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Locality Name:
Franklin Co., New York, USA


mindat Locality ID: 25719
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25719.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Franklin Co., New York, USA": 10
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Kushaqua
Owls Head Mt
Saranac Lake
Tupper Lake Village
White Church

Latitude: 44°32'11"N
Longitude: 74°16'32"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.536388888889,-74.275555555556
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: Al B Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleChalcopyriteCorundumFeldsparMolybdeniteNonePyriteScheeliteSpinelTitanite
Tourmaline

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Ferrimolybdite  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Spinel  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12479898803
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12479911036
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2124799527198
Ferrimolybdite  (*)NoneFe3+2(Mo6+O4)3·7H2O1247996345
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21247988271
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33247993,247994,2479955433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44247989,247993,247994,24799514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12479884924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212479955800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2124799439462
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12479954894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12479882705
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O412479951934
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12479954899


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