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Locality Name:
Edwards Mine (St. Joe Lead), Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 10879
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10879.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Edwards Mine (St. Joe Lead), Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 44°19'0"N
Longitude: 75°15'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.316666666667,-75.25

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: Ag Al As B C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As B C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayCopperFeldsparMica
NoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTalc
TetrahedriteWarwickite

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Afghanite  (*)Albite  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Freibergite  (*)
Galena  (*)Lazurite  (*)Pargasite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Warwickite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S1600100002793
Afghanite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24)O96(SO4)6Cl616001000025
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1600100008803
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1600100001588
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS1600100009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)16001000027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS216001000027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61600100004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21600100009895
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S12160010000663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS16001000024243
Lazurite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa7Ca(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)(S3)1-·H2O16001000037
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2160010000313
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21600100002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS216001000039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO216001000061156
Silver  (*)CopperAg1600100005186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS16001000021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41600100001934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21600100003337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21600100002562
Warwickite  (*)Warwickite(Mg,Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)2O(BO3)16001000015



2 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
sedexmvt-00223130512841305-1284 Ma (geological relations)geological relations       10879Edwards Mine (St. Joe Lead), Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USAEdwardsTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
sedznpb-0045716001000Mesoproterozoic        10879Edwards Mine (St. Joe Lead), Edwards, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USAEdwardsSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 


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