Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA

mindat Locality ID: 8913
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8913.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA": 68
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 55

Number of Child Localities: 42
Child Localities:
Arnolds Valley Silica Mine
Becktel Prospect (Bachtell Prospect)
Bells Valley
Blue Bank Mine
Buena Vista
Buena Vista Titanium Placer
Church Mountain Mine
Clifton Forge Occurrence
Collierstown
Emil Number 1 Quarry
Emil Number 2 Quarry
General Shale Mine No. 12
Glasgow
Glenwood Estate
Horse Mt. Mine
Irish Creek
Iron Gate Mine
J. D. Eakin Property Mine
J. Tilfort Short Property
James C. Ballagh Property Mine
Johnson Prospect
Kerrs Creek
Lexington
Little Mary's Creek
Lyndhurst-Vesuvius District
Midvale
Mine Number 6
Mt. Horeb Kimberlite
Mt. Torry Tract
Natural Bridge
Natural Bridge Station
Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province
Old Dixie Mine (Coalshire Coldshort)
Panther Gap
Petetes Gap
Red Mills
Rockbridge Alum Springs Mine
Scott Property Pit
Shorter Prospect
Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10252754)
Vesuvius
W. T. Crist Farm Mine

Latitude: 37°47'4"N
Longitude: 79°23'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 37.784444444444,-79.396666666667

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.

Alunite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copiapite	Copper
Coquimbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Diaspore	Dufrénite	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Hexahydrite	Kaolinite	Kobellite	Lepidocrocite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melanterite	Meneghinite	Mica
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Palygorskite	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Starkeyite	Talc	Tourmaline	Turquoise	Wavellite
Zircon

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 Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn N Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ti W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As K O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Copiapite Copper
Coquimbite Coronadite Corundum Diaspore Dufrénite Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Hexahydrite Kaolinite Kobellite Lepidocrocite Malachite Marcasite Melanterite Meneghinite Mica
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Palygorskite Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rockbridgeite Rocksalt
Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Starkeyite Talc Tourmaline Turquoise Wavellite
Zircon

84 IMA Minerals at location:

Aikinite ()*	Anatase ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*
Beryl ()*	Beudantite ()*	Birnessite ()*	Cacoxenite ()*	Calcite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Celadonite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Churchite-(Y) ()*	Claudetite ()*
Clinozoisite ()*	Copiapite ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Dufrénite ()*	Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Fluorwavellite ()*	Galena ()*	Galenobismutite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hexahydrite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kidwellite ()*	Lepidocrocite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Manganite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*
Niter ()*	Nontronite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Palygorskite ()*	Paracoquimbite ()*
Phenakite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Plagionite ()*	Planerite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrope ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhomboclase ()*
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rozenite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*
Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*
Starkeyite ()*	Strengite ()*	Talc ()*	Thénardite ()*	Turquoise ()*
Variscite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Wavellite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aikinite ()*	Meneghinite	CuPbBiS₃	1	282523	315
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	1	282484	2162
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	282523	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	3	282488,282492,282523	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	6	282470,282485,282497,282503,282531,282534	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	2	282488,282523	4286
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	282492	413
Birnessite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K)_0.6(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₂O₄·1.5H₂O	1	282508	178
Cacoxenite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂₄AlO₆(PO₄)₁₇(OH)₁₂·75H₂O	4	282506,282508,282510,282513	280
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	3	282485,282503,282523	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	3	282488,282492,282523	5171
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	282485	309
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	282485,282523	27198
Churchite-(Y) ()*	Gypsum	Y(PO₄)·2H₂O	2	282508,282510	70
Claudetite ()*	None	As₂O₃	0		35
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	282523	1025
Copiapite ()*	Copiapite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	2	282508,282523	382
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	282523	1008
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	282508	599
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	282515	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4	282470,282485,282497,282531	9895
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O	2	282506,282513	139
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	282535	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	282485	484
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	4	282485,282488,282503,282523	9617
Fluorwavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₂F·5H₂O	1	282508	26
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2	282485,282523	24243
Galenobismutite ()*	Kobellite	PbBi₂S₄	2	282488,282523	192
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	7	282484,282485,282492,282506,282508,282510,282513	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	282492,282523	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	282523	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	282485	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	6	282487,282492,282493,282508,282513,282524	14640
Hexahydrite ()*	Hexahydrite	Mg(SO₄)·6H₂O	1	282485	251
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	282476,282523	5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	2	282492,282513	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	4	282475,282485,282508,282520	5591
Kidwellite ()*	None	NaFe³⁺_9+x(PO₄)₆(OH)₁₁·3H₂O (x ≈ 0.33)	3	282488,282506,282513	53
Lepidocrocite ()*	Lepidocrocite	Fe³⁺O(OH)	1	282485	581
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	1	282508	210
Magnesiotaaffeite-2N'2S ()*	None	Mg₃BeAl₈O₁₆	1	282488	18
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	282488,282523	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	282485	12537
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	3	282506,282508,282513	770
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	282485,282523	5674
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	2	282485,282523	915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	282485,282535	4924
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	3	282485,282488,282523	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	4	282479,282484,282488,282523	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	282485	112
Niter ()*	None	K(NO₃)	1	282485	181
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2	282488,282523	471
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	0		2349
Palygorskite ()*	Palygorskite Clay	(Mg,Al)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)·4H₂O	1	282485	306
Paracoquimbite ()*	Coquimbite	Fe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(H₂O)₁₂·6H₂O	1	282508	30
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	2	282488,282523	326
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆	2	282488,282523	303
Plagionite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₈S₁₇	1	282485	100
Planerite ()*	Turquoise	Al₆(PO₄)₂(PO₃OH)₂(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	282508	43
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	6	282485,282492,282502,282503,282519,282523	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2	282485,282508	3106
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	282515	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	282523	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	8	282469,282479,282485,282488,282503,282517,282525,282535	61156
Rhomboclase ()*	Not in a structural group	(H₅O₂)Fe³⁺(SO₄)₂·2H₂O	1	282508	53
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	2	282506,282513	206
Rozenite ()*	Starkeyite	Fe²⁺(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	282485	293
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	282476	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	2	282488,282523	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	282523	2705
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	1	282523	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2	282488,282523	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	282523	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	3	282485,282523,282525	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	282515	1934
Starkeyite ()*	Starkeyite	Mg(SO₄)·4H₂O	1	282485	79
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	2	282506,282513	263
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	282515	3337
Thénardite ()*	None	Na₂(SO₄)	1	282485	299
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	1	282508	484
Variscite ()*	None	Al(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	282508	301
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	2	282488,282523	652
Wavellite ()*	Wavellite	Al₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₃·5H₂O	1	282508	374
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	282484,282523,282526	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050421	Vesuvius, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA	https://rruff.info/R050421

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