Knobly Mountain, Mineral County, West Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Knobly Mountain | Mountain |
| Mineral County | County |
| West Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 35' 50'' North , 78° 48' 35'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Potomac Park | 2,530 (2011) | 1.6km |
| Cresaptown | 4,592 (2011) | 2.1km |
| Bowling Green | 1,077 (2011) | 3.0km |
| Wiley Ford | 1,026 (2011) | 3.5km |
| Bel Air | 1,258 (2011) | 4.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
17238
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:17238:2
GUID (UUID V4):
f74c2dc0-5365-4adb-826d-108ed5c1ecd0
A one mile long cut made for the West Virginia Central Railroad on the farm of J C Brady, located on the west side of Knobly Mountain. The cut exposed limestone formations that contained exceptional crystals of celestite prior to 1890.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Description: Crystals are colorless, pale blue to deep blue, measuring in size from 1mm to more than 75mm in length and 5cm in thickness, both attached to the walls of vugs in the limestone or as "floaters" occuring in clay filled vugs. The larger crystals often contained clay inclusions.
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for a contemporary illustration |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
| ⓘ Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 |
| ⓘ Sulphur Formula: S8 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | ⓘ Strontianite | SrCO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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Knobly Mountain, Mineral County, West Virginia, USA