Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA

mindat Locality ID: 24067
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24067.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA": 123
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 90

Number of Child Localities: 68
Child Localities:
Alberene
Ash Lawn
Batesville
Batesville (Mount Israel; Olivers Store)
Berkeley Quarry
Blaettermann Quarry
Browns Cove
Buck Mountain
Buck Mountain Creek
Bungletown (Unionville)
Burnley
Campbell
Carrsbrook
Charlottesville
Chestnut Grove Church
Cobham
County Line Branch Prospect
Covesville
Cox Quarry
Crossroads (Cross Roads)
Culpeper Branch Prospect
Damon
E. J. Wright Occurrence
Elkton
Esmont
Faber
Fan Mts
Farm And Home Quarry
Farmington Entrance
Garland Quarry
Hensley Quarry
Hickory Ridge Farm
Hillsboro
Ivy (Woodville)
Ivy Creek Prospect
J. D. Burton Farm Occurrence (SE Div. Martin Marietta Aggregates)
Lindseys Station
Look Mountain Mine
Massies Mill
Mechum River
Michie Tavern
Monticello Quarry
Moores Creek Quarry
Naylor-Bruce Prospect
North Garden
Old Dominion
Pinkerton
Possum Hollow
Proffit
Red Hill
Rio
Serpentine Quarry (MRDS - 10179444)
Shadwell Mine (Chalottesville Quarry)
Simeon
Soapstone Quarry (MRDS - 10276710)
Southwest Mts (Chestnut Ridge)
Stony Point
Sugar Hollow
Sunny Fields
Superior Stone Company Quarry
Thomas Quarry
Unnamed Barium-Barite Prospect (MRDS - 10154921)
Unnamed Copper Mine
Unnamed Gemstone Prospect (MRDS - 10131097)
Unnamed Graphite Mine (MRDS - 10179743)
Woodridge
Yancey Mills (Hillsboro)
Youngs Farm Prospect

Latitude: 37°59'27"N
Longitude: 78°31'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.990833333333,-78.523611111111

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.

Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Axinite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite
Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Mica
Mordenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Starkeyite	Sulphur	Talc	Titanite	Vivianite	Wavellite	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 As Au B Ba Be C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Ti Y Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Axinite Baryte Beryl Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite
Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Mica
Mordenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Starkeyite Sulphur Talc Titanite Vivianite Wavellite Zircon

78 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Analcime ()*
Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Augite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Churchite-(Y) ()*	Clinozoisite ()*
Cobaltite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Grunerite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halloysite-7Å ()*	Hastingsite ()*	Hematite ()*
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lithiophorite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*
Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rozenite ()*
Siderite ()*	Siderotil ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tinticite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Vermiculite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Zircon ()*

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	279368,279389	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	0		1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	279360,279379	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	0		2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	279381	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	279365	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	279389	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	279344	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	279368	3092
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	279368,279369	718
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	2	279373,279387	3250
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	279316	2060
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	279379	260
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	279336	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4	279314,279327,279379,279394	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	279303	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	279293	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	279281,279291,279336,279337,279375,279379	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	2	279336,279337	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	279337	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	279293	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	8	279281,279336,279337,279368,279375,279379,279387,279395	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	279288	577
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	279365	70
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	0		1025
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	279368	966
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	279395	4165
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	279355	599
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	279387	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	279373	651
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	6	279281,279316,279334,279368,279373,279379	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	279375,279379,279385	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	279367	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	2	279281,279368	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	279336,279337,279379	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	5	279281,279336,279337,279344,279368	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	18	279281,279282,279283,279284,279285,279289,279297,279308,279309,279312,279313,279317,279330,279348,279364,279365,279377,279387	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	279349	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	5	279291,279294,279306,279360,279373	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	279389	1544
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	279366	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	279373	6890
Halloysite-7Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	279305	52
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	279365	209
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	18	279282,279283,279284,279295,279297,279299,279308,279309,279312,279313,279317,279330,279333,279364,279377,279379,279387,279389	14640
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	1	279341	62
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	279336	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	5	279281,279356,279362,279365,279368	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	279373	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2	279337,279373	5591
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	1	279305	210
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	279368	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	279281,279362,279365,279368,279379	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	4	279334,279368,279379,279387	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	279311,279323	4924
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	1	279316	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	279342,279360,279373,279387	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	279365	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	279387	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4	279295,279379,279385,279389	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	22	279282,279283,279284,279297,279306,279308,279309,279312,279313,279317,279330,279334,279337,279342,279364,279368,279373,279375,279377,279379,279387,279395	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	2	279336,279337	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	4	279336,279337,279373,279375	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	30	279281,279285,279286,279289,279293,279295,279307,279311,279314,279315,279322,279327,279332,279336,279339,279344,279346,279349,279353,279355,279357,279360,279375,279379,279387,279389,279390,279391,279394,279395	61156
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	2	279306,279373	293
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	279334,279387	6417
Siderotil ()*	Chalcanthite	Fe(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	279387	84
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1	279336	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	279365	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	5	279307,279314,279336,279337,279375	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	279307	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	4	279281,279368,279370,279371	3337
Tinticite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·3H₂O	1	279373	19
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	279375	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	279379	2562
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	279379	652
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	1	279365	374
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2	279326,279365	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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