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Locality Name:
Elliott Co., Kentucky, USA


mindat Locality ID: 106863
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-106863.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Elliott Co., Kentucky, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Durham Fork Shale Prospect
Elliott County Kimberlite
Highway 32 Roadcut Prospect

Latitude: 38°9'18"N
Longitude: 83°7'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.155,-83.124166666667
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 C Ca Cr F Fe H K Mg Na O Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayCorundumFluoriteGarnetMicaNonePectolitePerovskite
PyroxeneQuartzRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStauroliteTitaniteTopazZircon

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Antigorite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Topaz  (*)Vermiculite  (*)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)212157483419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312157482353
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41215748708
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)121574827770
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412157483902
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612157484135
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61215748944
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212157489617
Graphite  (*)NoneC12157482812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312157485433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4121574814899
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)1215748363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO31215748495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212157482273
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31215748341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2121574861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212157485614
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412157481934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1215748978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12157484899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F212157481476
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1215748652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12157485251


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