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Locality Name:
Durham Co., North Carolina, USA


mindat Locality ID: 102617
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102617.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Durham Co., North Carolina, USA": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Central Quarry
Cook Mine
Durham
Durham Mine
Mill Grove
Rougemont
Stone Road Mine

Latitude: 36°1'37"N
Longitude: 78°53'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.026944444444,-78.886111111111
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 C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteClayClinozoisiteCorrensiteCorundumEpidoteEttringiteGyroliteNatroliteNone
Not in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyrophylliteQuartzSpinelTalcTobermorite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Corrensite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gyrolite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Okenite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Quartz  (*)Reyerite  (*)
Rosenhahnite  (*)Talc  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Tobermorite  (*)Xonotlite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412505415516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2250536,25054127770
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O125053649
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2250536,2505398173
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O1250536142
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O2250536,2505391271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12505361236
Okenite  (*)NoneCa10Si18O46·18H2O125053671
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212505361898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)21250539771
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23250536,250539,25054161156
Reyerite  (*)GyroliteNa2Ca14Al2Si22O58(OH)8·6H2O12505368
Rosenhahnite  (*)NoneCa3Si3O8(OH)212505368
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O1250536183
Tobermorite  (*)TobermoriteCa4Si6O17(H2O)2·(Ca·3H2O)1250536114
Xonotlite  (*)NoneCa6Si6O17(OH)21250536109


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