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Locality Name:
Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA


mindat Locality ID: 30832
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30832.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bristol, Bristol Co., Rhode Island, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Bristol Coal Prospect
Bristol Ferry
Callan Quarry
Mount Hope

Latitude: 41°39'19"N
Longitude: 71°14'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.655277777778,-71.246944444444

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 C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C Ca Fe O 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteAragoniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparMicaNone
PyriteQuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteZircon

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Titanite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12633898803
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812633881756
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12633898173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12633892740
Graphite  (*)NoneC12633882812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O33263388,263389,26339114640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312633895433
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)2263389,2633914924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22263388,26338917380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2126338939462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24263388,263389,263390,26339161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212633895614
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12633894899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)12633895251



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