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Locality Name:
Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 253.01
Youngest recorded age at locality: 253.01

mindat Locality ID: 248101
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-248101.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite)

Latitude: 37°21'38"N
Longitude: 77°54'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.360555555556,-77.913888888889

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.

Allanite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arthurite	Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Humboldtine	Kaolinite	Kieserite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine
Oxalate	Perovskite	Phenakite	Phosphophyllite	Phosphosiderite	Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sodalite	Talc	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Triplite	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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arthurite Beryl Bismutite Calcite
Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Humboldtine Kaolinite Kieserite Mica Molybdenite Monazite None Not in a structural group Olivine
Oxalate Perovskite Phenakite Phosphophyllite Phosphosiderite Phosphuranylite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz
Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Sodalite Talc Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Triplite Zircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*	Anorthite ()*	Bermanite ()*
Bertrandite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismutite ()*	Brockite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chiolite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Cryolite ()*	Elpasolite ()*	Euclase ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluellite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Gearksutite ()*	Goyazite ()*	Helvine ()*	Hollandite ()*	Hydrokenoralstonite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Lead ()*	Lindbergite ()*	Masutomilite ()*
Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Opal ()*
Pachnolite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phosphophyllite ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphuranylite ()*
Prosopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Schorl ()*	Serrabrancaite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Spodumene ()*
Strengite ()*	Sussexite ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Thomsenolite ()*
Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Triplite ()*	Weddellite ()*
Zircon ()*

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
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	253.01	253.01	1	279567	2353
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	1036
Bermanite ()*	Arthurite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	55
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	253.01	253.01	1	279567	4286
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	716
Brockite ()*	Rhabdophane	(Ca,Th,Ce)(PO₄)·H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	48
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	27198
Chiolite ()*	None	Na₅Al₃F₁₄	253.01	253.01	1	279567	5
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	253.01	253.01	1	279567	321
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	518
Cryolite ()*	Perovskite	Na₂NaAlF₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	50
Elpasolite ()*	Perovskite	K₂NaAlF₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	16
Euclase ()*	None	BeAlSiO₄(OH)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	120
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	414
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	271
Fluellite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)F₂(OH)·7H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	40
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	253.01	253.01	1	279567	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	253.01	253.01	1	279567	24243
Gearksutite ()*	None	CaAlF₄(OH)·H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	68
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	173
Helvine ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Be₃Mn²⁺₄(SiO₄)₃S	253.01	253.01	1	279567	237
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	243
Hydrokenoralstonite ()*	Pyrochlore	₂Al₂F₆(H₂O)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	56
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	253.01	253.01	1	279567	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	253.01	253.01	1	279567	5591
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	253.01	253.01	1	279567	192
Lindbergite ()*	Humboldtine Oxalate	Mn(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	12
Masutomilite ()*	Mica	KLiAlMn²⁺(Si₃Al)O₁₀(F,OH)₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	12
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	2994
Pachnolite ()*	None	NaCaAlF₆·H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	18
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	326
Phosphophyllite ()*	Phosphophyllite	Zn₂Fe²⁺(PO₄)₂·4H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	29
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	182
Phosphuranylite ()*	Phosphuranylite	KCa(H₃O)₃(UO₂)₇(PO₄)₄O₄·8H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	182
Prosopite ()*	None	CaAl₂F₄(OH)₄	253.01	253.01	1	279567	39
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	253.01	253.01	1	279567	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	253.01	253.01	1	279567	353
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	2705
Serrabrancaite ()*	Kieserite	Mn(PO₄)·H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	8
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	253.01	253.01	1	279567	1214
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	688
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	263
Sussexite ()*	None	Mn²⁺BO₂(OH)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	25
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	253.01	253.01	0		3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	253.01	253.01	1	279567	211
Thomsenolite ()*	None	NaCaAlF₆·H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	23
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	253.01	253.01	1	279567	1476
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	253.01	253.01	1	279567	233
Weddellite ()*	Oxalate	Ca(C₂O₄)·2H₂O	253.01	253.01	1	279567	32
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	253.01	253.01	1	279567	5251

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
	Alexandra-0192	253.01	253.01	253.01		Age of pegmatite									4200	Morefield Mine (Morefield Pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA	Morefield	Bradley et al. (2016)	10.3749/canmin.1600035	CM54_945

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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