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Locality Name:
Yedlin Locality, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 274.5
Youngest recorded age at locality: 271.5

mindat Locality ID: 5950
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5950.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Yedlin Locality, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 43°55'18"N
Longitude: 69°58'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 43.921666666667,-69.978888888889

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 Be Ca Ce Fe H K Na Nb O P Si U Y 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca Ce Fe H K Na Nb O P Si U Y 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAmorphousAutuniteBerylClayColumbiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnet
Meta-autuniteMicaMonaziteNoneQuartzScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelZircon

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Hematite  (*)Ishikawaite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Quartz  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)274.5271.508803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)274.5271.50706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)3274.5271.502353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2274.5271.50356
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O274.5271.501272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18274.5271.504286
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6274.5271.50518
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4274.5271.50196
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3274.5271.5014640
Ishikawaite  (*)Columbite(U,Fe,Y)NbO4274.5271.5024
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4274.5271.5014899
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O274.5271.50388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)274.5271.504924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)274.5271.50945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2274.5271.5017380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O274.5271.50471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O274.5271.502994
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2274.5271.5061156
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)274.5271.50939



2 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
Bradley_2012_091274272273±1U/Pb monazite  Yes  5949Standpipe Hill Quarries, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USATopsham - E StandpipeMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 
Alexandra-0196274.5271.5273 ± 1.5 Age of pegmatitemonazite     5950Yedlin Locality, Topsham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USAYedlinBradley et al. (2016)10.3749/canmin.1600035CM54_945 


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