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Locality Name:
Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 497
Youngest recorded age at locality: 337

mindat Locality ID: 3871
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3871.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 37°36'15"N
Longitude: 91°7'19"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.604166666667,-91.121944444444
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 As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Co Cu Fe H Mg Ni O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayDigeniteKaoliniteMarcasiteMilleriteNickelineNone
PyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteSpinelVivianiteWurtzite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Anilite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Dickite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Erythrite  (*)Galena  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Linnaeite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Millerite  (*)Polydymite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siegenite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Vaesite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anilite  (*)DigeniteCu7S4497485088
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS49748509052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS449748505516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)497485027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2497485027198
Dickite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)44974850651
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)249748509895
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O4974850814
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS497485024243
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)449748505591
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S44974850249
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS249748505674
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS49748501066
Polydymite  (*)SpinelNi2+Ni3+2S44974850131
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2497485039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S849748509056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2497485061156
Siegenite  (*)SpinelCoNi2S44974850249
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS497485021482
Vaesite  (*)PyriteNiS24974850106
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS4974850372


9 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedexmvt-00222497485Late Cambrian host rock age      3871Buick Mine (Amax Buick Mine; Moloc Mine), Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USABuickTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 
EG80_739-00001360360 Rb-Sr glauconiteM-169 Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 
EG80_739-00002372372 Rb-Sr glauconiteM-261 Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 
EG80_739-00003370370 Rb-Sr glauconiteM-347 Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 
EG80_739-00004375375 Rb-Sr glauconiteM-130 Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 
EG80_739-00005377377 Rb-Sr glauconiteM-130 Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 
EG80_739-00006366366 Rb-Sr glauconiteM-382 Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 
EG80_739-00007384384 Rb-Sr glauconiteB-level ore zone Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 
EG80_739-00011381337359±22Rb-Sr high M-169,M-261,M-347,M-130,M-382,B-level ore zone Yes  3860Magmont Mine, Bixby, Viburnum Trend District, Iron Co., Missouri, USAMagmont mineStein and Kish (1985)10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.739EG80_739 

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