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Locality Name:
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA


mindat Locality ID: 73222
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-73222.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, USA": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Annaberg Point
Bordeaux Mountain
Fungi Passage
Kiddel Point
Mary Point
Watermelon Cay
Whistling Cay
White Cliffs

Latitude: 18°20'59"N
Longitude: 64°44'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.349722222222,-64.734722222222

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: Ag Al Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H I K Mg Na O P S Si Sn Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe Mg Na O Si Sn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAtacamiteBaryteBerylCalciteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparMica
NonePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRutileSpinelTitaniteTurquoiseVesuvianite
WollastoniteWurtzite

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Diopside  (*)Epidote  (*)
Iodargyrite  (*)Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paratacamite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Romarchite  (*)
Tin  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)61271150966
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)127114711547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)5271143,271145,271146,271147,27114827770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO205171
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12711461025
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1812711491008
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O64271143,271147,271148,2711494135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4271143,271145,271146,2711478173
Iodargyrite  (*)WurtziteAgI1271147180
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O40229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4127114714899
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12711472349
Paratacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu3(Cu,Zn)Cl2(OH)61271150158
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212711492273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212711461898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2127114739462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24271146,271147,271149,27115061156
Romarchite  (*)NoneSnO013
Tin  (*)NoneSn063
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O3271147,271148,2711494899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212711452562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O1271150484
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012711431395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO33271143,271148,2711491247



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