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Locality Name:
Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 590
Youngest recorded age at locality: 358.24

mindat Locality ID: 102615
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102615.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA": 20
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Cid District
Hepler And Claude Hepler Prospect
Hunt Mine
Silver Hill District

Latitude: 35°42'41"N
Longitude: 80°12'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.711388888889,-80.205555555556
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 As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Te W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAllophaneAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaryteBrochantiteCalcite
CaledoniteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDevillineDiaspore
EpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparGarnetGypsumKaoliniteLinariteMalachiteMicaNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksaltScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStibniteTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteWavelliteWurtzite

58 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Caledonite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Freibergite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)
Goslarite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gudmundite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hemimorphite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Linarite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pyrargyrite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Serpierite  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stolzite  (*)Talc  (*)Tenorite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S5905202250463,2504682793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)259052012504683419
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)59052012504682734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)25905202250461,2504653092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS5905203250466,250467,2504689052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)259052012504685509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)590520125046811547
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi59052012504671966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S359052012504671935
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)65905202250461,2504681633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5905205250460,250463,250467,250468,25047227770
Caledonite  (*)CaledoniteCu2Pb5(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)65905202250467,250468359
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)5905204250468,250469,250470,2504724979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O5905201250468925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S5905202250468,2504725707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS259052010250460,250461,250462,250463,250464,250465,250467,250468,250472,25047427198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O59052012504683531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS5905202250468,2504724165
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S35905202250467,250468802
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O5905202250461,2504682970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25905202250460,2504689895
Freibergite  (*)TetrahedriteAg6[Cu4Fe2]Sb4S125905203250467,250468,250472663
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5905208250460,250463,250466,250467,250468,250470,250472,25047424243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)5905202250461,2504687437
Gold  (*)CopperAu59052013250460,250461,250462,250463,250464,250465,250466,250469,250470,250472,250475,250476,25047830554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O5905201250468188
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)359052012504681544
Gudmundite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeSbS5905201250467170
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O59052012504686890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O35905202250461,25047614640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O59052012504681689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)659052012504681066
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)459052012504635591
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)25905201250468987
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)5905201250467451
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4590520125046714899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25905206250460,250461,250463,250468,250470,25047212537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl59052012504681107
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25905206250461,250463,250465,250468,250472,25047817380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)59052012504702349
Pyrargyrite  (*)NoneAg3SbS359052012504671425
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS259052011250460,250462,250463,250465,250466,250467,250468,250472,250474,250476,25047839462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl5905202250468,2504721725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S85905202250463,2504679056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO259052011250460,250461,250462,250463,250465,250466,250468,250472,250475,250476,25047861156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O105905201250468312
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)59052012504684894
Serpierite  (*)DevillineCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O5905201250468292
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)5905206250461,250462,250463,250465,250472,2504766417
Silver  (*)CopperAg5905206250460,250467,250468,250469,250470,2504725186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5905207250463,250464,250467,250468,250470,250472,25047421482
Stolzite  (*)ScheelitePb(WO4)5905201250468156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)259052012504653337
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO59052012504681101
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S5905201250470510
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)25905203250467,250468,2504722562
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O5905201250468374
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)59052012504681025


20 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
Giersdorf_00000247590520590-520        102615Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USACarolina Slate BeltStein et al. (1997) MDRE_313Metavolcanic andesites and rhyolites with which the Au mines in the area are in contact.
USGS-Rb-Sr-02405385.77377.77381.77±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02406385.77377.77381.77±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02407385.77377.77381.77±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02820395.52391.52393.52±2Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02821395.52391.52393.52±2Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02822395.52391.52393.52±2Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02823395.52391.52393.52±2Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02824395.52391.52393.52±2Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02825391.64383.64387.64±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02826391.64383.64387.64±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02827391.64383.64387.64±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02828391.64383.64387.64±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02829391.64383.64387.64±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02830362.24358.24360.24±2Rb-Srminimum age of metamorphic crystallizationsericite     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02831382.95378.95380.95±2Rb-Srminimum age of metamorphic crystallizationbiotite     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02832382.95378.95380.95±2Rb-Srminimum age of metamorphic crystallizationbiotite     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02833382.95378.95380.95±2Rb-Srminimum age of metamorphic crystallizationwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02834391.64383.64387.64±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02835391.64383.64387.64±4Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     100679Unnamed Stone Quarry BJ-009 (MRDS - 10080598), Silver Valley, Cid District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

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