Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
South Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 590.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 14540
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14540.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "South Carolina, USA": 1039
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 968

Number of Child Localities: 47
Child Localities:
Abbeville Co.
Aiken Co.
Allendale Co.
Anderson Co.
Bamberg Co.
Barnwell Co.
Beaufort Co.
Berkeley Co.
Calhoun Co.
Charleston Co.
Cherokee Co.
Chester Co.
Chesterfield Co.
Clarendon Co.
Colleton Co.
Darlington Co.
Dillon Co.
Dorchester Co.
Edgefield Co.
Fairfield Co.
Florence Co.
Georgetown Co.
Greenville Co.
Greenwood Co.
Hampton Co.
Horry Co.
Jasper Co.
Kershaw Co.
Lancaster Co.
Laurens Co.
Lee Co.
Lexington Co.
Marion Co.
Marlboro Co.
McCormick Co.
Newberry Co.
Oconee Co.
Orangeburg Co.
Pickens And Oconee Cos.
Pickens Co.
Richland Co.
Saluda Co.
Spartanburg Co.
Sumter Co.
Union Co.
Williamsburg Co.
York Co.

Latitude: 34°1'49"N
Longitude: 81°2'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.030277777778,-81.049444444444
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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Th Ti U Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ca Fe H Mg O Si Sn Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AcanthiteAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteAtacamite
BaryteBerauniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteColumbite
CopperCorrensiteCorundumCovelliteDiamondDiasporeDjerfisheriteEnargiteEpidoteFeldspar
FluoriteGarnetIronKaoliniteLazuliteLepidocrociteMalachiteMarcasiteMeloniteMica
MolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePerovskitePrehnitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteSulphurTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTopazTourmalineWavelliteWurtziteZircon

136 IMA Minerals at location:
Acanthite  (*)Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)
Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Atacamite  (*)Augite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Beraunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bornite  (*)
Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinoenstatite  (*)
Clinozoisite  (*)Coffinite  (*)Cohenite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Diamond  (*)Diaspore  (*)
Diopside  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)Elbaite  (*)
Enargite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-edenite  (*)Ferro-pargasite  (*)
Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)Feruvite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goldfieldite  (*)Gorceixite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hessite  (*)Hydrobiotite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Iron  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Lazulite  (*)Leadhillite  (*)Lechatelierite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnesioferrite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Margarite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nickeline  (*)Oldhamite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Osbornite  (*)
Ottrélite  (*)Perryite  (*)Petzite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyroxferroite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Romanèchite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schöllhornite  (*)Schorl  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Siderophyllite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Silver  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Strengite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Sylvanite  (*)
Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Tetrataenite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Topaz  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite  (*)AcanthiteAg2S2263633,2643532793
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2590.2544.87263811,264077,264106,264167,264202,264291,2645413419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1264308312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)590.227610263811,263882,263892,264077,264106,264167,264202,264412,264473,2644848803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3561.2549.32263740,2640772353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61264013966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO22264129,2642542162
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO5590.23028263645,264013,264067,264077,264167,264202,264473,2645771310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2590.2544.812642243092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)2822766263811,264106,264473,264484,264613,2646411036
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS590.2544.82264093,2642249052
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3561.2549.31264093544
