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Locality Name:
Rose Dome, Woodson Co., Kansas, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1408.021
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1407.979

mindat Locality ID: 273454
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-273454.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rose Dome, Woodson Co., Kansas, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 Fe H K Mg O S Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayCorundumMicaNonePyriteQuartzSpinel

7 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Hematite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1408.0211407.979027770
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31408.0211407.979014640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41408.0211407.979014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21408.0211407.979017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21408.0211407.97902273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21408.0211407.979039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21408.0211407.979061156



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000137granite (xenolith in kimberlite)


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
Jen_00001371408.0211407.9791408±0.021U-Pb zircon   Zircon  273454Rose Dome, Woodson Co., Kansas, USARose Dome Granite (Xenolith in Kimberlite), Woodson Co., KansasAnderson (1983)10.1130/MEM161-p133GSAM161_133an absence of older rocks indicating this anorogenic belt may have cut across what was an inactive continental margin


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