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Locality Name:
Florida, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 16
Youngest recorded age at locality: 0

mindat Locality ID: 16149
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16149.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Florida, USA": 1058
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 936

Number of Child Localities: 68
Child Localities:
Alachua Co.
Baker Co.
Bay Co.
Bradford Co.
Brevard Co.
Broward Co.
Calhoun Co.
Charlotte Co.
Citrus Co.
Clay Co.
Collier Co.
Columbia Co.
De Soto Co.
Dixie Co.
Duval Co.
Escambia Co.
Flagler Co.
Franklin Co.
Gadsden Co.
Gilchrist Co.
Glades Co.
Gulf Co.
Hamilton Co.
Hardee Co.
Hendry Co.
Hernando Co.
Highlands Co.
Hillsborough Co.
Holmes Co.
Indian River Co.
Jackson Co.
Jefferson Co.
Lafayette Co.
Lake Co.
Lee Co.
Leon Co.
Levy Co.
Liberty Co.
Madison Co.
Manatee Co.
Marion Co.
Martin Co.
Miami-Dade Co.
Monroe Co.
Nassau Co.
North Florida Phosphate District
Okaloosa Co.
Okeechobee Co.
Orange Co.
Osceola Co.
Palm Beach Co.
Pasco Co.
Pinellas Co.
Polk Co.
Putnam Co.
Santa Rosa Co.
Sarasota Co.
Seminole Co.
St. Johns Co.
St. Lucie Co.
Sumter Co.
Suwannee Co.
Taylor Co.
Union Co.
Volusia Co.
Wakulla Co.
Walton Co.
Washington Co.

Latitude: 28°57'55"N
Longitude: 82°42'53"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.965277777778,-82.714722222222

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	Amorphous	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Autunite	Baryte	Beraunite	Calcite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Cristobalite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Gypsum	Iron
Kaolinite	Lipscombite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Oxalate	Palygorskite	Phosphosiderite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rutile	Sepiolite	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Staurolite	Strunzite
Sulphur	Symplesite	Titanite	Tivanite	Topaz	Vivianite	Wardite	Wavellite	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 C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Sn Sr Ti U Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Fe H O P Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Autunite Baryte Beraunite Calcite
Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Cristobalite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Gypsum Iron
Kaolinite Lipscombite Malachite Marcasite Mica None Not in a structural group Oxalate Palygorskite Phosphosiderite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rockbridgeite Rutile Sepiolite Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Staurolite Strunzite
Sulphur Symplesite Titanite Tivanite Topaz Vivianite Wardite Wavellite Zircon

70 IMA Minerals at location:

Abhurite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Autunite ()*	Beraunite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*
Chromite ()*	Corundum ()*	Crandallite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cyrilovite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Eleonorite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrostrunzite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluorwavellite ()*	Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*
Gypsum ()*	Heklaite ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Lechatelierite ()*	Lipscombite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Metavivianite ()*	Millisite ()*
Mitridatite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*	Pachnolite ()*
Palygorskite ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*	Pseudorutile ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Strengite ()*	Strunzite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Taenite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Troilite ()*	Variscite ()*
Vivianite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Weddellite ()*	Whewellite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Abhurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Sn²⁺₂₁O₆(OH)₁₄Cl₁₆	0	0	1	200160	7
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	16	3.6	1	200227	1310
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	199861	1588
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	200185	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			4	199523,199543,200103,200104	3250
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	16	3.6	2	200227,200245	1272
Beraunite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O	16	0	0		136
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	16	3.6	4	200236,200245,200246,200247	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	16	3.6	28	199475,199510,199516,199525,199530,199531,199543,199545,199555,199556,199594,199619,199784,199820,199821,199832,199891,199973,200086,200099,200167,200181,200215,200236,200237,200341,200381,200420	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			3	199619,199789,199835	1252
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	199976,200185	3902
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	16	3.6	8	199581,199711,199889,200227,200317,200342,200347,200356	1797
Crandallite ()*	Alunite	CaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	16	3.6	5	199424,200236,200237,200245,200246	310
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂	16	3.6	1	200236	453
Cyrilovite ()*	Wardite	NaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O	16	3.6	1	200236	60
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	16	3.6	46	199493,199507,199532,199543,199555,199556,199559,199563,199564,199594,199768,199776,199782,199787,199788,199812,199852,199853,199854,199897,199937,199996,199998,200000,200007,200027,200028,200030,200190,200232,200233,200236,200237,200241,200244,200246,200262,200263,200264,200265,200266,200267,200268,200392,200393,200395	9895
Eleonorite ()*	Beraunite	Fe³⁺₆(PO₄)₄O(OH)₄·6H₂O	16	3.6	4	200236,200245,200246,200247	51
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			12	199688,199689,199711,199866,199889,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200347,200356	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	16	3.6	12	199582,199688,199689,199711,199866,199889,200174,200217,200227,200342,200347,200356	8173
Ferrostrunzite ()*	Strunzite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O	16	3.6	2	199796,200236	19
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	16	3.6	6	199535,200236,200237,200245,200246,200275	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			1	199863	9617
Fluorwavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂F·5H₂O	16	3.6	1	200236	26
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	16	3.6	1	200236	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	16	3.6	12	199796,200009,200010,200011,200012,200013,200014,200236,200237,200245,200246,200247	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	16	3.6	9	199556,199594,199839,199861,200184,200206,200216,200222,200236	6890
Heklaite ()*	None	KNaSiF₆	16	3.6	1	200227	3
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	16	3.6	1	200236	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	16	0.01	31	199440,199449,199581,199582,199586,199587,199588,199589,199591,199688,199689,199691,199711,199866,199887,199889,200169,200171,200174,200185,200217,200227,200302,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200344,200347,200356	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	199976	1089
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	16	3.6	2	200236,200245	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	16	3.6	15	199417,199776,199837,199891,200220,200221,200227,200236,200237,200292,200295,200297,200307,200308,200449	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	16	0.01	25	199449,199581,199582,199586,199587,199588,199589,199590,199591,199592,199688,199689,199711,199866,199889,200174,200227,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200344,200347,200356	1507
Lechatelierite ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂			5	199568,199957,200225,200226,200256	62
Lipscombite ()*	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	16	3.6	1	200245	47
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			13	199582,199688,199689,199711,199889,199976,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200347,200356	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	200377	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	16	3.6	1	200236	5674
Metavivianite ()*	Symplesite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O	16	3.6	1	200236	26
Millisite ()*	Wardite	NaCaAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₉·3H₂O	16	3.6	3	200236,200237,200245	12
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O	16	3.6	2	200236,200245	129
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	16	3.6	20	199565,199566,199716,199718,199724,199725,199727,199732,199736,199776,199782,199994,200008,200053,200074,200227,200232,200233,200241,200244	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	16	3.6	2	199716,200227	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	16	3.6	23	199864,199963,199964,199965,199966,199967,199968,199969,199970,199971,199972,200189,200236,200237,200283,200284,200285,200286,200287,200288,200289,200290,200291	2994
Pachnolite ()*	None	NaCaAlF₆·H₂O			1	199863	18
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	16	3.6	10	199619,199716,199718,199724,199725,199726,199727,199731,199732,200227	306
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	16	3.6	1	200236	182
Pseudorutile ()*	Tivanite	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉	16	0	0		30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	16	3.6	2	199556,200236	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	16	3.6	45	199424,199523,199530,199543,199555,199582,199608,199688,199689,199711,199738,199774,199776,199782,199821,199864,199865,199866,199889,199947,199992,200025,200053,200085,200086,200206,200216,200217,200219,200222,200232,200233,200236,200237,200241,200244,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200347,200356,200365,200377	61156
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	16	3.6	4	199796,200236,200245,200246	206
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	16	0.01	31	199449,199581,199582,199586,199587,199588,199589,199590,199591,199592,199688,199689,199691,199711,199866,199887,199889,200169,200171,200174,200217,200227,200302,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200344,200347,200356	5614
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	16	3.6	3	199619,199716,200227	241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	16	3.6	1	200236	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	16	3.6	3	199581,200174,200227	1516
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	16	3.6	9	199581,199711,199866,200227,200309,200311,200317,200347,200356	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	16	3.6	19	199440,199449,199581,199582,199688,199689,199711,199866,199889,200174,200217,200227,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200347,200356	978
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	16	3.6	2	200236,200245	263
Strunzite ()*	Strunzite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	199796	98
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	16	3.6	1	200236	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	199976	703
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	16	3.6	12	199688,199689,199866,199889,200227,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200347,200356	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	16	3.6	2	199581,200227	1476
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			1	199976	1044
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	16	3.6	2	200236,200245	301
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	16	3.6	4	199796,199857,200236,200247	636
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	16	3.6	6	199424,200236,200237,200241,200245,200247	374
Weddellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	0.01	0	2	200099,200190	32
Whewellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·H₂O	16	3.6	1	200236	66
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	16	0.01	33	199440,199449,199581,199582,199586,199587,199588,199589,199590,199591,199592,199688,199689,199691,199711,199866,199887,199889,199890,200169,200171,200174,200217,200227,200302,200309,200311,200317,200318,200342,200344,200347,200356	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Michelle_000853	Weddellite occurrence, as a major mineral in the inorganic fraction of Holocene Age Florida peat deposits, and as an accessory mineral in associated mucks and marls. Northern Everglades peat deposits to include Palm Beach Co and Miami-Dade Co.
Michelle_553	Near-surface occurrence. Recently forming oxalate associated with peat deposits
Michelle_815	Whewellite is found in the Clear Spring Mine, a phosphate deposit of the Bone Valley Formation

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
Michelle_553	0.01	0	Holocene		Age of weddellite mineralization	high	Weddellite	16149	Florida, USA	Florida	Hofmann and Bernasconi (1998)	10.1016/S0009-2541(98)00043-6	CG149_127	See Table 1. occurrences of Oxalate minerals.
ree-00710	2.6	0.01	Pleistocene					154830	Highland Deposit (Trail Ridge Deposit), Trail Ridge District, Clay Co., Florida, USA	Trail Ridge (Highland Trail Ridge, Starke Trail Ridge)	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189
Michelle_000853	0.01	0	Holocene		Age of peat		Weddellite	155448	Palm Beach Co., Florida, USA	Peat deposits, Florida	Griffin et al. (1984)	10.1306/212F851C-2B24-11D7-8648000102C1865D	JSR54_861	Age of the Florida peat deposits
Michelle_815	16	3.6	Mid-Miocene to Mid-Pliocene	stratigraphy	Age of Bone Valley Formation			221028	Central Florida Phosphate District (Bone Valley), Polk Co., Florida, USA	Central Florida Phosphate District	Courtney et al. (2012)		SGSFTG67_1	Age of Central Florida Phosphate District in the Bone Valley Formation.
ree-00702	2.6	0.01	Pleistocene					154799	Green Cove Springs Deposit, Northeast Florida Clay District, Putnam Co., Florida, USA	Green Cove Springs	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R090034	Central Florida Phosphate District (Bone Valley), Polk Co., Florida, USA	https://rruff.info/R090034

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