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Locality Name:
Norton Co., Kansas, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3763
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3763.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Norton Co., Kansas, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Norton County Meteorite

Latitude: 39°40'58"N
Longitude: 99°51'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.682777777778,-99.866388888889
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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteCopperCubaniteFeldsparGypsumIronNoneOlivinePyroxeneRocksalt
RutileScacchiteSpinelTridymiteWilkmaniteWurtzite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Brezinaite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carletonmooreite  (*)
Caswellsilverite  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)Copper  (*)Cronusite  (*)Cubanite  (*)
Daubréelite  (*)Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Iron  (*)Manganite  (*)Niningerite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)Perryite  (*)
Schöllhornite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Spinel  (*)Taenite  (*)Tetrataenite  (*)
Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1215246312
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12152461036
Brezinaite  (*)WilkmaniteCr3S412152467
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Carletonmooreite  (*)NoneNi3Si12152461
Caswellsilverite  (*)ScacchiteNaCrS212152465
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6121524694
Copper  (*)CopperCu12152463846
Cronusite  (*)NoneCa0.2CrS2·2H2O12152461
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S31215246802
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S41215246157
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612152464135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61215246944
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12152461188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12152466890
Iron  (*)IronFe12152461089
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)1215246770
Niningerite  (*)RocksaltMgS121524628
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS121524658
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3121524625
Schöllhornite  (*)NoneNa0.3CrS2·H2O12152464
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1215246374
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412152461934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1215246703
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi1215246116
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO21215246458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12152461044


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