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O655264245,264255,264256,264257,264258,264259,264260,264261,264262,264263,264264,264265,264266,264267,264268,264269,264270,264271,264272,264273,264274,264275,264276,264283,264290,264301,264494,264495,264496,264497,264498,264499,264500,264501,264502,264503,264504,264505,264506,264507,264508,264509,264510,264511,264512,264513,264514,264515,264516,264517,264518,264519,264520,264521,2645222060
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61263896919
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)25263833,263839,263842,263848,263892,263893,263894,263896,263898,263899,263900,263901,263902,263917,263921,263926,263983,264353,264473,264615,264626,264634,264635,264645,26465111547
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O1263896136
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O189263632,263647,263740,263750,263759,263762,263767,263811,2641064286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi12640131966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S312640131935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS43263896,264013,2643535516
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O2263633,263896280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)590.2544.815263768,263925,263974,264013,264077,264153,264155,264160,264167,264224,264291,264473,264609,264612,26465627770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2590.2544.817263812,263837,263838,263843,263844,263847,263849,263850,263855,263883,263920,263988,263989,263990,263993,264013,2642245171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)2263831,2645454979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12643535707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2590.2544.831263636,263648,263650,263831,263832,263892,263896,263922,263925,264013,264074,264077,264167,264224,264349,264353,264473,264475,264571,264588,264590,264602,264603,264606,264607,264609,264610,264623,264624,264632,26465127198
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)24263892,264007,264070,264630376
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42264254,2644893902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8590.22765264077,264167,264202,264473,2645351756
Clinoenstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6126430894
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12645411025
Coffinite  (*)ZirconU(SiO4)·nH2O590.2544.83264077,264167,264202566
Cohenite  (*)PerovskiteCFe32264001,26432777
Copper  (*)CopperCu2264564,2646513846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812644731008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O316263631,263769,263811,263837,263838,263843,263844,263849,263850,263855,263857,263883,264067,264254,264592,2646581797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS4264013,264349,264353,2646514165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2264013,2646512970
Diamond  (*)DiamondC2822761264484697
Diaspore  (*)DiasporeAlO(OH)2264067,264630481
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O66264283,264290,264291,264308,264489,2645424135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl126430860
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)29263779,263784,263803,263831,263999,264059,264165,264291,2643539895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)22822762264106,264484160
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1263740520
Enargite  (*)Enargite WurtziteCu3AsS41264013910
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61264308944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)590.230226263633,263661,263675,263706,263744,263780,263892,264002,264077,264168,264192,264224,264294,264299,264412,264458,264463,264473,264541,264542,264547,264554,264556,264561,264593,2646568173
Ferro-edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Fe2+5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2590.2544.83264077,264167,26420257
Ferro-pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2590.2544.83264077,264167,26420254
Ferronigerite-2N1S  (*)None(Al,Fe,Zn)2(Al,Sn)6O11(OH)590.20014
Feruvite  (*)TourmalineCaFe2+3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)590.20015
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F590.2544.85264077,264167,264202,264254,2644732740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2590.2544.85263633,263896,264077,264167,2642029617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12643081188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS590.2544.813263831,263839,263892,263896,263974,264013,264077,264093,264167,264224,264349,264353,26460824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2263893,2643537437
Gold  (*)CopperAu590.2544.8151263635,263637,263639,263642,263644,263676,263757,263758,263831,263832,263836,263840,263841,263845,263851,263860,263861,263862,263863,263884,263888,263904,263906,263909,263911,263918,263925,263934,263974,263976,263985,264003,264013,264016,264021,264022,264025,264026,264027,264032,264071,264072,264074,264079,264082,264086,264091,264093,264110,264114,264115,264118,264124,264135,264136,264141,264149,264182,264189,264195,264200,264203,264204,264205,264206,264212,264214,264215,264216,264220,264221,264222,264224,264226,264228,264232,264233,264236,264237,264293,264296,264349,264350,264351,264353,264354,264357,264358,264373,264374,264376,264378,264381,264392,264393,264394,264401,264415,264475,264477,264526,264550,264565,264569,264570,264571,264574,264578,264580,264585,264586,264587,264588,264589,264590,264605,264606,264607,264608,264609,264610,264611,264612,264614,264616,264617,264618,264619,264620,264621,264623,264624,264625,264628,264631,264632,264633,264636,264637,264638,264639,264640,264642,264643,264644,264646,264647,264649,264650,264651,26466230554
