Sulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine)

Latitude: 38°2'52"N
Longitude: 77°53'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.047777777778,-77.890833333333

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Devilline	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Garnet
Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kieserite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite
Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Turquoise	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay
Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Devilline Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Garnet
Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kieserite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Mica Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite
Staurolite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Turquoise Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Almandine ()*	Aluminocopiapite ()*	Alunogen ()*	Ankerite ()*
Antlerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Copiapite ()*
Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*
Ferricopiapite ()*	Ferrinatrite ()*	Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Fibroferrite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halotrichite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Mackinawite ()*	Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Paracoquimbite ()*	Pentahydrite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Talc ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	1	281757	3419
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	281755,281757	2353
Aluminocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	(Al,Mg)Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH,O)₂·20H₂O	1	281757	50
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	281757	272
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	281757	3092
Antlerite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu²⁺₃(SO₄)(OH)₄	2	281756,281757	246
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	281755	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	281757	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	281755,281757	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	281755	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2	281755,281757	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	281755,281757	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	281755,281757	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	281755	5171
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	281757	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	281756	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	281755,281756,281757	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	281757	376
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	281755,281757	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	3	281755,281756,281757	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	281757	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1	281757	136
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	281757	2970
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	281757	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	281755	484
Ferricopiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe³⁺_0.67Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	281757	41
Ferrinatrite ()*	None	Na₃Fe³⁺(SO₄)₃·3H₂O	1	281757	25
Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	281757	21
Fibroferrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺(SO₄)(OH)·5H₂O	1	281757	107
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	2	281755,281757	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	281755,281756,281757	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2	281756,281757	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	281755	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	3	281755,281756,281757	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	281757	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	281757	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	281757	251
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	281755,281757	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	281757	2228
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	281757	1507
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1	281755	451
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	281757	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	281755,281756,281757	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	281755	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	281755,281757	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	3	281755,281756,281757	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	281755,281756,281757	17380
Paracoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1	281757	30
Pentahydrite ()*	Chalcanthite	Mg(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	281757	32
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	2	281755,281757	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	281755,281756,281757	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	281755,281756,281757	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	281755,281756,281757	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	3	281755,281756,281757	293
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	281755	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	281757	2705
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	1	281755	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	3	281755,281756,281757	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	281757	84
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	3	281755,281756,281757	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	281755,281756,281757	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	281757	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	2	281755,281757	2045
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	1	281757	139
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	281757	3337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1	281755	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	281757	2562
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	281757	484
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	281757	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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