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Locality Name:
Ascutney Mountain Complex, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 120
Youngest recorded age at locality: 120

mindat Locality ID: 144097
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-144097.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ascutney Mountain Complex, Windsor Co., Vermont, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°26'40"N
Longitude: 72°27'13"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.444444444444,-72.453611111111
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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMica
NoneOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTitaniteZircon

22 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Annite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Edenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Ferro-edenite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Spinel  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12012008803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO512012001310
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21201200356
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O612012002060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)120120027770
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812012001008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O312012001797
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)21201200160
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12012008173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)1201200371
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2120120057
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312012005433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4120120014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12012004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2120120017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12012002349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212012002273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2120120039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2120120061156
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412012001934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12012004899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12012005251


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
AREPS5_257-00023120120120        144097Ascutney Mountain Complex, Windsor Co., Vermont, USAMount AscutneyZartman (1977)10.1146/annurev.ea.05.050177.001353AREPS5_257 

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