Hitner's Marble Quarry (Hitner's Quarry), Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hitner's Marble Quarry (Hitner's Quarry) | Quarry |
Whitemarsh Township | Township |
Montgomery County | County |
Pennsylvania | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 7' North , 75° 13' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Flourtown | 4,538 (2017) | 1.5km |
Fort Washington | 5,446 (2017) | 2.9km |
Oreland | 5,678 (2017) | 3.3km |
Ambler | 6,505 (2017) | 4.2km |
Wyndmoor | 5,498 (2017) | 4.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Delaware Valley Paleontological Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 19km |
Philadelphia Mineralogical Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 19km |
Friends of Mineralogy - Pennsylvania Chapter | St. Peters, Pennsylvania | 22km |
Tuscarora Lapidary Society | Brookhaven, Pennsylvania | 31km |
Delaware Valley Earth Science Society | Woodbury, New Jersey | 31km |
Mindat Locality ID:
11846
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11846:3
GUID (UUID V4):
d33753bd-431b-4549-a0f9-8e0fd4cf20d3
Ref.: Dana 6:1069. A marble quarry. Mineralogy of Pennsylvania-1922; Samuel S. Gordon, pg. 218
Hitner's marble Quarry at Marble Hall, about 3 mi. N.W. of Chestnut Hill. Shenandoah limestone. Abandoned.
Barite locality is a smaller quarry just N.E. of Marble Hall.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Aquacreptite' |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Description: Occurs in marble. References: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Aquacreptite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Wad' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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