Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1600
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1000

mindat Locality ID: 4026
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4026.html

Tectonic Settings: Backarc Environment

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
American #1 Talc Mine
St. Joe No. 3 Mine
St. Joe No.2 Mine
ZCA No. 1 Mine
ZCA No. 4 Mine (St Joe Mine)
ZCA Nos. 2 And 3 Mines

Latitude: 44°16'10"N
Longitude: 75°24'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 44.269444444444,-75.402777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amphibole	Apatite	Atacamite	Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Geocronite
Gypsum	Humite	Ktenasite	Mica	Minium	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Orpiment	Phenakite
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Sartorite	Sepiolite	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Sulphur	Talc	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline

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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K Mg Mn O Pb S Sb Si Zn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Atacamite Baryte Braunite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Geocronite
Gypsum Humite Ktenasite Mica Minium Nickeline None Not in a structural group Orpiment Phenakite
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Sartorite Sepiolite Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite
Spinel Sulphur Talc Tetrahedrite Tourmaline

61 IMA Minerals at location:

Anhydrite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*
Botallackite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Celestine ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromium-dravite ()*	Chromo-alumino-povondraite ()*	Clino-suenoite ()*
Cummingtonite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Donpeacorite ()*	Dravite ()*
Dufrénoysite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluoro-tremolite ()*	Fluorophlogopite ()*	Galena ()*
Geocronite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Haüyne ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Kanoite ()*	Lazurite ()*	Lizardite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Minium ()*	Muscovite ()*	Namuwite ()*	Nantokite ()*	Norbergite ()*
Orpiment ()*	Oxy-chromium-dravite ()*	Paratacamite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Realgar ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*
Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tremolite ()*	Turneaureite ()*
Willemite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	1600	1000	1	248614	1588
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	0		718
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1600	1000	0		544
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1600	1000	2	248611,248614	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1600	1000	0		5516
Botallackite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1600	1000	0		49
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	1600	1000	0		843
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1600	1000	1	248614	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1600	1000	4	248611,248612,248614,248615	27770
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1600	1000	2	248611,248615	1252
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1600	1000	0		5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1600	1000	3	248611,248614,248615	27198
Chromium-dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Cr₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1600	1000	1	248610	6
Chromo-alumino-povondraite ()*	Tourmaline	NaCr₃(Al₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O	1600	1000	1	248610	2
Clino-suenoite ()*	Amphibole	Mn²⁺₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	2	248614	57
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	248610	327
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1600	1000	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1600	1000	1	248614	9895
Donpeacorite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mn,Mg)MgSi₂O₆	1600	1000	1	248614	4
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1600	1000	1	248614	648
Dufrénoysite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₂As₂S₅	1600	1000	0		34
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1600	1000	2	248610,248611	2740
Fluoro-tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂F₂	1600	1000	1	248611	8
Fluorophlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	1600	1000	1	248611	47
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1600	1000	1	248611	24243
Geocronite ()*	Geocronite	Pb₁₄Sb₆S₂₃	1600	1000	0		133
Graphite ()*	None	C	1600	1000	1	248611	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1600	1000	2	248611,248615	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1600	1000	1	248614	1398
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	1600	1000	3	248611,248614,248615	158
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1600	1000	0		1066
Kanoite ()*	Pyroxene	MnMgSi₂O₆	1600	1000	0		7
Lazurite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₇Ca(Al₆Si₆O₂₄)(SO₄)(S₃)^1-·H₂O	1600	1000	3	248611,248614,248615	37
Lizardite ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1600	1000	0		359
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1600	1000	1	248614	14899
Minium ()*	Minium	Pb²⁺₂Pb⁴⁺O₄	1600	1000	0		247
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1600	1000	0		17380
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O	1600	1000	1	248614	58
Nantokite ()*	Sphalerite	CuCl	1600	1000	0		35
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂	1600	1000	1	248611	37
Orpiment ()*	Orpiment	As₂S₃	1600	1000	0		511
Oxy-chromium-dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaCr₃(Cr₄Mg₂)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃O	1600	1000	1	248610	2
Paratacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₃(Cu,Zn)Cl₂(OH)₆	1600	1000	0		158
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	248610	2273
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1600	1000	0		1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1600	1000	2	248610,248611	39462
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃	1600	1000	0		147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1600	1000	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1600	1000	1	248610	61156
Realgar ()*	None	AsS	1600	1000	0		712
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1600	1000	0		969
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1600	1000	0		241
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1600	1000	0		1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1600	1000	4	248611,248613,248614,248615	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1600	1000	0		2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1600	1000	1	248610	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	1600	1000	0		1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	1600	1000	1	248614	5317
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1600	1000	4	248610,248611,248614,248615	2562
Turneaureite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1600	1000	1	248614	7
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	1600	1000	1	248614	303

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	sedexmvt-00221	1305	1284	1305-1284 Ma (geological relations)	geological relations										4026	Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	Balmat	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
	sedznpb-00446	1600	1000	Mesoproterozoic											4026	Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	Balmat	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060646	Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	https://rruff.info/R060646
R061134	Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	https://rruff.info/R061134
R150094	Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	https://rruff.info/R150094
FKM-121	American #1 Talc Mine, Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-101-to-fkm-125/#FKM-121
FKM-122	ZCA No. 4 Mine (St Joe Mine), Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-101-to-fkm-125/#FKM-122
R080025	ZCA No. 4 Mine (St Joe Mine), Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	https://rruff.info/R080025
R070758	ZCA No. 4 Mine (St Joe Mine), Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA	https://rruff.info/R070758

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