Goldfieldite  (*)Tetrahedrite(Cu4   2)Cu6Te4S13126435372
Gorceixite  (*)AluniteBaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)614501263652121
Graphite  (*)NoneC42541524263631,263815,263834,263835,263864,263865,263866,263867,263868,263878,263879,263880,263958,263959,263960,263961,263962,263963,263964,263965,263978,264106,264327,2643702812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3590.2544.845263823,263824,263825,263869,263870,263871,263872,263873,263874,263875,263876,263877,263892,263896,263923,263924,263935,263936,263937,263938,263939,263940,263941,263942,263943,263944,263945,263946,263947,263948,263950,263951,263952,263953,263954,263955,263956,263957,264074,264077,264167,264224,264353,264622,26462314640
Hessite  (*)NoneAg2Te561.2549.32264093,264353804
Hydrobiotite  (*)Corrensite ClayK(Mg,Fe2+)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·nH2O126425449
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3590.2544.857263636,263661,263675,263676,263706,263707,263744,263745,263780,263805,263806,263808,263809,263810,263837,263838,263843,263844,263849,263850,263855,263883,263925,264008,264009,264013,264024,264034,264077,264105,264168,264192,264199,264224,264294,264299,264315,264318,264330,264332,264343,264438,264442,264443,264456,264458,264461,264463,264473,264474,264534,264547,264554,264556,264561,264612,2646585433
Iron  (*)IronFe6264001,264288,264308,264327,264331,2644891089
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)612640132228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4590.2544.8102263634,263661,263662,263664,263665,263666,263667,263682,263684,263685,263686,263687,263688,263690,263691,263692,263693,263694,263695,263696,263697,263698,263700,263701,263702,263704,263705,263708,263710,263711,263712,263713,263714,263716,263717,263718,263719,263720,263721,263722,263723,263724,263725,263726,263727,263728,263729,263730,263731,263732,263733,263735,263736,263737,263738,263762,263781,263796,264010,264013,264014,264018,264035,264036,264037,264038,264039,264040,264041,264042,264043,264044,264113,264126,264137,264138,264174,264180,264188,264197,264198,264204,264217,264224,264240,264310,264313,264319,264320,264326,264333,264334,264413,264425,264428,264437,264446,264462,264465,264466,264473,2645595591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4590.2544.835263837,263838,263843,263844,263849,263850,263855,263864,263869,263870,263871,263872,263873,263874,263875,263876,263877,263883,263890,264013,264067,264077,264117,264138,264168,264192,264224,264364,264458,264463,264554,264556,264561,264615,2646671507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O590.228110263811,264000,264002,264058,264077,264167,264202,264359,264577,2646561271
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)22264615,264630232
Leadhillite  (*)NonePb4(SO4)(CO3)2(OH)21264545265
Lechatelierite  (*)AmorphousSiO2126431762
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)1264568581
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)23263811,264106,264541238
Magnesioferrite  (*)SpinelMgFe3+2O48263675,263706,263744,263745,263780,264294,264299,26454798
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)12637681487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4425415103263636,263645,263650,263661,263675,263676,263706,263744,263745,263780,263805,263806,263808,263809,263810,263830,263837,263838,263843,263844,263849,263850,263852,263853,263855,263881,263883,263892,263908,263910,263913,263914,263916,263922,263923,263924,263925,263935,263936,263937,263938,263939,263940,263941,263942,263943,263944,263945,263946,263947,263948,263950,263951,263952,263953,263954,263955,263956,263957,263966,263967,263968,263969,263970,263971,263972,263991,264008,264009,264024,264034,264074,264105,264168,264192,264199,264288,264294,264299,264315,264318,264330,264332,264343,264412,264438,264442,264443,264456,264458,264461,264463,264473,264475,264547,264554,264556,264561,264612,264615,264622,264623,26463014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)23263831,263896,26465112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2590.2544.83264077,264167,2642245674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)2590.2544.82264224,264658168
