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Locality Name:
Davis Pyrite Mine (Davis Mine; Davis Sulfur Ore Mine), Rowe, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 5972
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5972.html

Tectonic Settings: Continental Arc

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Davis Pyrite Mine (Davis Mine; Davis Sulfur Ore Mine), Rowe, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°40'58"N
Longitude: 72°51'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.682777777778,-72.864166666667
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 Bi Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Au Ba Bi Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteBaryteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopper
CoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnet
GypsumHexahydriteKaoliniteLepidocrociteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNolanite
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinel
StarkeyiteSulphurTetradymiteWurtzite

51 IMA Minerals at location:
Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunogen  (*)Anglesite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bassanite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferrohexahydrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hydrobasaluminite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schwertmannite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O470470063
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)47047008803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)347047002353
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O4704700272
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)47047002734
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)470470011547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O470470082
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2470470027198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O4704700382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS47047004165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO24704700453
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S34704700802
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)47047008173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O4704700484
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)2470470086
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)24704700271
Ferrohexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteFe2+(SO4)·6H2O470470021
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F47047002740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O44704700445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS470470024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)47047007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu470470030554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O4704700188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O47047006890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3470470014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O4704700251
Hydrobasaluminite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·15H2O470470012
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O347047005433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)647047002228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)447047005591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)4704700581
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O44704700229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4470470014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS247047005674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O4704700915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS247047005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2470470017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2470470039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S847047009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2470470061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O4704700293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO247047005614
Schwertmannite  (*)CoronaditeFe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O470470037
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O470470084
Silver  (*)CopperAg47047005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS470470021482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS47047002045
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te34704700276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S4704700510
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O4704700652
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)47047001025


1 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
vms-01064470470Ordovician       S5972Davis Pyrite Mine (Davis Mine; Davis Sulfur Ore Mine), Rowe, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USADavisMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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