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Locality Name:
Hanover Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 23259
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23259.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Hanover Co., Virginia, USA": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 21
Child Localities:
Ashland
Bourne Quarry
Gouldin
Hall Prospect
Hewlett
Last Mile Mine
Montpelier
Nolan Prospects
Poteat No. 1 Mine
Range Prospect
Roadcut
Rockville
Rose Hill Mine (Langford Mine)
Southworth Prospect
Stanley Prospect
State Road 605
Tidewater Materials Quarry
Tosalma Quarry
Trinity Church
Tyler Prospect
Verdon Quarry

Latitude: 37°50'3"N
Longitude: 77°34'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.834166666667,-77.580555555556

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 Be Ca Cr F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Zr 

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleCancrinite-sodaliteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GarnetKaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyriteQuartzRutileSodalite
SpinelStauroliteTalcTitaniteZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anatase  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorite  (*)Goethite  (*)Helvine  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesiochromite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Spessartine  (*)Spinel  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)
Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)
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)212814123419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)3281403,281404,2814128803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312814032353
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212814122162
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21281412718
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212814229617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12814127437
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S1281400237
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32281411,2814125433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412814125591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO43281398,281403,2814051507
Magnesiochromite  (*)SpinelMgCr2O41281417311
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12814124924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)212281403,281404,281405,281406,281407,281408,281409,281412,281413,281418,281419,28142017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12813982994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2281403,2814042349
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212814121898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128141239462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24281399,281403,281404,28141261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO23281400,281403,2814125614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312814121214
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412813981934
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1281398978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212814173337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12814124899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)3281398,281400,2814125251



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