Locality type: | Valley |
Classification |
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Species: | Kyanite |
Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Staurolite | ⓘ2 photos of Kyanite associated with Staurolite at this locality. |
Almandine | ⓘ2 photos of Kyanite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Kyanite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Muscovite | ⓘ1 photo of Kyanite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kyanite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Wissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 320611 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:320611:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 312ee2ad-3729-445f-9814-28885370eeb3 |
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite |
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5.8km (3.6 miles) | ⓘFalls of Schuylkill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA |
15.9km (9.9 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Kyanite occurrence, Darby (Darby Borough), Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA |
38.4km (23.9 miles) | ⓘChadds Ford, Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
39.2km (24.4 miles) | ⓘCopesville, East Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
46.4km (28.8 miles) | ⓘDickson's Quarry (Dixon's Quarry), Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA |
51.4km (32.0 miles) | ⓘR. Baily's Quarry, Unionville, West Marlboro Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| | Book (edition) | «s m •p ■* ; sms •v ■1 mm D 'A ©F PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY By Scott Stepanski and Karenne...changes due to man or nature, Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, its publisher and all other...Physiographic Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey 5 6 7 9 10 12 PENNSYLVANIA SITE NO. PAGE NO. 1.... Ringing Rocks Park.................... Wissahickon Valley Garnets....... 3 20 22 24, 29 26, 29 30...Dolomite 33 Chrome Run Minerals 34 Prospect Park Kyanite 90 92, 96 94, 96 Color Specimen Photos..... | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | WHITE MICA IN THE WISSAHICKON COMPLEX Aonr,nnlu,* A. Wrr,r,rnusPosrELnNr Wrr,r.raru phio, P a. Unioersity...of investigating the granitic rocks in the Wissahickon Valley (1), reported a white mica with unusually...another locality in the Philadelphia area. The material in the Wissahickon Valley occurs in crystals sufficiently...The mica studied was collected in the valley of the Wissahickon Creek, a few hundred feet south of the...the contact between the Wissahickon formation and the mylonite member of the Baltimore gneiss.The white |
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Wissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA