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Locality Name:
Niagara Co., New York, USA


mindat Locality ID: 16670
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-16670.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Niagara Co., New York, USA": 11
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Erie Canal
Lewiston
Lockport
Niagara Falls
Somerset

Latitude: 43°13'4"N
Longitude: 78°45'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.217777777778,-78.755277777778

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 C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H Mg Na O Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAragoniteBaryteCalciteFluoriteGypsumMalachiteMarcasiteNoneNot in a structural group
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphalerite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)Celestine  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Halite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)2248243,2482461588
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12482393250
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212482385509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4248241,248242,248243,24824627770
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)4248237,248239,248241,2482431252
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12482383531
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)25248239,248241,248242,248243,2482469895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22248241,2482469617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2248241,24824624243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O5248239,248241,248242,248243,2482466890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl12482471398
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2124823812537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212482415674
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22248241,24824239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2124824661156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3248241,248242,24824621482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)1248241589



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