Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Gossan Lead District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll Co., Virginia, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1000
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 24123
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24123.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gossan Lead District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll Co., Virginia, USA": 47
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 35

Number of Child Localities: 15
Child Localities:
Betty Baker Segment
Chestnut Creek Segment
Copperas Hill Segment
Cranberry Creek Segment
Dalton Hill
Fries
Funk Property
Galax
Iron Ridge Segment
Little Reed Island Segment
Little Vine Segment
Sarah Ellen Segment
Tunnel Property
Whitaker Property
Wildcat Segment

Latitude: 36°47'8"N
Longitude: 80°48'42"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 36.785555555556,-80.811666666667

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	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenic	Baryte	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper	Coquimbite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Löllingite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Römerite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Stannite	Starkeyite	Staurolite	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	Wurtzite

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 As Ba Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Te Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Bi C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Ni O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Apatite Arsenic Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper Coquimbite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kieserite Löllingite Malachite Melanterite Mica
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Römerite Sphalerite
Spinel Stannite Starkeyite Staurolite Talc Tetrahedrite Vivianite Wurtzite

58 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuth ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Copiapite ()*	Copper ()*	Coquimbite ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferrohexahydrite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Hisingerite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kornelite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Melanterite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Römerite ()*
Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Stannite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Szomolnokite ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vivianite ()*

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	1000	541	11	280400,280411,280412,280419,280420,280421,280422,280425,280426,280439,280440	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			3	280411,280412,280413	8803
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1000	541	0		2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	280400	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1000	541	0		11547
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	1000	541	0		1966
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1000	541	4	280400,280419,280421,280425	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1000	541	23	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280415,280421,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280444,280445	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1000	541	27	280400,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280419,280420,280421,280425,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280444,280445	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1000	541	0		3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1000	541	2	280421,280425	1756
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1000	541	2	280420,280421	382
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			5	280411,280413,280432,280434,280435	3846
Coquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	AlFe₃(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1000	541	0		136
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1000	541	18	280400,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280412,280413,280415,280421,280429,280430,280437,280438,280442,280443,280444,280445	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1000	541	19	280400,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280412,280413,280421,280425,280429,280430,280432,280434,280437,280438,280442,280443,280445	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			19	280400,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280445	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			5	280400,280411,280412,280413,280415	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1000	541	6	280419,280420,280421,280422,280439,280440	8173
Ferrohexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·6H₂O	1000	541	2	280420,280421	21
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1000	541	2	280421,280427	2740
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1000	541	27	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280419,280421,280425,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280444,280445	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1000	541	24	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280421,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280445	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1000	541	4	280400,280419,280421,280425	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			2	280425,280426	6890
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1000	541	0		409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1000	541	5	280400,280401,280419,280420,280421	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1000	541	1	280421	804
Hisingerite ()*	Kaolinite Clay	Fe₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O	1000	541	0		144
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1000	541	4	280400,280419,280421,280425	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1000	541	0		2228
Kornelite ()*	Not in a structural group	Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₃·7H₂O (?)	1000	541	0		21
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	280400	1271
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	280400	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	1000	541	0		451
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1000	541	6	280419,280420,280421,280422,280439,280440	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂			14	280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280412,280413,280429,280430,280437,280438,280442,280443,280445	12537
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	1000	541	1	280421	915
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1000	541	27	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280419,280421,280425,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280444,280445	17380
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1000	541	1	280421	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1000	541	31	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280410,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280419,280420,280421,280422,280425,280426,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280439,280440,280442,280443,280444,280445	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1000	541	29	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280410,280411,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280419,280420,280421,280425,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280444,280445	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1000	541	30	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280419,280421,280422,280425,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280439,280440,280442,280443,280444,280445	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1000	541	0		1711
Römerite ()*	Römerite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(SO₄)₄·14H₂O	1000	541	0		115
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1000	541	1	280421	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1000	541	5	280400,280419,280420,280421,280425	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	280425,280426	6417
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1000	541	7	280400,280419,280420,280421,280422,280439,280440	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1000	541	27	280400,280401,280403,280404,280405,280407,280408,280411,280412,280413,280415,280416,280417,280419,280421,280425,280429,280430,280432,280434,280435,280437,280438,280442,280443,280444,280445	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄			1	280425	668
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	280427	978
Szomolnokite ()*	Kieserite	Fe(SO₄)·H₂O	1000	541	2	280420,280421	139
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1000	541	0		3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1000	541	0		1101
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			2	280400,280425	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1000	541	4	280400,280419,280421,280425	2562
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			2	280425,280426	636

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	vms-01075	1000	541	Late Proterozoic											11508	Iron Ridge Mine (Bumbarger Pit; Great Outburst Mine; Huey Pit; Monarat Mine), Fries, Gossan Lead District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll Co., Virginia, USA	Gossan Howard-Huey-Bumbarger	Moiser et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1034

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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