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Locality Name:
Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 484.88
Youngest recorded age at locality: 416.72

mindat Locality ID: 102661
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102661.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Courtney
Cycle Quarry
Hauser Mine
Hobson's Mine
J. C. Styers Prospect
Siloam
Unnamed Mica Prospect
Yadkin Valley Pit

Latitude: 36°8'28"N
Longitude: 80°39'38"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.141111111111,-80.660555555556
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 Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Cu Fe H K Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTitanite
Zircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anorthite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)484.88416.7208803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3484.88416.7202353
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)484.88416.7201036
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18484.88416.7204286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)125308427770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2484.88416.72027198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12530841025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612530844135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)484.88416.7208173
Gold  (*)CopperAu2253077,25307830554
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3484.88416.7205433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412530805591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4484.88416.7201507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4125308114899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)484.88416.7204924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)23253080,253082,25308517380
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212530842273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2484.88416.72039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22253080,25308461156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5484.88416.7201516
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12530844899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22253081,2530842562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)484.88416.7205251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12530841025


18 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-02877444.72416.72430.72±14Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02878458.42430.42444.42±14Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02879484.88448.88466.88±18Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02880444.72416.72430.72±14Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02881458.42430.42444.42±14Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02882484.88448.88466.88±18Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02883444.72416.72430.72±14Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02884458.42430.42444.42±14Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02885484.88448.88466.88±18Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04265436418427±9Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04266454434444±10Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04267458.59458.59458.59Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04268436418427±9Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04269454434444±10Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04270458.59458.59458.59Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04271436418427±9Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04272454434444±10Rb-Sr whole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04273458.59458.59458.59Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102377Cycle Quarry, Yadkin Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

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