Feldspar Quarry, Mineral Hill, Elwyn, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
---|---|
Feldspar Quarry | - not defined - |
Mineral Hill | Hill |
Elwyn | Village |
Middletown Township | Township |
Delaware County | County |
Pennsylvania | State |
USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 55' 9'' North , 75° 24' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Media | 5,363 (2017) | 2.1km |
Lima | 2,735 (2017) | 2.5km |
Rose Valley | 949 (2017) | 3.4km |
Swarthmore | 6,211 (2017) | 5.6km |
Brookhaven | 8,078 (2017) | 6.1km |
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Club | Location | Distance |
---|---|---|
Tuscarora Lapidary Society | Brookhaven, Pennsylvania | 6km |
Delaware Valley Paleontological Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 21km |
Philadelphia Mineralogical Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 21km |
Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Wilmington, Delaware | 22km |
Delaware Valley Earth Science Society | Woodbury, New Jersey | 24km |
Mindat Locality ID:
305560
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:305560:4
GUID (UUID V4):
37a53f25-2e1b-427e-8d2e-9612bd53be59
"Small abandoned Feldspar quarry and exposures about 1/8 mile north of Crump's quarry. Pegmatite, and meta-peridotite."
Map coordinates approximate.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group var. Sunstone' |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
ⓘ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
ⓘ 'Moonstone' |
ⓘ Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Vermiculite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Microcline var. Amazonite | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) | |
ⓘ | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Moonstone' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group var. Sunstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.