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Locality Name:
Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 550
Youngest recorded age at locality: 550

mindat Locality ID: 24381
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24381.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, USA": 66
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 58

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
Bell Mine
Brinton Prospect
Brokenburg
Chancellorsville
Dillard Farm Occurrence
Five Mile
Fredericksburg Area
Gold-Pyrite Belt
Greenfield
Hazel Run Quarry
Lewis Ware Farm Occurrence
Massaponax
Mine Number 2
Pocahontas Mine
Post Oak
Quarry (MRDS - 10300801)
Roadcut
Roney Prospect
Taylor Quarry No. 1
Taylor Quarry No. 2
Taylor Quarry No. 3
Taylor Quarry No. 4
Taylor Quarry No. 5

Latitude: 38°15'14"N
Longitude: 77°34'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 38.253888888889,-77.573611111111
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: Ag Al As Au B Be Bi C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O Pb S Sb Si Te V Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: As Fe S 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
ScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteTetradymiteTourmaline

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copiapite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nagyágite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Silver  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Tellurium  (*)Tetradymite  (*)Vanadinite  (*)
Wulfenite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12829858803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212830223092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS55055009052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812829854286
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS25505507283000,283008,283011,283015,283022,283028,28304227198
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O5505501283028382
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1282985648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12829918173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS5505508283000,283008,283011,283015,283022,283028,283029,28304224243
Gold  (*)CopperAu37282982,282983,282993,282994,282995,282996,282997,282998,282999,283000,283001,283002,283003,283004,283005,283006,283007,283008,283009,283010,283011,283012,283013,283014,283016,283017,283018,283019,283021,283022,283023,283024,283025,283027,283029,283037,28304230554
Graphite  (*)NoneC12830152812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O32283000,28301114640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO412829861507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O45505504283000,283011,283023,28302814899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212830225674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12829854924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)25505504282985,283000,283022,28302817380
Nagyágite  (*)None[Pb3(Pb,Sb)3S6](Au,Te)3128302967
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212830102273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS255055010282998,283000,283008,283011,283013,283015,283022,283028,283029,28304239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S855055012830289056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO255055024282982,282985,282994,282996,282997,282998,282999,283000,283004,283006,283007,283008,283009,283010,283011,283013,283015,283019,283022,283024,283025,283028,283029,28304261156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2283019,2830222705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)55055012830286417
Silver  (*)CopperAg5505503283008,283028,2830425186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS5505507283000,283008,283011,283015,283022,283028,28304221482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)5505501283028978
Tellurium  (*)NoneTe1283029190
Tetradymite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Te2S2283026,283029510
Vanadinite  (*)ApatitePb5(VO4)3Cl1283022605
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO412830221655


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
vms-01076550550Cambrian       S105063Valzinco Mine (Halladay Mine; Holloday Mine; Panaminus Mine), Gold-Pyrite Belt, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia, USAValzincoMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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