Bamford, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Bamford | Unincorporated Community |
East Hempfield Township | Township |
Lancaster County | County |
Pennsylvania | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 5' 6'' North , 76° 23' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
4083
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4083:2
GUID (UUID V4):
f51d6687-f095-4414-863d-0b57f81b549e
Refs.: Gordon, Samuel S. (1922) Mineralogy of Pennsylvania: 203.
Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 180.
Abandoned zinc mines at Bamford, 6 mi. N.W. of Lancaster. Ordovician limestone; hydrothermal veins of Galena and Sphalerite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aurichalcite Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS References: |
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
ⓘ | Aurichalcite | 5.BA.15 | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Aurichalcite | (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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