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Locality Name:
Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA


mindat Locality ID: 255567
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-255567.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Montebello

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 As Au B Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Sn Ti W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopiapiteCopperCorundumEpidote
FluoriteKobelliteMarcasiteMelanteriteMeneghiniteMicaNickelineNonePhenakitePyrite
PyroxeneRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelTourmalineZircon

34 IMA Minerals at location:
Aikinite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Copiapite  (*)Cordierite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Galenobismutite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Nontronite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Silver  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite  (*)MeneghiniteCuPbBiS31282523315
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)212825233092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS12825239052
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812825234286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)128252327770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO212825235171
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2128252327198
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12825231025
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O1282523382
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812825231008
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212825239617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS128252324243
Galenobismutite  (*)KobellitePbBi2S41282523192
Gold  (*)CopperAu128252330554
Graphite  (*)NoneC12825232812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312825235433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4128252314899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212825235674
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O1282523915
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O12825231508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2128252317380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O1282523471
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)1282523326
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61282523303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2128252339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812825239056
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12825234894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12825232705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O12825231153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12825236417
Silver  (*)CopperAg12825235186
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS128252321482
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1282523652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12825235251


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