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Locality Name:
115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 483.94
Youngest recorded age at locality: 449.94

mindat Locality ID: 102368
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102368.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 36°6'26"N
Longitude: 81°5'60"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.107222222222,-81.1
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 Ca Fe H K Mg O Si Ti Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMicaNoneQuartz
SpinelTitaniteZircon

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Epidote  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3483.94449.9402353
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8483.94449.9401756
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)483.94449.9408173
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3483.94449.9405433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4483.94449.94014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)483.94449.9404924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2483.94449.94017380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2483.94449.94061156
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O483.94449.9404899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)483.94449.9405251


13 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
USGS-Rb-Sr-02907483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02910483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02911483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02912483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02913483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02914483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02915483.94449.94466.94±17Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04294469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04297469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04298469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04299469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04301469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04302469451460±9Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102368115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

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