Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 448.07
Youngest recorded age at locality: 380.07

mindat Locality ID: 24316
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24316.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Callahan Mine (Harborside Mine; Cape Rosier Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine)
Jones Mine
Perkins Mine

Latitude: 44°20'46"N
Longitude: 68°48'26"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.346111111111,-68.807222222222

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	Amphibole	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcophyllite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Devilline	Diaspore	Gypsum	Löllingite	Linarite
Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Sphalerite	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Valleriite	Wurtzite

Allophane ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*
Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Greenockite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Halite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Linarite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pigeonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*
Safflorite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Valleriite ()*

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 Bi C Ca Cd Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcophyllite Chalcopyrite
Clay Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Devilline Diaspore Gypsum Löllingite Linarite
Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Sphalerite Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Titanite Valleriite Wurtzite

51 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
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	470
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	448.07	380.07	1	216994	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	448.07	380.07	0		2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	448.07	380.07	1	216994	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	5509
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	448.07	380.07	1	216994	1966
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	448.07	380.07	1	216994	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	448.07	380.07	1	216994	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	448.07	380.07	1	216994	5707
Chalcophyllite ()*	Chalcophyllite	Cu₁₈Al₂(AsO₄)₄(SO₄)₃(OH)₂₄·36H₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	194
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	448.07	380.07	1	216994	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	448.07	380.07	1	216994	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	448.07	380.07	1	216994	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	2970
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	448.07	380.07	3	216994,216995,216996	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	448.07	380.07	1	216994	30554
Greenockite ()*	Wurtzite	CdS	448.07	380.07	1	216994	717
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	448.07	380.07	1	216994	1398
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	448.07	380.07	1	216994	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	448.07	380.07	1	216994	1066
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	987
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	451
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	17380
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	448.07	380.07	0		303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	448.07	380.07	3	216994,216995,216996	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	448.07	380.07	1	216994	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	448.07	380.07	3	216994,216995,216996	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	454
Safflorite ()*	Löllingite	CoAs₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	317
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	448.07	380.07	1	216994	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	448.07	380.07	1	216994	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	448.07	380.07	1	216994	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	448.07	380.07	1	216994	1803
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	448.07	380.07	1	216994	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	448.07	380.07	1	216994	2562
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	448.07	380.07	1	216994	237

2 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
	USGS-Rb-Sr-01985	448.07	380.07	414.07±34	Rb-Sr			whole rock							6037	Callahan Mine (Harborside Mine; Cape Rosier Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr
	USGS-Rb-Sr-01986	448.07	380.07	414.07±34	Rb-Sr			whole rock							6037	Callahan Mine (Harborside Mine; Cape Rosier Mine; Rosier Consolidated Mine), Brooksville, Hancock Co., Maine, USA		USGS-Rb-Sr		USGS-Rb-Sr

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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