Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 681
Youngest recorded age at locality: 299

mindat Locality ID: 16109
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16109.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA": 99
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 74

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
Beacon Falls
Branford
Cheshire
Derby
East Haven
Guilford
Hamden
Madison
Meriden
Middlebury
Milford
New Haven
North Branford
Orange
Oxford
Prospect
Seymour
Southbury
Wallingford
Waterbury
West Haven
Wolcott
Woodbridge

Latitude: 41°23'12"N
Longitude: 72°56'20"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.386666666667,-72.938888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Autunite
Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Brochantite	Calcite	Chabazite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum
Heulandite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pectolite	Pharmacosiderite	Phenakite	Prehnite	Pumpellyite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scapolite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Stilbite	Stilpnomelane	Talc
Titanite	Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Zircon

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Autunite
Baryte Beryl Bismutite Brochantite Calcite Chabazite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum
Heulandite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pectolite Pharmacosiderite Phenakite Prehnite Pumpellyite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Scapolite Serpentine Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Stilbite Stilpnomelane Talc
Titanite Tourmaline Vesuvianite Zircon

95 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Analcime ()*
Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Annite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Babingtonite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*
Bismutite ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celadonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chromite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Datolite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*
Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Julgoldite-(Fe²⁺) ()*
Kyanite ()*	Langite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Linarite ()*	Lizardite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Meionite ()*	Microcline ()*
Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pectolite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pumpellyite-(Mg) ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Scorodite ()*
Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Torbernite ()*
Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Willemite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	199212,199246	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			12	199179,199181,199182,199191,199195,199201,199227,199244,199246,199250,199260,199264	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O			2	199188,199192	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	331	299	9	199179,199186,199195,199207,199241,199246,199260,199264,199272	2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			4	199179,199191,199200,199254	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			2	199209,199229	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	199179	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			9	199179,199201,199204,199205,199219,199220,199249,199254,199264	1588
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	199244	356
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			6	199201,199202,199203,199204,199230,199232	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			7	199179,199199,199239,199243,199248,199254,199264	9052
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			1	199239	919
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	199260	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	331	299	3	199188,199196,199241	5509
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)			3	199226,199254,199262	161
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			11	199187,199188,199189,199190,199192,199193,199194,199196,199197,199201,199203	11547
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂			1	199260	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			8	199179,199215,199237,199238,199244,199248,199250,199260	4286
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi			2	199243,199260	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	199260	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	199260	716
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			7	199188,199192,199196,199203,199209,199211,199236	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	199179	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	331	299	42	199179,199180,199182,199188,199189,199191,199192,199194,199195,199196,199197,199201,199203,199204,199205,199210,199211,199218,199219,199220,199225,199227,199229,199230,199232,199235,199237,199238,199239,199241,199246,199249,199251,199252,199254,199263,199264,199267,199268,199271,199275,199276	27770
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	199252,199254	309
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	199179,199196	4979
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O			2	199191,199254	310
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O			1	199179	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			7	199179,199188,199189,199192,199193,199194,199196	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			17	199179,199188,199191,199194,199196,199201,199218,199219,199220,199227,199229,199235,199236,199239,199243,199248,199260	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	199225,199271	3902
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O			9	199179,199188,199189,199192,199196,199197,199203,199211,199220	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	199225,199235	951
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	199227	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	199227,199235,199263	1025
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			6	199188,199196,199197,199208,199216,199236	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	199207	1008
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	331	299	6	199179,199188,199192,199196,199209,199241	2970
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)			7	199191,199194,199198,199219,199220,199232,199254	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	199235,199239,199263	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			4	199203,199204,199225,199271	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			2	199261,199263	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			8	199179,199182,199209,199212,199225,199228,199235,199276	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			5	199182,199184,199244,199260,199264	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O			2	199210,199254	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	331	299	4	199184,199196,199241,199267	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			6	199196,199236,199243,199254,199260,199264	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			9	199201,199203,199204,199205,199227,199235,199239,199249,199254	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	199195	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			3	199207,199225,199263	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			5	199179,199191,199219,199220,199254	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			12	199194,199201,199204,199205,199209,199211,199212,199220,199243,199249,199254,199276	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O			1	199254	246
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	199248	5433
Julgoldite-(Fe²⁺) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	199254	15
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			5	199179,199195,199246,199268,199272	1507
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	199239	593
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			6	199191,199209,199210,199219,199248,199254	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂			1	199179	987
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄			2	199225,199235	359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			7	199182,199213,199215,199225,199229,199235,199271	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	331	299	17	199179,199188,199189,199192,199193,199196,199197,199203,199208,199209,199211,199212,199235,199236,199239,199241,199260	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	199201	5674
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)			1	199235	176
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	331	299	7	199182,199237,199241,199244,199246,199250,199260	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			1	199260	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	331	299	15	199179,199181,199182,199195,199241,199243,199244,199246,199247,199250,199260,199264,199265,199267,199268	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	199191,199254	1236
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			3	199248,199260,199264	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	199182,199267	2349
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	681	525	2	199180,199254	363
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			1	199199	428
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	681	525	16	199180,199191,199200,199201,199203,199204,199209,199210,199220,199248,199249,199251,199254,199255,199262,199275	1898
Pumpellyite-(Mg) ()*	Pumpellyite	Ca₂MgAl₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	199254	106
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	331	299	26	199179,199182,199184,199195,199201,199227,199232,199235,199236,199237,199238,199241,199243,199244,199247,199248,199251,199254,199258,199260,199263,199264,199267,199268,199272,199274	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	199253	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	476.19	299	54	199179,199181,199182,199184,199186,199188,199189,199191,199194,199195,199196,199197,199200,199201,199203,199204,199205,199209,199211,199214,199215,199216,199218,199219,199220,199221,199225,199227,199230,199232,199235,199236,199237,199238,199241,199243,199244,199247,199248,199249,199250,199251,199252,199254,199255,199260,199262,199263,199264,199267,199270,199272,199274,199276	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			2	199207,199237	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			8	199179,199215,199237,199238,199250,199260,199261,199267	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			2	199199,199243	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	199243	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			2	199207,199246	1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	199229,199239,199254	21482
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			1	199184	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			4	199179,199234,199237,199248	978
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	681	525	3	199179,199180,199254	268
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O			1	199232	456
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			4	199192,199201,199225,199235	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	199179,199265	4899
Torbernite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·12H₂O			1	199260	1059
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			5	199179,199199,199225,199237,199239	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			2	199207,199263	1395
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	199192	303
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			2	199182,199260	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	199182	1025

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-01105	681	525	603±78	Rb-Sr		whole rock	298334	Stony Creek Red Granite Company Quarry, Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
Alexandra-0412	331	299	315 ± 16	K-Ar	Age of gneiss	biotite	251324	O And G Quarry # 3, Prospect, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA	Prospect Gneiss	Zartman et al. (1970)	10.1130/0016-7606(1970)81[3359:APDOKR]2.0.CO;2	GSAB81_3359
USGS-Rb-Sr-01159	476.19	476.19	476.19	Rb-Sr	minimum age of metamorphic crystallization	whole rock	267121	Gold Prospects, West Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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