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Locality Name:
Sulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 23578
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23578.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa Co., Virginia, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 38°3'42"N
Longitude: 77°52'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.061666666667,-77.881666666667
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: Ag Al B C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleBrochantiteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopiapite
CopperCoquimbiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteGarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHexahydriteKieserite
MarcasiteMelanteriteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
SphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteStauroliteSulphurTalcTourmalineTurquoiseZircon

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Aluminocopiapite  (*)Alunogen  (*)Ankerite  (*)
Antlerite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)Coquimbite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferricopiapite  (*)Ferrinatrite  (*)Ferrohexahydrite  (*)Fibroferrite  (*)Gahnite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesiocopiapite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Paracoquimbite  (*)
Pentahydrite  (*)Pickeringite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Szomolnokite  (*)Talc  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Zircon  (*)
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
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Aluminocopiapite  (*)Copiapite(Al,Mg)Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH,O)2·20H2O050
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O0272
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Antlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2+3(SO4)(OH)40246
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)20376
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O0382
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O0136
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O02970
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Ferricopiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe3+0.67Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O041
Ferrinatrite  (*)NoneNa3Fe3+(SO4)3·3H2O025
Ferrohexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteFe2+(SO4)·6H2O021
Fibroferrite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·5H2O0107
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O40445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O0409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Magnesiocopiapite  (*)CopiapiteMgFe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O054
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Paracoquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteFe3+4(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O030
Pentahydrite  (*)ChalcanthiteMg(SO4)·5H2O032
Pickeringite  (*)HalotrichiteMgAl2(SO4)4·22H2O0265
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O0293
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O084
Silver  (*)CopperAg05186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Szomolnokite  (*)KieseriteFe(SO4)·H2O0139
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O0484
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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