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Locality Name:
Elizabeth Mine, South Strafford, Strafford, Orange Co., Vermont, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 500

mindat Locality ID: 17253
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17253.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elizabeth Mine, South Strafford, Strafford, Orange Co., Vermont, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°49'24"N
Longitude: 72°19'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.823333333333,-72.332222222222

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 B C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCobaltiteCubaniteFeldspar
HalotrichiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSphaleriteStarkeyiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineValleriiteVesuvianiteWurtzite

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Galena  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Valleriite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)250050003419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)50050008803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS50050009052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)500500027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2500500027198
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS5005000966
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S35005000802
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)250050009895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)5005000648
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F50050002740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS500500024243
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O5005000409
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)650050002228
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO450050001507
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O5005000915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS250050005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2500500017380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)250050002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2500500039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S850050009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2500500061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O5005000293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO250050005614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS500500021482
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S1350050001803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1350050005317
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O50050004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)250050002562
Valleriite  (*)Valleriite2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2]5005000237
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1050050001395



1 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
vms-01077500500Early Devonian       S17253Elizabeth Mine, South Strafford, Strafford, Orange Co., Vermont, USAElizabethMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 


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