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Locality Name:
Nash Co., North Carolina, USA


mindat Locality ID: 102642
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102642.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nash Co., North Carolina, USA": 9
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Argo Mine (Mann-Arrington)
Bailey
Battleboro
Castalia Meteorite
Conyers Mine
Nashville (iron) Meteorite
Rocky Mount Quarry
Whitakers Quarry

Latitude: 35°54'17"N
Longitude: 77°55'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.904722222222,-77.929722222222
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 Ba C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidote
FeldsparIronKaoliniteMicaMonaziteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyrite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteZircon

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Covellite  (*)
Crocoite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Staurolite  (*)
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)08803
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Crocoite  (*)Monazite BarytePb(CrO4)081
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61252281944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12522808173
Gold  (*)CopperAu2252277,25228230554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3125227714640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312522785433
Iron  (*)IronFe12522811089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212522801898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2125227739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2125227761156
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101252277312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212522785614
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)0978
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12522785251


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