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Locality Name:
Slocum Prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 274
Youngest recorded age at locality: 272

mindat Locality ID: 6346
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6346.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Slocum Prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°31'56"N
Longitude: 72°28'16"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.532222222222,-72.471111111111
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 Be Bi C Ca F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti U W Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Bi C Ca F Fe H K Mn Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti U W Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteAutuniteBerylBismutiteClayColumbiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
KaoliniteMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileScheeliteStibniteTitanite
TourmalineZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Annite  (*)Autunite  (*)Bavenite  (*)
Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismite  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Ixiolite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Tanteuxenite-(Y)  (*)Titanite  (*)
Uraninite  (*)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)27427208803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)327427202353
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)22742720356
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O27427201272
Bavenite  (*)NoneCa4Be2+xAl2-xSi9O26-x(OH)2+x (x = 0 to 1)2742720255
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)22742720606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1827427204286
Bismite  (*)NoneBi2O32742720214
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S327427201935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)2742720716
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O62742720518
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F27427202740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF227427209617
Ixiolite  (*)Columbite(Ta2/3Mn2+1/3)O22742720148
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)427427205591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)27427204924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2274272017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O27427202994
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2274272039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2274272061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO227427205614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)27427204894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)27427202705
Tanteuxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(TaTi)O6274272016
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O27427204899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO227427202718
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)27427205251


1 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_069274272273±1U/Pb zircon  YesZircon  6782Anderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USAAndersonMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

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