Phu Mỹ Quarry, Phú Mỹ, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnami
Regional Level Types | |
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Phu Mỹ Quarry | Quarry (Active) |
Phú Mỹ | Town |
Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province | Province |
Vietnam | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 36' 0'' North , 107° 5' 38'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2015
Age:
At least 5000 Ma
Geologic Time:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cần Giờ | 55,137 (2014) | 25.9km |
Vũng Tàu | 209,683 (2016) | 28.3km |
Cần Giuộc | 152,200 (2014) | 46.2km |
Biên Hòa | 407,208 (2018) | 48.3km |
Ho Chi Minh City | 3,467,331 (2018) | 56.4km |
Phu My Quarry is adjacent to Nui Thi Vai Quarry and is located about 4.5Km east of Phu My town on the northern flank of Nui Thi Vai mountain.
Volcanics of the Early Cretaceous Nha Trang Formation (mostly Rhyolites and Trachirhyolites) are quarried as inert for construction.
The Nha Trang Fm at this location is dipping to the NW and is intruded by vertical dykes of granite.
Hornblende can be found.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: "'Mario Lazzerini Denchi' Collection" |
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Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
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ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - |
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Phu Mỹ Quarry, Phú Mỹ, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu Province, Vietnam