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Locality Name:
Charlotte Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 105376
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105376.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Charlotte Co., Virginia, USA": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Charlotte Courthouse
Charlotte Courthouse (2)
Charlotte-Cumberland
Cullen
Drake's Branch
Edison Ridge Occurrence
Evans Prospect
Keysville
Madisonville
Madisonville Deposit
Morton Prospect
Red House
Virgilina District

Latitude: 37°1'44"N
Longitude: 78°41'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.028888888889,-78.690833333333

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 Au Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Te Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu H Mn O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneBerylCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DigeniteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutile
SpinelStauroliteTalc

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anilite  (*)Azurite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Digenite  (*)Djurleite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Petzite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Spionkopite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Yarrowite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2280494,2805078803
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4128051088
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)22280512,2805155509
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182280493,2805024286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS48280503,280511,280512,280513,280514,280515,280516,2805175516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)3280511,280516,28051727770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1280503925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S7280511,280512,280513,280514,280515,280516,2805175707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS22280501,28051527198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS2280501,2805134165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12805132970
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2280510,2805131027
Djurleite  (*)NoneCu31S161280510300
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3280511,280516,2805178173
Gold  (*)CopperAu2280501,28051330554
Graphite  (*)NoneC12805002812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32280511,28051714640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te1280513804
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33280511,280512,2805135433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO42280490,2805061507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4128051014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)27280511,280512,280513,280514,280515,280516,28051712537
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2280494,2805074924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)28280493,280494,280495,280496,280497,280498,280506,28050717380
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21280513409
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214280490,280491,280493,280494,280498,280503,280507,280511,280512,280513,280514,280515,280516,28051761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23280490,280512,2805135614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Spionkopite  (*)NoneCu39S28128051073
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1280504978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212804993337
Yarrowite  (*)NoneCu9S8128051070



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