Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Buckingham Co., Virginia, USA

mindat Locality ID: 16133
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16133.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buckingham Co., Virginia, USA": 83
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 67

Number of Child Localities: 30
Child Localities:
Andersonville
Arvon Quarries
Arvonia
Arvonia Formation
Arvonia Quarry (Arvonia-Buckingham Slate Company Inc.)
Buckingham Courthouse
Carwile Deposit
Dillwyn
Epps Place
Farmville District
Forbes Deposit
Gold-Pyrite Belt
Ivy Creek
James River-Roanoke River Manganese District
Jones Deposit
Long Mine
Mann Prospect (K. M. Beasley Farm Prospect)
Morrow Mine (Mosely Mine; Booker Mine; Garnett Mine)
Myers Prospect
New Store
Quarry (MRDS - 10276632)
Richmond-Arvonia Quarry (Le Sueur-Richmond Slate Corp.)
Riddle Prospect
Roadcut
Rosney
Round Mtn Deposit
Seller Mine
Sheppards
Tongue Quarter Creek
Willis River

Latitude: 37°33'5"N
Longitude: 78°25'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.551388888889,-78.431666666667

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid
Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Enargite	Epidote	Feldspar	Gypsum
Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Lazulite	Malachite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite
Pyrophyllite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Wagnerite	Wurtzite

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid
Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Enargite Epidote Feldspar Gypsum
Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kaolinite Lazulite Malachite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite
Pyrophyllite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Sulphur Talc Tetradymite
Tetrahedrite Topaz Tourmaline Turquoise Wagnerite Wurtzite

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augelite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcosiderite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*	Covellite ()*	Crandallite ()*
Diaspore ()*	Dickite ()*	Dravite ()*	Enargite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Goyazite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Margarite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Tellurium ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tenorite ()*	Tetradymite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*
Topaz ()*	Trolleite ()*	Variscite ()*	Wagnerite ()*	Woodhouseite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# 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	3	280111,280119,280130	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	280111	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	280100,280127	2162
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	280111,280149	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	280101,280108	9052
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	1	280120	79
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	280128	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	280140,280164	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4	280128,280146,280147,280148	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	4	280136,280139,280143,280166	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	280108	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	12	280124,280126,280129,280134,280137,280140,280142,280145,280146,280147,280148,280157	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	11	280128,280129,280135,280139,280140,280145,280146,280147,280148,280150,280166	27198
Chalcosiderite ()*	Turquoise	CuFe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	280120	77
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	280102	577
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	280103	376
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	1	280139	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	280113	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	280106,280173	4165
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	280120	310
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	1	280120	481
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	280120	651
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	280168	648
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	1	280120	910
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	280128,280130,280135,280139	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	280120	2740
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	4	280145,280146,280147,280148	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	8	280101,280108,280129,280140,280145,280146,280147,280148	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	280099,280130,280146	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	32	280112,280124,280125,280126,280128,280129,280131,280132,280133,280134,280135,280136,280137,280138,280139,280140,280141,280142,280143,280145,280146,280147,280148,280151,280152,280153,280154,280155,280156,280158,280166,280180	30554
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	1	280120	173
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	280120,280129	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	5	280119,280120,280129,280147,280160	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	280127	251
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	280142	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	280120	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	7	280111,280115,280119,280120,280121,280129,280140	1507
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	280120	232
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	1	280120	210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	10	280120,280126,280128,280129,280130,280139,280146,280148,280155,280160	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	280128,280139	12537
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	1	280181	168
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	13	280119,280120,280121,280124,280125,280126,280129,280131,280133,280134,280146,280147,280179	17380
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	280120,280181	247
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	280127	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	33	280100,280101,280115,280119,280120,280124,280125,280126,280128,280129,280131,280132,280133,280134,280135,280136,280137,280138,280139,280140,280142,280143,280145,280146,280147,280148,280150,280151,280153,280154,280155,280156,280166	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	280130	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	280129,280140	1725
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	280120	771
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	6	280140,280145,280146,280147,280148,280166	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	34	280099,280100,280115,280119,280120,280121,280124,280125,280126,280128,280129,280130,280131,280132,280133,280134,280135,280136,280137,280138,280139,280142,280143,280146,280147,280148,280151,280153,280155,280156,280158,280168,280169,280173	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	280120	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	280099	2705
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2	280111,280147	1516
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	8	280129,280140,280141,280145,280146,280147,280148,280150	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	7	280108,280120,280140,280145,280146,280147,280148	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	280113	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	280111	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	280120	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3	280129,280136,280143	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te	2	280136,280143	190
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	2	280128,280140	1803
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	280129	1101
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S	1	280166	510
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2	280129,280140	5317
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	280120	1476
Trolleite ()*	None	Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃	1	280120	16
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	280120	301
Wagnerite ()*	Wagnerite	Mg₂(PO₄)F	1	280120	61
Woodhouseite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆	1	280120	62

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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