Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rhodonite
Rocksalt	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tetradymite	Titanite	Zircon

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Covellite ()*	Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Rucklidgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Selenium ()*	Silver ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurium ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tetradymite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

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: Ag Al Au Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Se Si Te Ti Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Garnet Kaolinite Mica None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rhodonite
Rocksalt Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Talc Tetradymite Titanite Zircon

41 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# 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			1	280943	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	280932	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	662.45	250	0		2353
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	280959	718
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			2	280926,280934	27770
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	280932,280951,280955	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	280955	4165
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	280920	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			5	280903,280923,280926,280932,280934	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	280916,280943	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			20	280915,280916,280917,280918,280919,280920,280921,280922,280923,280924,280925,280926,280927,280928,280929,280930,280931,280932,280933,280934	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			6	280913,280917,280919,280920,280929,280943	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	280932	1689
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	280930,280934	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	280934	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	662.45	250	0		1507
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂			2	280934,280955	210
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			8	280916,280917,280919,280920,280924,280929,280934,280943	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	280920,280926,280929,280934	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	280930,280932	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			10	280903,280916,280917,280924,280926,280929,280930,280931,280932,280934	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			1	280943	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	280932	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			24	280898,280903,280913,280915,280916,280917,280919,280922,280924,280926,280927,280928,280929,280930,280931,280932,280933,280934,280943,280947,280949,280955,280956,280980	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			4	280902,280913,280943,280956	969
Rucklidgeite ()*	Tetradymite	PbBi₂Te₄			1	280923	64
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			4	280916,280920,280924,280934	5614
Selenium ()*	Sulphur	Se			1	280934	143
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	280934	5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	280897	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			3	280920,280932,280934	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	280903	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			2	280950,280958	3337
Tellurium ()*	None	Te			2	280902,280934	190
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	280934	276
Tetradymite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₂S			1	280934	510
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	280934	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	280896	2562
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	662.45	250	0		652
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			3	280916,280924,280934	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	280920	1025

24 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Reference	Reference ID
USGS-Rb-Sr-03864	662.45	502.45	582.45±80	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03865	362.78	306.78	334.78±28	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03866	662.45	502.45	582.45±80	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03867	362.78	306.78	334.78±28	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03868	662.45	502.45	582.45±80	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03869	362.78	306.78	334.78±28	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03870	662.45	502.45	582.45±80	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-03871	362.78	306.78	334.78±28	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06546	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06547	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06548	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06549	306	250	278±28	Rb-Sr	age of uplift and cooling	muscovite	Muscovite	103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06551	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06552	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06553	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06554	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06555	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06556	454	380	417±37	Rb-Sr		whole rock		103705	Cowherd Quarry, Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06539	463	445	454±9	Rb-Sr	age of intrusion	whole rock		103726	Quarry (MRDS - 10252457), Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06540	463	445	454±9	Rb-Sr	minimum age of intrusion	whole rock		103726	Quarry (MRDS - 10252457), Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06541	334	274	304±30	Rb-Sr	age of uplift and cooling	muscovite	Muscovite	103726	Quarry (MRDS - 10252457), Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06542	334	274	304±30	Rb-Sr	age of uplift and cooling	whole rock		103726	Quarry (MRDS - 10252457), Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06543	382	312	347±35	Rb-Sr	age of uplift and cooling	biotite		103726	Quarry (MRDS - 10252457), Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr
USGS-Rb-Sr-06544	382	312	347±35	Rb-Sr	age of uplift and cooling	whole rock		103726	Quarry (MRDS - 10252457), Fluvanna Co., Virginia, USA	USGS-Rb-Sr	USGS-Rb-Sr

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