Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA

mindat Locality ID: 23064
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23064.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Conklin Quarry
Dexter Quarry (Dexter Lime Quarry)
Harris Quarry (Harris Lime Quarries)

Latitude: 41°54'53"N
Longitude: 71°25'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.914722222222,-71.429722222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Axinite	Braunite	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Gadolinite	Garnet
Gypsum	Heulandite	Kaolinite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite	Tourmaline	Zircon

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 Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Apophyllite Aragonite Axinite Braunite Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Gadolinite Garnet
Gypsum Heulandite Kaolinite Lepidocrocite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Monazite Natrolite Nickeline
None Not in a structural group Olivine Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite Tourmaline Zircon

69 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Antigorite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*
Azurite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Datolite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Epidote ()*	Ferrimolybdite ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*	Hydromagnesite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Scolecite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	263533,263534	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	263533	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	263533	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	2	263533,263534	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	263533	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	263533,263534	3092
Antigorite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	263533,263534,263535	708
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	263533	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	263533	919
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	263533	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	263533,263534	5509
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	263533	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	263533,263534,263535	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	263533,263535	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	263533	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	3	263533,263534,263535	1756
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	1	263533	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	263533	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	263533,263534,263535	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	263533,263534	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	263533,263534	8173
Ferrimolybdite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(Mo⁶⁺O₄)₃·7H₂O	1	263533	345
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	263533	271
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	263533	303
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	263533	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	263533,263534,263535	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	263533,263534,263535	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	263533,263534	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	263533	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	263533	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	263533	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	1	263533	246
Hydromagnesite ()*	None	Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	263533	341
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	263533	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	263533	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	263533,263534	5591
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	263533	581
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	2	263533,263534	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	263533	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	3	263533,263534,263535	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	263533,263534,263535	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	263533	770
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	263533	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	263533,263535	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	1	263533	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	263533	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	263533,263534	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	263533	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	263533	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	263533,263534	2349
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	263533	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	3	263533,263534,263535	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	263533	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	263533	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	263533	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	3	263533,263534,263535	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2	263533,263534	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	2	263533,263534	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2	263533,263534	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	263533	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	263533	2705
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O	2	263533,263534	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	263533,263534	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	263533,263534	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3	263533,263534,263535	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	263533,263534	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	263533,263534	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	263533	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	263533	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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