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Locality Name:
Ely Mine (Copperfield Mine; Pollard Mine; Vermont Copper Mine), South Vershire, Town Of Vershire, Orange Co., Vermont, USA


mindat Locality ID: 27527
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27527.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ely Mine (Copperfield Mine; Pollard Mine; Vermont Copper Mine), South Vershire, Town Of Vershire, Orange Co., Vermont, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°55'46"N
Longitude: 72°17'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.929444444444,-72.285833333333
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 Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zn 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCopiapiteCorundumDiasporeGypsum
KaoliniteMalachiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutile
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteTalcTourmaline

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Dravite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rozenite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
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)203419
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652


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