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)42541567263631,263740,263811,264106,264139,264167,264245,264255,264256,264257,264258,264259,264260,264261,264262,264263,264264,264265,264266,264267,264268,264269,264270,264271,264272,264273,264274,264275,264276,264283,264290,264291,264301,264370,264412,264494,264495,264496,264497,264498,264499,264500,264501,264502,264503,264504,264505,264506,264507,264508,264509,264510,264511,264512,264513,264514,264515,264516,264517,264518,264519,264520,264521,264522,264564,264613,2646414924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2590.2544.86264013,264093,264167,264224,264291,2643535800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O8263709,263779,263784,263797,263803,264059,264165,2645761508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2590.2544.8118263634,263638,263647,263651,263743,263747,263748,263749,263750,263751,263753,263754,263755,263756,263760,263761,263762,263763,263764,263766,263770,263773,263833,263835,263837,263838,263843,263844,263848,263849,263850,263855,263857,263882,263883,263892,263896,263898,263899,263900,263901,263902,263931,263932,263935,263936,263937,263938,263939,263940,263941,263942,263943,263944,263945,263946,263947,263948,263950,263951,263952,263953,263954,263955,263957,263994,264013,264070,264077,264107,264109,264111,264113,264119,264121,264122,264126,264133,264137,264138,264139,264167,264204,264218,264224,264291,264349,264353,264371,264372,264380,264382,264391,264412,264413,264414,264416,264418,264419,264420,264421,264422,264423,264425,264426,264427,264428,264429,264430,264431,264473,264474,264490,264492,264525,264564,264609,26464517380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs1264475633
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS126430858
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O590.2544.83264077,264167,2642022994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2264613,2646412349
Osbornite  (*)RocksaltTiN126430820
Ottrélite  (*)ChloritoidMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)219263935,263936,263937,263938,263939,263941,263942,263943,263944,263945,263946,263947,263948,263951,263952,263953,263954,263955,26395759
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)3126430825
Petzite  (*)NoneAg3AuTe21264353409
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)215263815,263834,263878,263879,263880,263958,263959,263960,263961,263962,263963,263964,263965,263978,2642912273
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61264106121
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)2590.2544.85264002,264077,264167,264202,2646561898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2590.226686263639,263648,263650,263762,263815,263831,263832,263834,263836,263845,263847,263851,263878,263879,263880,263892,263896,263904,263905,263906,263911,263922,263924,263925,263958,263959,263960,263961,263962,263963,263964,263965,263973,263974,263978,264013,264074,264093,264106,264139,264167,264204,264224,264244,264349,264353,264364,264370,264473,264475,264483,264571,264580,264582,264585,264586,264587,264588,264589,264590,264603,264606,264607,264608,264609,264610,264612,264614,264615,264617,264618,264619,264623,264624,264625,264628,264629,264631,264632,264633,264636,264638,264642,264643,264646,26464739462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO220263830,263835,263852,263853,263881,263893,263896,263908,263910,263913,263914,263916,263966,263967,263968,263969,263970,263971,263972,2639913106
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl2263831,2645451725
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3590.2544.83264077,264167,264202244
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2590.2544.87263645,264013,264067,264070,264202,264364,264615771
Pyroxferroite  (*)NoneFe2+SiO3126375917
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8590.2544.88263648,263650,263831,263847,264093,264167,264224,2646549056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2590.2306135263631,263632,263633,263634,263636,263641,263642,263645,263647,263652,263661,263675,263676,263706,263740,263744,263745,263747,263750,263753,263754,263755,263756,263762,263765,263766,263770,263773,263779,263780,263784,263803,263811,263830,263831,263832,263833,263835,263836,263837,263838,263841,263843,263844,263849,263850,263851,263852,263853,263855,263881,263882,263883,263890,263893,263896,263898,263899,263900,263901,263902,263908,263910,263913,263914,263916,263925,263966,263967,263968,263969,263970,263971,263972,263974,263991,263995,264000,264007,264013,264059,264070,264072,264093,264109,264113,264126,264138,264139,264151,264165,264202,264204,264224,264227,264244,264291,264294,264299,264349,264353,264354,264364,264372,264382,264411,264413,264416,264423,264425,264427,264428,264429,264432,264473,264474,264483,264490,264541,264542,264549,264568,264590,264605,264608,264613,264623,264630,264641,264642,264645,264647,264650,264651,26466761156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21264129375
Romanèchite  (*)None(Ba,H2O)2(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O101263759312
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2590.228148263645,263661,263675,263676,263706,263707,263744,263745,263780,263805,263806,263810,263837,263838,263843,263844,263849,263850,263855,263883,264008,264009,264013,264024,264077,264106,264168,264192,264224,264254,264294,264299,264315,264330,264343,264359,264438,264442,264443,264458,264463,264473,264547,264554,264556,264561,264615,2646305614
Schöllhornite  (*)NoneNa0.3CrS2·H2O12643084
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)3202765263740,263896,264106,264484,2645772705
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P4264001,264288,264327,264331374
