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Locality Name:
Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 550.71
Youngest recorded age at locality: 288.78

mindat Locality ID: 68564
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-68564.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA": 33
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 31

Number of Child Localities: 26
Child Localities:
Bee Tree No. 1 Mine
Bee Tree No. 2 Mine
Brevard
Brevard Deposit (Secondary Oxides)
Brevard Occurrence
Burnt Rock Mine
Chestnut Ridge Mine
Creek Prospect
Fairfield Valley Placers
Farlow Gap Mine
Grimshawe Mine
Hogback Mountain Mine
J. H. Picklesimer Prospect
Jumbo Mine
L.E. Cash Property
Lake Toxaway
Lobdell Property
Morning Star Mine
Owens And Davis Prospect
Penrose Quarry
Reid Extension Mine
Reid Mine
Rosman Occurrence
West Fork No. 1 Occurrence
West Fork No. 2 Occurrence
Whitewater Quarry (Whitewater Quarry No. 1)

Latitude: 35°12'6"N
Longitude: 82°48'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.201666666667,-82.800555555556
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 Au Be C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Cu Fe H K O S Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumEpidoteFeldspar
GarnetKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStauroliteTalcTitaniteZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Corundum  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212528313419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12528118803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312528222353
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)28252823,252826,252828,252829,252830,252831,252832,252833718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18550.71288.7804286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)550.71288.78027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2550.71288.78027198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42252830,2528323902
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O33252817,252822,2528321797
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O63252823,252830,252831944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)550.71288.7808173
Gold  (*)CopperAu125282030554
Graphite  (*)NoneC550.71288.7802812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3550.71340.493252840,252841,2528425433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4550.71288.7805591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO4550.71288.7801507
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)12528321487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4550.71340.497252811,252823,252830,252832,252840,252841,25284214899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)350.93305.3804924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS212528245800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22252811,25281817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS22252818,25283039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812528189056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23252811,252814,25281861156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2550.71340.4912528405614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO5550.71288.7801516
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)550.71288.780978
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)27252823,252826,252829,252830,252831,252832,2528333337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O550.71288.7804899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)23252822,252831,2528322562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O4252811,252817,252828,252833652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)4893714252811,252840,252841,2528425251


41 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
USGS-Rb-Sr-02721550.71496.71523.71±27Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02722331.85331.85331.85Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingwhole rock     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02723350.93350.93350.93Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingbiotite     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02724350.93350.93350.93Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingmicrocline   Microcline  102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02725441441441Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02726333.8333.8333.8Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingbiotite     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02727324.99324.99324.99Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingk-feldspar     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02728288.78288.78288.78Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingwhole rock     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02729288.78288.78288.78Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingbiotite     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02730305.38305.38305.38Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingmicrocline   Microcline  102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02731407.87407.87407.87Rb-Srage not evaluatedwhole rock     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02732303.31303.31303.31Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingk-feldspar     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02733295.63295.63295.63Rb-Srage of uplift and coolingbiotite     102294Penrose Quarry, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02419356.49340.49348.49±8Rb-Sr whole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02420356.49340.49348.49±8Rb-Sr whole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02421356.49340.49348.49±8Rb-Sr whole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02422356.49340.49348.49±8Rb-Sr whole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02423356.49340.49348.49±8Rb-Sr whole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02424356.49340.49348.49±8Rb-Sr whole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02425550.71496.71523.71±27Rb-Srage of intrusionwhole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02741394.81364.81379.81±15Rb-Srinitial age disturbed by later metamorphismwhole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02742394.81364.81379.81±15Rb-Srinitial age disturbed by later metamorphismwhole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-Rb-Sr-02743394.81364.81379.81±15Rb-Srinitial age disturbed by later metamorphismwhole rock     102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-Rb-Sr USGS-Rb-Sr 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00265_206_238417417417206_238 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00265_207_206489489489207_206 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00265_207_235425425425207_235 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00266_206_238405405405206_238 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00266_207_206463463463207_206 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00266_207_235412412412207_235 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00267_206_238375375375206_238 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00267_207_206452452452207_206 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00267_207_235383383383207_235 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00268_206_238396396396206_238 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00268_207_206457457457207_206 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00268_207_235402402402207_235 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00269_206_238371371371206_238 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00269_207_206462462462207_206 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00269_207_235381381381207_235 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00270_206_238392392392206_238 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00270_207_206459459459207_206 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 
USGS-U-Th-Pb-00270_207_235399399399207_235 zircon   Zircon  102295Rosman Occurrence, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA USGS-U-Th-Pb USGS-U-Th-Pb 

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