Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
St. Francisville, Clark Co., Missouri, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1521.74
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1069.07

mindat Locality ID: 25512
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25512.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "St. Francisville, Clark Co., Missouri, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°27'29"N
Longitude: 91°34'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.458055555556,-91.569166666667

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.

Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Fluorite	Gypsum	Hydrotalcite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Millerite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite	Woodwardite

Aragonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Honessite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg Mn Ni O S Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aragonite Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum Diaspore Fluorite Gypsum Hydrotalcite
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Millerite None Pyrite Quartz Rutile Sphalerite Woodwardite

20 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1521.74	1069.07	3250
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1521.74	1069.07	11547
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1521.74	1069.07	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1521.74	1069.07	27198
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1521.74	1069.07	9895
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1521.74	1069.07	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1521.74	1069.07	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1521.74	1069.07	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1521.74	1069.07	14640
Honessite ()*	Woodwardite Hydrotalcite	(Ni_1-xFe³⁺_x)(SO₄)_x/2(OH)₂·nH₂O (x < 0.5, n < 3x/2)	1521.74	1069.07	25
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1521.74	1069.07	5591
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1521.74	1069.07	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1521.74	1069.07	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1521.74	1069.07	1066
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1521.74	1069.07	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1521.74	1069.07	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1521.74	1069.07	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1521.74	1069.07	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1521.74	1069.07	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1521.74	1069.07	21482

2 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-00260	1521.74	1521.74	1521.74	Rb-Sr	minimum age of intrusion		biotite							25512	St. Francisville, Clark Co., Missouri, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
	USGS-Rb-Sr-00261	1229.07	1069.07	1149.07±80	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion		k-feldspar							25512	St. Francisville, Clark Co., Missouri, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

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