Oursler Talc Quarries, Carroll Co., Maryland, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Oursler Talc Quarries | Group of Quarries |
Carroll Co. | County |
Maryland | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 21' 20'' North , 76° 55' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sykesville | 4,412 (2017) | 4.4km |
Eldersburg | 30,531 (2011) | 5.9km |
Randallstown | 32,430 (2011) | 11.0km |
Milford Mill | 29,042 (2011) | 13.1km |
Owings Mills | 30,622 (2011) | 14.1km |
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 |
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Central Maryland Rock and Mineral Collectors Exchange | Elkridge, Maryland | 24km |
Baltimore Mineral Society | Baltimore, Maryland | 28km |
Chesapeake Gem & Mineral Society | Baltimore, Maryland | 28km |
Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore, Inc. | Baltimore, Maryland | 28km |
Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD., Inc. | Rockville, Maryland | 36km |
Small pits in talc schist worked for talc between 1920 and 1935.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Reference: Stuart Herring |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Stuart Herring |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Stuart Herring |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Stuart Herring |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: Stuart Herring |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Pearre, N. & A. V. Heyl (1960) Mineral deposits in serpentine rocks of the Piedmont Upland, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware: U. S. Geological Survey: Bulletin 1082K: 796-797.
Pearre, Nancy (1961) Mineral deposits of Maryland excluding fuel, sand and gravel: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Resources Map MR-12.
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10145817 |
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