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Locality Name:
Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 795.75
Youngest recorded age at locality: 449.94

mindat Locality ID: 27465
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27465.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 51

Number of Child Localities: 47
Child Localities:
Antioch Community
Barn Hill Mine
Benton Prospect
Boomer
Brown Mine
Broyhill Deposit
Brushy Mountains
Casey Prospect
Church Prospect
Crouch Deposit
Doughton Recreation Area (Doughton Park)
Elk Creek
Elk Township
Ferguson
Ferguson Mine
Fitches Knob Quarry Site
Green Prospect
Hall Mine
Hamby Prospects
Hendrix
Hodge Prospect
J. B. Ferguson -T. B. Finley Prospect
J.B.Nichols Deposit
Jones Prospect
Kirby Prospect
Lowe Prospect
Mount Vernon
Mount Zion
North Wilkesboro
Oakwoods
Ore Gap Prospect
Parson Prospect
Pulear
Roaring Gap
Roaring River
Shepard Deposit
Speed Branch Slide Prospect
Traphill
Unnamed Soapstone Deposit
W.A. Proffitt Mines
Walker Mine
Whittington Deposit
Wilkesboro
Wooten Creek
Wyatte Prospect
Yorke Prospect
Zolly Shell Mine

Latitude: 36°11'40"N
Longitude: 81°9'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.194444444444,-81.16
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteBaryteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopper
CorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMicaMonazite
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphalerite
SpinelStauroliteTalcTitaniteZircon

46 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copper  (*)Corundum  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2795.75449.9403419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)795.754514253004,253024,253043,2530528803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3483.94449.9412530452353
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212530553092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)795.75449.9401036
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)795.75449.94011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18795.75449.9404286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)125302027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12530174979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS23253020,253055,25305927198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4795.75449.940951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8483.94449.9412530451756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)575.564512253004,2530241025
Copper  (*)CopperCu795.75449.9403846
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3795.75449.9401797
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)575.56449.944253004,253024,253045,2530528173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2795.75572.6612530439617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4253017,253020,253055,25305924243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)31253016504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)795.75449.9407437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3253020,253054,25305530554
Graphite  (*)NoneC795.75449.9402812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3125305214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3795.75449.946253004,253007,253012,253024,253043,2530455433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4795.75449.9405591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4795.75449.9401507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4795.75449.948253004,253007,253012,253024,253043,253045,253059,25306114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2795.75449.94012537
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2795.75449.940168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)795.75449.945253004,253024,253043,253045,2530524924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1253007945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2795.75449.9433253004,253005,253006,253009,253010,253015,253023,253024,253025,253026,253027,253029,253030,253031,253032,253033,253034,253035,253036,253038,253040,253043,253045,253052,253056,253057,253061,253062,253063,253067,253068,253069,25307017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)795.75449.9402349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2795.75449.940247
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS23253020,253055,25305939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812530599056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2795.75449.9424253004,253005,253006,253007,253020,253023,253024,253025,253026,253029,253030,253032,253033,253038,253040,253043,253045,253052,253055,253056,253061,253062,253067,25307061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23253007,253012,2530595614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512530121516
Silver  (*)CopperAg2253020,2530555186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS125305521482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)795.75449.940978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24253008,253049,253050,2530653337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O795.75449.945253004,253024,253043,253045,2530524899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O795.75449.940652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)795.75449.947253004,253007,253012,253024,253043,253045,2530525251


31 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
USGS-Rb-Sr-04292469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     216063Mathis Quarries, Antioch Community, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02899575.56485.56530.56±45Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02900575.56485.56530.56±45Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02901575.56485.56530.56±45Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02902575.56485.56530.56±45Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02903575.56485.56530.56±45Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04290534534534Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04289534534534Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04288534534534Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04287534534534Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04286534534534Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04285534534534Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02898575.56485.56530.56±45Rb-Sr whole rock     253241Fitches Knob Quarry Site, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02919591.26591.26591.26Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     253224Rock Quarry Road Site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02921572.66572.66572.66Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     253224Rock Quarry Road Site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02920795.75711.75753.75±42Rb-Sranomalous initial isotopic composition, age questionablewhole rock     253224Rock Quarry Road Site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02917652.93652.93652.93Rb-Sr whole rock     253224Rock Quarry Road Site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02916795.75711.75753.75±42Rb-Sranomalous initial isotopic composition, age questionablewhole rock     253224Rock Quarry Road Site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02915483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02914483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02913483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02912483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02911483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02910483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02907483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04294469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04297469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04298469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04299469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04301469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04302469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

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