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Locality Name:
Moss Mine, Tabscott, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 16591
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16591.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Moss Mine, Tabscott, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Goochland Co., Virginia, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°51'45"N
Longitude: 78°3'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.8625,-78.0625

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 Au B Bi Cl Cu Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au B Bi Cl Cu Fe H K Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Te V Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCovelliteGarnetKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelTetradymiteTetrahedriteTourmaline

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Galena  (*)
Gold  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)Vanadinite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S0510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S1305317
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl0605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO401655



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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