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12638316417
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2126447392
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5590.226618263631,263740,263811,264066,264077,264108,264117,264139,264167,264202,264244,264347,264370,264412,264485,264486,264564,2646301516
Silver  (*)CopperAg3263633,264353,2646165186
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)318263830,263835,263852,263853,263881,263908,263910,263913,263914,263916,263966,263967,263968,263969,263970,263971,263972,2639911214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS590.23027264013,264093,264167,264224,264349,264353,26457721482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)32030220263661,263676,263780,263837,263838,263843,263844,263849,263850,263855,263883,264007,264168,264192,264458,264463,264554,264556,264561,264577978
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O1263896263
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3263636,263768,2646302045
Sylvanite  (*)MeloniteAgAuTe41264353337
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)4264288,264327,264331,264489703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2590.22767263811,264013,264224,264254,264353,264412,2645353337
Tennantite-(Fe)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Fe2)As4S13561.2549.32264093,2643531803
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S1264617510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S132263831,2640135317
Tetrataenite  (*)NoneFeNi1264489116
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)590.2544.83264077,264167,2642021006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O590.2544.863263768,263811,264077,264167,264202,264245,264254,264255,264256,264257,264258,264259,264260,264261,264262,264263,264264,264265,264266,264267,264268,264269,264270,264271,264272,264273,264274,264275,264276,264283,264290,264301,264473,264494,264495,264496,264497,264498,264499,264500,264501,264502,264503,264504,264505,264506,264507,264508,264509,264510,264511,264512,264513,264514,264515,264516,264517,264518,264519,264520,264521,264522,2645414899
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F2590.2544.84263811,264013,264224,2646301476
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)258263846,263999,264245,264255,264256,264257,264258,264259,264260,264261,264262,264263,264264,264265,264266,264267,264268,264269,264270,264271,264272,264273,264274,264275,264276,264283,264290,264301,264353,264494,264495,264496,264497,264498,264499,264500,264501,264502,264503,264504,264505,264506,264507,264508,264509,264510,264511,264512,264513,264514,264515,264516,264517,264518,264519,264520,264521,2645222562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS6264001,264288,264308,264327,264331,2644891044
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2590.2544.83264077,264167,2642022718
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O82264106,264245,264246,264247,264248,264249,264250,264251,264253,264254,264255,264256,264257,264258,264259,264260,264261,264262,264263,264264,264265,264266,264267,264268,264269,264270,264271,264272,264273,264274,264275,264276,264278,264279,264282,264283,264289,264290,264292,264298,264300,264301,264302,264303,264304,264305,264494,264495,264496,264497,264498,264499,264500,264501,264502,264503,264504,264505,264506,264507,264508,264509,264510,264511,264512,264513,264514,264515,264516,264517,264518,264519,264520,264521,264522,264531,264532,264533,264537,264539,264549,264573652
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1263896374
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)2263780,264106939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)590.230252263661,263675,263676,263706,263707,263744,263745,263769,263780,263805,263808,263809,263810,263837,263838,263843,263844,263849,263850,263855,263883,264008,264009,264013,264024,264077,264105,264129,264168,264192,264202,264254,264291,264294,264299,264315,264318,264330,264332,264343,264438,264456,264458,264461,264463,264473,264547,264554,264556,264561,264593,2646155251


35 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
ree-007221450Cenozoic, Cretaceous        98827Horse Creek (Hollow Creek), Aiken Co., South Carolina, USAHorse Creek (Aiken County)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 
Giersdorf_00000236561.2554.6557.9±3.3Re-OsThe Re-Os ages for the Ridgeway and Haile mine molybdenites indicate that disseminated Au-Mo mineralization coincided with extension-related, Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian felsic magmatism in a rifted arc system characterized by fault-bounded basins. RWS-1  Molybdenite 25716Ridgeway Mine, Fairfield Co., South Carolina, USARidgeway MineStein et al. (1997) MDRE_313 
Giersdorf_00000237554.5549.3551.9±2.6Re-OsThe Re-Os ages for the Ridgeway and Haile mine molybdenites indicate that disseminated Au-Mo mineralization coincided with extension-related, Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian felsic magmatism in a rifted arc system characterized by fault-bounded basins. RW-SP-2  Molybdenite 25716Ridgeway Mine, Fairfield Co., South Carolina, USARidgeway MineStein et al. (1997) MDRE_313 
