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Locality Name:
Surry Co., North Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 467.91
Youngest recorded age at locality: 295.63

mindat Locality ID: 102650
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102650.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Elkin
Elkin Quarry
F. M. Dodson Mine
Freeman Property (Freeman Mine; Tar Heel Manganese Co. Mine)
Mount Airy
Mount Airy Quarries
Pilot Mountain State Park
Surry Mine

Latitude: 36°21'28"N
Longitude: 80°40'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.357777777778,-80.682222222222
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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg Mn O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileSpinelStauroliteSulphurTalcTitaniteZircon

30 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Baryte  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)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)2467.91295.6303419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)467.91295.632252712,2527178803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3467.91295.6302353
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)125271111547
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2125271127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12527113531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8467.91295.6301756
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12527178173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2467.91295.6312527129617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS125271124243
Graphite  (*)NoneC467.91295.6302812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3125271114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312527175433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4467.91295.6301507
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)467.91295.6301487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4125271714899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)467.91295.632252712,2527174924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2467.91295.632252712,25271717380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2467.91295.632252711,25271239462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO2467.91295.6303106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8467.91295.6309056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2467.91295.634252711,252712,252717,25271861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22252717,2527185614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5467.91295.6301516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3467.91295.6301214
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)467.91295.630978
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS467.91295.6302045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212527183337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O467.91295.632252712,2527174899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)467.91295.6312527125251


13 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
USGS-Rb-Sr-02926450.95388.95419.95±31Rb-Sr whole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02927445.4445.4445.4Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02928295.63295.63295.63Rb-Srminimum age of metamorphic crystallizationwhole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02929450.95388.95419.95±31Rb-Sr whole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02930343.59343.59343.59Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02931450.95388.95419.95±31Rb-Sr whole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02932454.21454.21454.21Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02933450.95388.95419.95±31Rb-Sr whole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02934467.91467.91467.91Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02935450.95388.95419.95±31Rb-Sr whole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02936307.37307.37307.37Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02937450.95388.95419.95±31Rb-Sr whole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02938398.41398.41398.41Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102204Elkin Quarry, Surry Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

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