Castle Rock, Edgemont Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Castle Rock | - not defined - |
| Edgemont Township | Township |
| Delaware County | County |
| Pennsylvania | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 58' 22'' North , 75° 26' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Lapidary Society | Brookhaven, Pennsylvania | 13km |
| Delaware Valley Paleontological Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 24km |
| Philadelphia Mineralogical Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 24km |
| Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Wilmington, Delaware | 27km |
| Delaware Valley Earth Science Society | Woodbury, New Jersey | 29km |
Mindat Locality ID:
28775
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28775:4
GUID (UUID V4):
2bd2c745-ef84-4468-89b0-ff8f64878e32
On the Philadelphia-West Chester Turnpike, just west of Crum Creek.
Pyroxenite and meta-peridotite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anthophyllite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 Description: Occurs as grains in peridotite (Precambrian of Early Paleozoic). |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
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