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Locality Name:
Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 477
Youngest recorded age at locality: 395

mindat Locality ID: 12308
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-12308.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°13'56"N
Longitude: 74°41'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.232222222222,-74.695833333333
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 Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteGarnetNonePyrite
PyroxeneSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteZircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorite  (*)Haüyne  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Leucite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O647739501022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O64773950286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)47739508803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O47739501627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)347739501534
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)477395027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O4773950232
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O647739504135
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF247739509617
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)4773950158
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O64773950741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3477395014640
Leucite  (*)AnalcimeK(AlSi2O6)4773950233
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4477395014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)4773950884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)47739502349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2477395039462
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl4773950444
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O47739504899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)47739505251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000865MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, malignite, nepheline syenite, phonolite.
Jen_0000866MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, malignite, nepheline syenite, phonolite.
Jen_0000867MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, malignite, nepheline syenite, phonolite.
Jen_0000868MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and sills. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Melteigite, malignite, nepheline syenite, phonolite.


7 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
AJS265_848-00010459415437±22K-Ar biotite260B    12308Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USABeemervilleZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
AJS265_848-00011459415437±22K-Ar biotite261B    12308Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USABeemervilleZartman et al. (1967)10.2475/ajs.265.10.848AJS265_848 
Jen_0000865430430430        12308Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USABeemervilleWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000866459415437±22K-Ar biotite     12308Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USABeemervilleWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000867477395436±41Rb-Sr       12308Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USABeemervilleWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000868444404424±20Rb-Sr       12308Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USABeemervilleWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
USGS-Rb-Sr-01765458.92418.92438.92±20Rb-Srage of intrusionbiotite     12308Beemerville Main Nepheline-syenite Mass, Libertyville, Wantage Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

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