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Locality Name:
New London Co., Connecticut, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 326
Youngest recorded age at locality: 267

mindat Locality ID: 22655
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-22655.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "New London Co., Connecticut, USA": 45
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Bozrah
Colchester
East Lyme
Groton
Lebanon
Lisbon
Lyme
Montville
New London
North Stonington
Norwich
Old Lyme
Preston
Salem
Stonington
Waterford

Latitude: 41°26'48"N
Longitude: 72°7'18"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.446666666667,-72.121666666667
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 B C Ca Ce Cr F Fe H K La Li Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U V Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Li O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAluniteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteCorundumCrichtoniteDiamondDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural group
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelStauroliteTitaniteTourmalineZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)
Annite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Davidite-(La)  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Orthoclase  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O62922842199294,1993181022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O63262671199317286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3262676199295,199302,199305,199310,199317,1993188803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)3262671199317706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)33199281,199291,1993032353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21199303356
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2922844199290,199294,199295,19930527770
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1811993021008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O32199302,1993031797
Davidite-(La)  (*)CrichtoniteLa(Y,U)Fe2(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)18(O,OH,F)38326267119931731
Diamond  (*)DiamondC1199281697
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O611993184135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211993029895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2922842199293,1993088173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF22199307,1993109617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11992907437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32922843199294,199295,19930514640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O332626711993175433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411993015591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411993021507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43262676199294,199303,199305,199312,199317,19931814899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3262676199294,199303,199305,199312,199317,1993184924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS211993105800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1199303945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22199303,19930917380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3262674199295,199305,199317,1993182349
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61199301170
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22922842199305,19931039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO232626716199281,199290,199294,199295,199301,199302,199303,199305,199307,199308,199309,199310,199312,199317,199318,19931961156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211993075614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11992892705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11993096417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO52199280,1993031516
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O63262670688
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1199281978
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3262674199294,199314,199317,1993184899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3262677199294,199295,199305,199312,199316,199317,1993185251


16 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
Bradley_2012_003292284288±4U/Pb zircon   Zircon  228844Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut, USALyme DomeMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02375_206_238267267267206_238age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02375_207_206280280280207_206age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02375_207_235269269269207_235age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02376_206_238294294294206_238age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02376_207_206309309309207_206age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02376_207_235296296296207_235age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02377_206_238292292292206_238age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02377_207_206326326326207_206age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02377_207_235296296296207_235age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02378_206_238288288288206_238age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02378_207_206297297297207_206age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02378_207_235289289289207_235age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02379_206_238286286286206_238age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02379_207_206298298298207_206age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-02379_207_235288288288207_235age of intrusionzircon   Zircon  11211Flatrock Quarry (Flat Rock Quarry; Crystal Mall), Waterford, New London Co., Connecticut, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 

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