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Locality Name:
Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 105378
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105378.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chesterfield Co., Virginia, USA": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Cashion Quarry (Vulcan Materials Company)
Chester
Chesterfield Quarry No. 2 (Warren Brothers Company)
Granite Station Quarry
Macintosh Quarry
McGranigan Quarry
Midlothian
Mosely Junction
Otterdale
Quarry (MRDS - 10301171)
Quarry Number 4 (MRDS - 10100171)
Redford Brick Mine No. 1
Richmond Meteorite
Richmond-Petersburg Toll Road
Skinquarter
Tidewater Crushed Stone
Vietor Quarry

Latitude: 37°28'36"N
Longitude: 77°29'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.476666666667,-77.484444444444
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 Be Ca Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P S Si U Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AutuniteBerylClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumIronKaolinite
MicaMolybdeniteNonePyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelSulphurZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Epidote  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Iron  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Mendozite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Troilite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312805222353
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12805221272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812805224286
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12805208173
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Iron  (*)IronFe12805331089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4128052214899
Mendozite  (*)NoneNaAl(SO4)2·11H2O128053328
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12805224924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212805225800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2128052217380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128052039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2128053561156
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS12805331044
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12805225251


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