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Locality Name:
Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 4200
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4200.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

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

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

65 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  (*)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)253.01253.0108803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)253.01253.010706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3253.01253.0102353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)253.01253.0101036
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O253.01253.01055
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2253.01253.010606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18253.01253.0104286
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)253.01253.010716
Brockite  (*)Rhabdophane(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO4)·H2O253.01253.01048
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)253.01253.01027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2253.01253.0105171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)253.01253.0104979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2253.01253.01027198
Chiolite  (*)NoneNa5Al3F14253.01253.0105
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4253.01253.010321
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6253.01253.010518
Cryolite  (*)PerovskiteNa2NaAlF6253.01253.01050
Elpasolite  (*)PerovskiteK2NaAlF6253.01253.01016
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)253.01253.010120
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6253.01253.010414
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2253.01253.010271
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O253.01253.01040
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F253.01253.0102740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2253.01253.0109617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS253.01253.01024243
Gearksutite  (*)NoneCaAlF4(OH)·H2O253.01253.01068
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6253.01253.010173
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S253.01253.010237
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16253.01253.010243
Hydrokenoralstonite  (*)Pyrochlore   2Al2F6(H2O)253.01253.01056
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3253.01253.0105433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4253.01253.0105591
Lead  (*)CopperPb253.01253.010192
Lindbergite  (*)Humboldtine OxalateMn(C2O4)·2H2O253.01253.01012
Masutomilite  (*)MicaKLiAlMn2+(Si3Al)O10(F,OH)2253.01253.01012
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)253.01253.0104924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2253.01253.0105800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)253.01253.010945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2253.01253.01017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O253.01253.0102994
Pachnolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O253.01253.01018
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)253.01253.010326
Phosphophyllite  (*)PhosphophylliteZn2Fe2+(PO4)2·4H2O253.01253.01029
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O253.01253.010182
Phosphuranylite  (*)PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4·8H2O253.01253.010182
Prosopite  (*)NoneCaAl2F4(OH)4253.01253.01039
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2253.01253.01039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl253.01253.0101725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2253.01253.01061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2253.01253.0105614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8253.01253.010353
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)253.01253.0102705
Serrabrancaite  (*)KieseriteMn(PO4)·H2O253.01253.0108
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3253.01253.0101214
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6253.01253.010688
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O253.01253.010263
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)253.01253.01025
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O6253.01253.010211
Thomsenolite  (*)NoneNaCaAlF6·H2O253.01253.01023
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)253.01253.0101006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O253.01253.0104899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2253.01253.0101476
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F253.01253.010233
Weddellite  (*)OxalateCa(C2O4)·2H2O253.01253.01032
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)253.01253.0105251



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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