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Locality Name:
Troup Co., Georgia, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 460
Youngest recorded age at locality: 460

mindat Locality ID: 26978
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26978.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Troup Co., Georgia, USA": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 34

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Ben Burts Mine
Bryants Corner
Crosby Prospect
Davis Prospect
G. I. Bryan Property
Hogansville
La Grange
Louise
Louise Chromite Belt
Lovelace Road
Old Salem
Pothill Mine
Smiths Crossroads
Turner Mine
Unnamed Locality
West Point
Word Prospect (W. Hugh Allen Property)
Youngs Mill Road

Latitude: 33°0'51"N
Longitude: 84°59'35"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.014166666667,-84.993055555556
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: Al B Be C Ca Cr F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
MicaNatroliteNickelineNonePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculite
SphaleriteSpinelTalcTourmaline

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Corundum  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
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)212032903419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312032662353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)24604606203256,203267,203272,203273,203289,203290718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1846046012203253,203260,203261,203263,203265,203266,203268,203275,203283,203284,203291,2032924286
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O44604605203256,203263,203272,203273,2032743902
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)44604601203273951
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O63203261,203265,203266518
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O34604603203274,203276,2032901797
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O64604602203256,203273944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12032588173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212032589617
Graphite  (*)NoneC2203279,2032872812
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41203256407
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44604602203273,20328514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2203262,2032634924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24604609203251,203254,203255,203261,203265,203266,203273,203285,20329117380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12032581236
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12032612349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22203258,20326139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812032859056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO246046014203253,203254,203261,203263,203265,203266,203270,203272,203273,203281,203282,203285,203287,20329161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22203265,2032665614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2203261,2032662705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS120325821482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O44604602203274,2032761934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)24604606203256,203267,203272,203274,203277,2032903337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)246046012032732562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O4604603203256,203267,203273652


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
podchrome-01112460460Ordovician       Cr70963Louise Chromite Deposit (Turner Property; Polhill Property; Owens Properties; Chromite Deposits Near Louise Georgia; Troup County Chromite Georgia), Louise Chromite Belt, Troup Co., Georgia, USALouiseMoiser et al. (2012) USGSSIR2012_5157 

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