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Locality Name:
Conklin, Loudoun Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 255230
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-255230.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bull Run Quarry

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 B C Ca Cd Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteApophylliteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisite
CopperCorundumEpidoteEttringiteFeldsparGadoliniteGyroliteMalachiteMarcasiteMolybdenite
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePrehnitePyriteQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutile
SphaleriteTitaniteWurtzite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Azurite  (*)Babingtonite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Datolite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Galena  (*)Greenockite  (*)
Gyrolite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Laumontite  (*)Malachite  (*)
Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)Pectolite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12816798803
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212816795509
Babingtonite  (*)RhodoniteCa2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)1281679161
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412816795516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)128167927770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2128167927198
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl1281679203
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12816793531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812816791756
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1281679498
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212816799895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12816798173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O1281679303
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS128167924243
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS1281679717
Gyrolite  (*)GyroliteNaCa16(Si23Al)O60(OH)8·14H2O1281679142
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3128167914640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O128167985
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12816791271
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2128167912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212816795674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212816795800
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12816791236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12816792994
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)1281679363
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212816791898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128167939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2128167961156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21281679375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212816795614
Silver  (*)CopperAg12816795186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS128167921482
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O1281679183
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12816794899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212816792562



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