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Locality Name:
Windham Co., Vermont, USA


mindat Locality ID: 17264
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17264.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Windham Co., Vermont, USA": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 18
Child Localities:
Brattleboro
Dummerston
Grafton
Guilford
Londonderry
Marlboro
Newfane
Putney
Rockingham
Saxtons River Village
Town Of Athens
Townshend
Vernon
Wardsboro
Westminster
Whitingham
Wilmington
Windham

Latitude: 42°58'36"N
Longitude: 72°37'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.976666666667,-72.623888888889

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 As Au B Ba C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu F Fe H K La Mg Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca H Mg O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAncyliteAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBerylBrookiteCalcite
ChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetGypsumHalotrichiteHarmotomeLanthaniteMalachiteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnite
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelStaurolite
TalcTitaniteTourmalineVivianiteWavelliteZircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Brookite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Clinochlore  (*)Cordierite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Harmotome  (*)Hematite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)Lanthanite-(La)  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)
Paragonite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)26279187,279191,279192,279204,279218,2792193419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4279185,279190,279200,2792198803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32279192,2792002353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO24279196,279198,279216,2792172162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O3279196,279198,27920092
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO52279199,2792111310
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212792213092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41279193708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12792203250
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)127919811547
Brookite  (*)BrookiteTiO21279198700
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)12279185,279196,279198,279199,279200,279202,279204,279209,279216,279217,279218,27922127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12792004979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25279196,279198,279200,279216,27921727198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412791923902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)82279219,2792211756
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1801008
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)20327
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O62279202,2792044135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)27279191,279192,279200,279205,279209,279218,2792219895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)8279185,279190,279202,279204,279205,279209,279214,2792198173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1279193814
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)21279217129
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2279185,2791982740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF25279196,279199,279200,279216,2792179617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2279206,27921824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12792177437
Gold  (*)CopperAu3279192,279194,27921030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O4279196,279198,279216,2792176890
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O1279217409
Harmotome  (*)HarmotomeBa2(Si12Al4)O32·12H2O2279196,279198290
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33279188,279192,27919614640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O41279200407
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33279190,279218,2792195433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO44279186,279199,279200,2792081507
Lanthanite-(Ce)  (*)LanthaniteCe2(CO3)3·8H2O127919616
Lanthanite-(La)  (*)LanthaniteLa2(CO3)3·8H2O127919810
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41279200359
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)12792211487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O47279190,279191,279192,279218,279219,279220,27922114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2127920012537
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)0176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3279185,279200,2792194924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)27279185,279190,279192,279199,279200,279218,27921917380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12791882994
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22279190,279219247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)23279204,279218,2792192273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)24279198,279199,279200,2792111898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS211279191,279196,279198,279200,279209,279211,279214,279216,279217,279218,27921939462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)31279192341
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO213279185,279187,279188,279190,279193,279195,279196,279198,279200,279211,279215,279216,27921961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO26279185,279188,279191,279192,279196,2792185614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12791882705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12792176417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512792001516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2279196,27919821482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)4279197,279199,279200,279215978
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F2279198,279216232
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)26279187,279192,279205,279208,279215,2792213337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O6279190,279198,279200,279216,279217,2792194899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)22279192,2791992562
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O1279199374
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3279202,279214,2792185251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4279185,279196,279212,2792151025



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-115Hamm Mine (Vermont Talc Company Mine), Windham, Windham Co., Vermont, USAhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-101-to-fkm-125/#FKM-115


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