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Locality Name:
Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 408
Youngest recorded age at locality: 354

mindat Locality ID: 11180
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11180.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fletcher Mine, West Fork, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°27'59"N
Longitude: 91°6'30"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.466388888889,-91.108333333333
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 As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteChalcopyriteClayCovelliteDigeniteEnargiteKaoliniteMarcasiteNonePyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelTetrahedriteWurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cattierite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Covellite  (*)Dickite  (*)Digenite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enargite  (*)
Fletcherite  (*)Galena  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vaesite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS440835405516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)408354027770
Cattierite  (*)PyriteCoS2408354030
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S40835405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2408354027198
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS40835404165
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44083540651
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S40835401027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)240835409895
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS44083540910
Fletcherite  (*)SpinelCuNi2S4408354013
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS408354024243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)440835405591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S44083540249
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS240835405674
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS4083540767
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S44083540131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2408354039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2408354061156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S44083540249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS408354021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1340835401803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1340835405317
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS24083540106
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS4083540372


9 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
Kristen002189386386 Rb-Sr glauconiteGD-1A Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002190379379 Rb-Sr glauconiteGD-1B Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002191392392 Rb-Sr highglauconiteGD-1C Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002192392392 Rb-Sr glauconiteGD-1D Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002193389389 Rb-Sr glauconiteGD-1E Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002194354354 Rb-Sr glauconiteGD-1WR Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002195408366387±21Rb-Sr glauconite  Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002196373363368±5K-Ar glauconiteGD-1A Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 
Kristen002197374364369±5K-Ar glauconiteGD-1B Yes  3866Sweetwater Mine (Milliken Mine; Frank R. Milliken; Blair Creek; Ozark Lead Company Mine; Adair Creek; Logan Creek), Ellington, Viburnum Trend District, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USASweetwater MineGrant et al. (1984)10.1016/0009-2541(84)90191-8IG2_217 

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