Beaver Dam Quarry (Baker and Connelly Quarry), Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Beaver Dam Quarry (Baker and Connelly Quarry) | Quarry |
Cockeysville | - not defined - |
Baltimore County | County |
Maryland | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 28' 43'' North , 76° 39' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Cockeysville | 20,776 (2011) | 1.2km |
Hunt Valley | 23,915 (2012) | 2.7km |
Mays Chapel | 11,420 (2011) | 5.1km |
Timonium | 9,925 (2011) | 5.6km |
Lutherville-Timonium | 15,814 (2017) | 5.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Baltimore Mineral Society | Baltimore, Maryland | 21km |
Chesapeake Gem & Mineral Society | Baltimore, Maryland | 21km |
Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore, Inc. | Baltimore, Maryland | 21km |
Central Maryland Rock and Mineral Collectors Exchange | Elkridge, Maryland | 30km |
Mason-Dixon Rock, Mineral, Gemological, & Lapidary Club | Hanover, Pennsylvania | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8607
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8607:6
GUID (UUID V4):
f9f2c2d8-a882-4fa4-b1fc-d2c25ea13cdc
A marble quarry owned by the Beaver Dam Marble Co. Started 1879 and reportedly abandoned and water-filled by 1940. Exposed Cockeysville Marble. The bottom portion of the Washington Monument is made with marble from this quarry. It is now the beaver dam swimming club
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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