Gneiss outcrop, Rock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gneiss outcrop | Road Cutting |
Rock Creek Park | Park |
NW Washington | - not defined - |
District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) | Federal District |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 56' 0'' North , 77° 2' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Road Cutting - last checked 2020
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Adams Morgan | 15,830 (2018) | 1.5km |
Shaw | 17,639 (2018) | 3.4km |
Chevy Chase | 9,545 (2018) | 3.7km |
Bloomingdale | 4,980 (2018) | 3.8km |
Washington, D.C. | 601,723 (2017) | 4.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Northern Virginia Mineral Club, Inc. | Arlington, Virginia | 8km |
Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MD., Inc. | Rockville, Maryland | 19km |
Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club | Clinton, Maryland | 23km |
American Fossil Federation | Bowie, Maryland | 28km |
Maryland Geological Society | Bowie, Maryland | 28km |
Outcrop of gneiss with reported staurolite crystals on Beach dr. NW, just north of the zoo
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Bernstein, Lawrence (1980) Minerals of the Washington D. C. area: Maryland Geological Survey Educational Series 5, 148 pages.
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ⓘ Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) Reference: Bernstein, Lawrence (1980) Minerals of the Washington D. C. area: Maryland Geological Survey Educational Series 5, 148 pages.
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Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bernstein, Lawrence (1980) Minerals of the Washington D. C. area: Maryland Geological Survey Educational Series 5, 148 pages.
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