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Locality Name:
Axton, Henry Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 105534
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-105534.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Axton, Henry Co., Virginia, USA": 18
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Cable Turner Prospect
Chatin Prospect
Easley Mine
Foley Prospect
Harston Mine (Hairston Mine)
Holland Mine
J. L. Martin Prospect
Lip Willis Mine
Marvin Turner Prospect (Morton Turner Prospect)
McDonald Prospect
R. M. Martin Prospect
Richards Prospect (Dishwater Prospect)
Roadcut
Roadcut (2)
Smith River Site
Talley Mine
Terry Mine
Wynn Mine (Jim Davis Mine)

Latitude: 36°40'54"N
Longitude: 79°43'51"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.681666666667,-79.730833333333
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 B Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleClayGarnetKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzTourmaline

8 IMA Minerals at location:
Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
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)312814622353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412814565591
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)216281450,281451,281452,281453,281454,281455,281456,281457,281458,281459,281460,281461,281464,281465,281466,28146717380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23281456,281462,28146361156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2281454,2814622705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512814631516


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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