Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sussex Mills Dike, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1307
Youngest recorded age at locality: 360

mindat Locality ID: 13069
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13069.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sussex Mills Dike, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°3'0"N
Longitude: 74°41'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.05,-74.683333333333

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.

Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Titanite

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 Ca Fe H O S Si Ti

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote None Pyrite Quartz Titanite

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Epidote ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1307	360	8173
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1307	360	5433
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1307	360	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1307	360	61156
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1307	360	4899

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Kristen001394	1307	1291	1299±8	extrusion of rhyolite protolith	high	zircon	Yes	Zircon	12206	Sussex Lead Mine, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001395	1273	1245	1259±14		high	zircon	Yes	Zircon	12206	Sussex Lead Mine, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001396	998	982	990±8	metamorphism of rhyolite protolith	high	zircon	Yes	Zircon	12206	Sussex Lead Mine, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001397	442	360	401±41		high	zircon	Yes	Zircon	12206	Sussex Lead Mine, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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