Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Stony Point, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA

mindat Locality ID: 4035
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4035.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Stony Point, Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Hiddenite Mine (Colburn Mine)
Milholland Mill

Latitude: 35°51'0"N
Longitude: 81°3'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.85,-81.05

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.

Amphibole	Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Garnet	Kaolinite	Mica	Monazite	None	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Zircon

Almandine ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Hisingerite ()*	Holmquistite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Spodumene ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*

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 Be C Ca Ce Fe H K Li Mg O P S Si Sn Ti Y

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Beryl Calcite Clay Garnet Kaolinite Mica Monazite None Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Zircon

14 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	249102	2353
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	249101	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	0		27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	249101	5171
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	0		9895
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	0		144
Holmquistite ()*	Amphibole	Li₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	0		42
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	249102	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	249101	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	249101	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	249101	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	249101,249102	5614
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	1	249101	688
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	249102	939

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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