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Locality Name:
Carmel, Putnam Co., New York, USA


mindat Locality ID: 13388
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-13388.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Carmel, Putnam Co., New York, USA": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Camarco Quarry
Canopus Island
Mahopac Mines (Hill Mine; German Flats Mine)
Pine Pond

Latitude: 41°24'29"N
Longitude: 73°43'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.408055555556,-73.716666666667
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 As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe H Mg O S Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteGypsumHumite
MelanteriteMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzSerpentineSpinelTalcTitanite

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Melanterite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Scorodite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
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)212484493419
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20718
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12484509052
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)124844927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2124844927198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F21248449285
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41248449951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812484491756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21248449236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12484491025
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212484499895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12484498173
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42248448,24844914899
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212484492273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22248449,24845039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812484499056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2124844961156
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O12484501153
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412484491934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212484493337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12484494899


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