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Locality Name:
Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 253.01
Youngest recorded age at locality: 253.01

mindat Locality ID: 248101
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248101.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite)

Latitude: 37°21'38"N
Longitude: 77°54'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.360555555556,-77.913888888889

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArthuriteBerylBismutiteCalcite
Cancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteClayColumbiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetHumboldtineKaoliniteKieseriteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
OxalatePerovskitePhenakitePhosphophyllitePhosphosideritePhosphuranylitePyritePyrochlorePyroxeneQuartz
RhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSodaliteTalcTitaniteTopazTourmalineTripliteZircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Bermanite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismutite  (*)Brockite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chiolite  (*)Chrysoberyl  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Cryolite  (*)Elpasolite  (*)Euclase  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gearksutite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Helvine  (*)Hollandite  (*)Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lead  (*)Lindbergite  (*)Masutomilite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Pachnolite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phosphophyllite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Phosphuranylite  (*)
Prosopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Schorl  (*)Serrabrancaite  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spodumene  (*)
Strengite  (*)Sussexite  (*)Talc  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)Thomsenolite  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Triplite  (*)Weddellite  (*)
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)253.01253.0112795678803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)253.01253.011279567706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3253.01253.0112795672353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)253.01253.0112795671036
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O253.01253.01127956755
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2253.01253.011279567606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18253.01253.0112795674286
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)253.01253.011279567716
Brockite  (*)Rhabdophane(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O253.01253.01127956748
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)253.01253.01127956727770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2253.01253.0112795675171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)253.01253.0112795674979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2253.01253.01127956727198
Chiolite  (*)NoneNa5Al3F14253.01253.0112795675
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4253.01253.011279567321
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6253.01253.011279567518
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6253.01253.01127956750
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF6253.01253.01127956716
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)253.01253.011279567120
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6253.01253.011279567414
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2253.01253.011279567271
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O253.01253.01127956740
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F253.01253.0112795672740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2253.01253.0112795679617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS253.01253.01127956724243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O253.01253.01127956768
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6253.01253.011279567173
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S253.01253.011279567237
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16253.01253.011279567243
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)253.01253.01127956756
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3253.01253.0112795675433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4253.01253.0112795675591
Lead  (*)CopperPb253.01253.011279567192
Lindbergite  (*)Humboldtine OxalateMn(C2O4)·2H2O253.01253.01127956712
Masutomilite  (*)MicaKLiAlMn2+(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2253.01253.01127956712
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)253.01253.0112795674924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2253.01253.0112795675800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)253.01253.011279567945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2253.01253.01127956717380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O253.01253.0112795672994
Pachnolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O253.01253.01127956718
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)253.01253.011279567326
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O253.01253.01127956729
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O253.01253.011279567182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O253.01253.011279567182
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)4253.01253.01127956739
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2253.01253.01127956739462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl253.01253.0112795671725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2253.01253.01127956761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2253.01253.0112795675614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8253.01253.011279567353
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)253.01253.0112795672705
Serrabrancaite  (*)KieseriteMn(PO4)·H2O253.01253.0112795678
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3253.01253.0112795671214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6253.01253.011279567688
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O253.01253.011279567263
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)253.01253.01127956725
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2253.01253.0103337
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6253.01253.011279567211
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O253.01253.01127956723
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)253.01253.0112795671006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O253.01253.0112795674899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2253.01253.0112795671476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F253.01253.011279567233
Weddellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·2H2O253.01253.01127956732
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)253.01253.0112795675251



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
Alexandra-0192253.01253.01253.01 Age of pegmatite      4200Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USAMorefieldBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 


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