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Locality Name:
Springfield Mine (Mr. Tysons Mine; Sykesville Mine), Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 540
Youngest recorded age at locality: 444

mindat Locality ID: 23230
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23230.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Springfield Mine (Mr. Tysons Mine; Sykesville Mine), Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bornite Pit

Latitude: 39°22'54"N
Longitude: 76°58'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.381666666667,-76.974166666667
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 Au C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Au C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Mg Na O S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovellite
DiasporeEpidoteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSphaleriteSpinelStannite
Talc

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Azurite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Carrollite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Epidote  (*)Gahnite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Idaite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Talc  (*)
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)254044403419
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)25404440295
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)254044405509
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS454044412186425516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)540444027770
Carrollite  (*)SpinelCuCo2S45404440154
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O5404440925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S54044405707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2540444027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O454044403902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O54044403531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS54044404165
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)54044408173
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O45404440445
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)54044407437
Gold  (*)CopperAu540444030554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3540444014640
Idaite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu3FeS45404440142
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S45404440249
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4540444121864214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2540444121864212537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2540444039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2540444121864261156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)25404440375
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)54044406417
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)254044412186423337


2 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
Emily000556540444Cambrian-Ordovician     Yes  24179Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, USASykesvilleRast and Horton (1989)10.1130/SPE228-p1GSA288_1 
Emily000557488470479±9  zircon  YesZirconZircon 24179Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, USASykesvilleHorton et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(25)GSA206_621 

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