Giersdorf_00000238562.8544.8553.8±9.0Re-OsThe Re-Os ages for the Ridgeway and Haile mine molybdenites indicate that disseminated Au-Mo mineralization coincided with extension-related, Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian felsic magmatism in a rifted arc system characterized by fault-bounded basins. HMMO-3  Molybdenite 11715Hale's Mine (Haile Gold Mine), Kershaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina, USAHaile MineStein et al. (1997) MDRE_313 
Giersdorf_00000239590.2583586.6±3.6Re-OsThe Re-Os ages for the Ridgeway and Haile mine molybdenites indicate that disseminated Au-Mo mineralization coincided with extension-related, Neoproterozoic-Early Cambrian felsic magmatism in a rifted arc system characterized by fault-bounded basins. HMMO-3  Molybdenite 11715Hale's Mine (Haile Gold Mine), Kershaw, Lancaster Co., South Carolina, USAHaile MineStein et al. (1997) MDRE_313 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04073272266269±3Rb-Sr biotite     99336Cold Point Granite Company Quarry, Laurens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04074272266269±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99336Cold Point Granite Company Quarry, Laurens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04078283277280±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99346Gray Court No. 246 Quarry (SE Div. Vulcan Materials Company), Laurens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04067287281284±3Rb-Sr biotite     99426Browns Quarry, Newberry Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04068287281284±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99426Browns Quarry, Newberry Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04189425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99465Walhalla Quarry (Carolina Quarries Inc. Satterfield Company; Jocassee Quarry), Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04190421415418±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99465Walhalla Quarry (Carolina Quarries Inc. Satterfield Company; Jocassee Quarry), Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04191425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99465Walhalla Quarry (Carolina Quarries Inc. Satterfield Company; Jocassee Quarry), Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04192421415418±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99465Walhalla Quarry (Carolina Quarries Inc. Satterfield Company; Jocassee Quarry), Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04193425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99465Walhalla Quarry (Carolina Quarries Inc. Satterfield Company; Jocassee Quarry), Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04194421415418±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99465Walhalla Quarry (Carolina Quarries Inc. Satterfield Company; Jocassee Quarry), Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04228425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99465Walhalla Quarry (Carolina Quarries Inc. Satterfield Company; Jocassee Quarry), Oconee Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04211425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04212420416418±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04213425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04214421415418±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04215425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04216421415418±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04217425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04218421415418±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04219425421423±2Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04220421415418±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99484Liberty Quarry (Beverly Quarry), Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04065312306309±3Rb-Srminimum age of intrusionbiotite     99508Harbison Quarry (SE Div. Martin Marietta Aggregates), Richland Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04066312306309±3Rb-Srminimum age of intrusionwhole rock     99508Harbison Quarry (SE Div. Martin Marietta Aggregates), Richland Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04090282276279±3Rb-Sr biotite     99578Pacolet Quarry (SE Div. Vulcan Materials Company), Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04091282276279±3Rb-Sr whole rock     99578Pacolet Quarry (SE Div. Vulcan Materials Company), Spartanburg Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04092310302306±4Rb-Sr biotite     99637Clover Quarry (Blythe Brothers), York Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04093310302306±4Rb-Sr whole rock     99637Clover Quarry (Blythe Brothers), York Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04081320308314±6Rb-Sr k-feldspar     99693Unnamed Granite Quarry (MRDS - 10080742), York Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-04082320308314±6Rb-Sr whole rock     99693Unnamed Granite Quarry (MRDS - 10080742), York Co., South Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 

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