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Locality Name:
Rutland Co., Vermont, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 98
Youngest recorded age at locality: 98

mindat Locality ID: 21676
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21676.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rutland Co., Vermont, USA": 48
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 29

Number of Child Localities: 17
Child Localities:
Brandon
Castleton
Chittenden
Clarendon
Danby
Fair Haven
Killington
Mount Holly
Mount Tabor
Pawlet
Pittsford
Poultney
Proctor
Rutland
Shrewsbury
Wallingford
West Rutland

Latitude: 43°33'54"N
Longitude: 73°2'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.565,-73.035

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 B C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteBerylCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteChalcopyriteChloriteChloritoid
ClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteLöllingiteLazulite
MicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSepioliteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStilpnomelaneTalcTitaniteTourmaline
TridymiteWollastoniteZircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Edenite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lazulite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Stilpnomelane  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
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)22279129,2791503419
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O698982279142,2791451022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O698981279142286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)98984279125,279129,279142,2791458803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O989801627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212791312162
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)989812791421036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O698982279142,2791462060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)98986279122,279128,279129,279140,279146,27915127770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O98983279142,279145,279146232
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2127910927198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81279114577
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)298980376
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812791171008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3989812791461797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6989804135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212791109895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)298981279142160
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2279129,2791508173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)98981279146371
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O98981279146345
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)298981279146271
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F989812791462740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2989812791469617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2279109,27911024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2279112,2791367437
Graphite  (*)NoneC98982279125,2791442812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)298981279142223
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)298981279145209
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O698981279142741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3127911214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O398982279131,2791465433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O298981279142179
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)43279109,279112,2791525591
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)21279117232
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs21279109762
Magnesio-hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)29898127914280
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O498985279142,279145,279146,279147,27915014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)98982279125,2791454924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2989812791465800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24279125,279128,279131,27914717380
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)98983279142,279145,279146884
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)98982279128,2791462349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21279114247
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O698981279142303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2989811279110,279116,279128,279129,279131,279136,279137,279145,279146,279147,27915139462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)298980771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S898982279144,2791469056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO298987279117,279125,279128,279131,279142,279146,27914761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212791315614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12791252705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O12791091153
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O98980241
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl98983279142,279145,279146444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS127911021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O98980456
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212791283337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O98983279129,279142,2791464899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)298983279122,279128,2791442562
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO3989812791441247
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)98982279142,2791465251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)989801025



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
AREPS5_257-00032989898        21183Cuttingsville, Shrewsbury, Rutland Co., Vermont, USACuttingsvilleZartman (1977)10.1146/annurev.ea.05.050177.001353AREPS5_257 


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