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Locality Name:
Mansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 237.57
Youngest recorded age at locality: 207.57

mindat Locality ID: 16106
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16106.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°44'56"N
Longitude: 72°10'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.748888888889,-72.173888888889

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.

Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyrite
Quartz	Rutile	Spinel	Titanite

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: Al Be C Ca F Fe H K Na O S Si Ti

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Beryl Calcite Clay Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite Mica Nickeline None Pyrite
Quartz Rutile Spinel Titanite

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Annite ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Goethite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	237.57	207.57	8803
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	237.57	207.57	356
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	237.57	207.57	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	237.57	207.57	27770
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	237.57	207.57	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	237.57	207.57	7437
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	237.57	207.57	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	237.57	207.57	4924
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	237.57	207.57	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	237.57	207.57	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	237.57	207.57	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	237.57	207.57	5614
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	237.57	207.57	4899

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	USGS-Rb-Sr-00862	237.57	207.57	222.57±15	Rb-Sr	minimum age of intrusion		biotite							16106	Mansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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