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Locality Name:
Rowe, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 470
Youngest recorded age at locality: 470

mindat Locality ID: 18557
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18557.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rowe, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Davis Pyrite Mine (Davis Mine; Davis Sulfur Ore Mine)
Foliated Talc Company Mine
Foliated Talc Prospect
Hoosac Talc-Serpentine Locality
Hoosac Tunnel Soapstone Quarry (Hoosac Talc Mine)
Mary Louise Copper Mine (Bates Mine; Davenport Mine; Gray Mine; Cork Mine)
Massachusetts Talc Company Mine
Soapstone Ledges Talc-Serpentine Locality

Latitude: 42°40'57"N
Longitude: 72°51'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.6825,-72.863888888889
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: Ag Al Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Si Te Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteAmphiboleApatiteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CopiapiteCopperCoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCristobaliteCubaniteDiasporeEpidoteEpsomite
FeldsparGarnetGypsumHexahydriteKaoliniteLepidocrociteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdenite
NickelineNolaniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutileSerpentine
Smectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStarkeyiteSulphurTalcTetradymiteWurtzite

57 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Akaganeite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunogen  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bassanite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copiapite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cristobalite  (*)Cubanite  (*)Epidote  (*)Epsomite  (*)Ferrihydrite  (*)
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Ferrohexahydrite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Goslarite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hexahydrite  (*)Hydrobasaluminite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Lepidocrocite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rozenite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schwertmannite  (*)Siderotil  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Talc  (*)Tellurobismuthite  (*)Tetradymite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)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)25219455,219456,219457,219458,2194603419
Akaganeite  (*)Coronadite(Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25·nH2O470470121945463
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)4704702219454,2194598803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)34704706219454,219455,219456,219458,219459,2194602353
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O4704701219454272
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)47047012194542734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)23219455,219459,2194603092
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)43219457,219458,219461708
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)470470121945411547
Bassanite  (*)RhabdophaneCa(SO4)·0.5H2O470470121945482
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5219455,219456,219457,219458,21946127770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24704704219454,219455,219459,21946027198
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)85219455,219456,219457,219458,2194611756
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O4704701219454382
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS47047012194544165
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO24704701219454453
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S34704701219454802
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)47047012194548173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O4704701219454484
Ferrihydrite  (*)NolaniteFe3+10O14(OH)2470470121945486
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)24704703219454,219455,219460271
Ferrohexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteFe2+(SO4)·6H2O470470121945421
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F47047012194542740
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O44704701219454445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4704702219454,21945924243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)47047012194547437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4704702219454,21945930554
Goslarite  (*)EpsomiteZn(SO4)·7H2O4704701219454188
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O47047012194546890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3470470121945414640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O4704701219454251
Hydrobasaluminite  (*)NoneAl4(SO4)(OH)10·15H2O470470121945412
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O34704702219454,2194595433
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)647047012194542228
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)447047012194545591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)4704701219454581
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O44704701219454229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44704704219454,219455,219459,21946014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS247047012194545674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O4704701219454915
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS247047012194545800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24704703219454,219459,21946017380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24704705219454,219455,219458,219459,21946039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S847047012194549056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24704704219454,219455,219459,21946061156
Rozenite  (*)StarkeyiteFe2+(SO4)·4H2O4704701219454293
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO247047012194545614
Schwertmannite  (*)CoronaditeFe3+16O16(OH)9.6(SO4)3.2·10H2O470470121945437
Siderotil  (*)ChalcanthiteFe(SO4)·5H2O470470121945484
Silver  (*)CopperAg47047012194545186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4704702219454,21945921482
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS47047012194542045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)26219455,219456,219457,219458,219460,2194613337
Tellurobismuthite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te34704701219454276
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S4704701219454510
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O4704701219454652
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)47047012194541025


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-01064470470Ordovician       S5972Davis Pyrite Mine (Davis Mine; Davis Sulfur Ore Mine), Rowe, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USADavisMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040027Rowe, Franklin Co., Massachusetts, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040027

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