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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 42' 48'' North , 75° 11' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Phillipsburg14,515 (2017)2.3km
Easton26,915 (2017)3.4km
Lopatcong Overlook734 (2017)4.7km
Wilson7,781 (2017)5.0km
West Easton1,251 (2017)5.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Monroe County Earth Science AssociationStroudsburg, Pennsylvania30km
Friends of Mineralogy - Pennsylvania ChapterSt. Peters, Pennsylvania45km
Mindat Locality ID:
10113
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10113:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
C.K. Williams & Co. Quarry; Williams Quarry


Quarry in serpentine/tremolite, located on Chestnut Hill, above the Delaware River, North of Easton. Owned by the C.K. Williams & Co., Easton, PA. Encompassing the original sites of the Sherrer, Verdolite*, and minor workings of the Fox quarries, this site was greatly expanded in the mid-1920s, exploiting serpentine for ornamental/building stone and tremolite as mineral pulp additives in paint and paper products. By the mid-1930s, demand for building stone diminished, but the market for its mineral-pulp carried the company until its close of operation in the mid-1940s.

Lower level quarry in serpentine/tremolite. Mineralization in the region was described as early as 1809, primitive quarrying speculated to have occurred as early as 1820. The first fully operational quarry was begun sometime in the 1830s, by Abraham Sherrer. Workings featured a working face 100 feet (ca. 30 m) by 400 feet (ca. 122 m) long. Upon Mr. Sherrer's death in 1898, an additional quarry was opened above by William B. Reed, named the Verdolite Quarry*. Both quarries eventually became part of C.K. Williams Quarry complex. These two original quarries are the original/primary sites of origin for most early mineralogical studies and specimens from the area.

In the 1950s, the property was put up for sale and purchased by famed Mineralogist Arthur Montgomery, at that time an acting professor at Lafayette College in Easton. He deeded the property to Lafayette in 1953, for the purpose of preserving this unique mineralogical site in perpetuity.

Note that most, if not all, 'eastonite' from this locality is, in fact, a mixture of phlogopite and serpentine. There are no modern analyses confirming the presence of eastonite in Easton; Livi and Veblen (1987) showed that “Eastonite” from Easton, Pennsylvania, is a mixture of phlogopite and a "new form of serpentine".

*Site listed separately to aid the locality search for older labelled specimens.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


54 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Amphibole Supergroup var. Uralite'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite var. Bowenite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
'Asbestos'
'Asbestos var. Mountain Leather'
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Boltwoodite
Formula: (K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Brucite ?
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Calcite var. Strontium-rich Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Sr)CO3
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'
Formula: AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. Hornblende'
Formula: AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Carnotite ?
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Description: carnotite may have been misidentified, presence at locality in question.
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
'Chrysolite'
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Diopside var. Salite
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Eastonite (TL)
Formula: KMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Type Locality:
Habit: Rough crystals, cleavage masses. Laminae flexible but inelastic
Colour: Silvery white to bright yellowish green, vitreous with pearly luster
Fluorescence: none
Description: Described first as "Chloritic Vermiculite" by Clarke and Schneider in 1891. Likely the same material as described by professor Frederick Burritt Peck in 1905 as an "alteration of phlogopite to serpentine", noting specimens from both Chestnut Hill and from the continuation of the serpentine belt at Warne's quarry (Royal Green Quarry), across the Delaware river in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Analysis by Merril and by Eyerman in 1911.
'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series'
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Graphite
Formula: C
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hydromagnesite
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Limonite'
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Metanováčekite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Scapolite'
Colour: Lilac
'Scapolite var. Wernerite'
Colour: Lilac
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Serpentine Subgroup var. Marmolite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
'Serpentine Subgroup var. Retinalite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
Description: Assumed to be in Scherrer Quarry, Montgomery ref. does not distinguish which part of the CK Williams Quarry samples were retrieved from. Montgomery reports that thorianite is very rare, most "thorianite" is in fact thorian-uraninite.
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Thorite var. Thorogummite
Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Description: Assumed to be in Scherrer Quarry, Montgomery ref. does not distinguish which part of the CK Williams Quarry samples were retrieved from.
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Description: Assumed to be in Scherrer Quarry, Montgomery ref. does not distinguish which part of the CK Williams Quarry samples were retrieved from.
Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite
Formula: (U,Th)O2
Description: Assumed to be in Scherrer Quarry, Montgomery ref. does not distinguish which part of the CK Williams Quarry samples were retrieved from.
Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Weeksite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Wölsendorfite
Formula: Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O
Description: Assumed to be in Scherrer Quarry, Montgomery ref. does not distinguish which part of the CK Williams Quarry samples were retrieved from.
Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
Zaratite
Formula: Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: crystals to nearly 5 cm long,1.2 cm wide. Sharply formed, doubly-terminated crystals of outstanding quality have been found in serpentine marix at the site. additional fine specimens have also been reported, embedded in grayish white talc and tremolite rock, at the south end of the quarry.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Uraninite
var. Thorian Uraninite
4.DL.05(U,Th)O2
Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Brucite ?4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Wölsendorfite4.GB.30Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O
Carnotite ?4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Calcite
var. Strontium-rich Calcite
5.AB.05(Ca,Sr)CO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hydromagnesite5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Zaratite ?5.DA.15Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Wulfenite ?7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Metanováčekite8.EB.10Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
var. Thorogummite9.AD.30(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Boltwoodite9.AK.15(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Weeksite9.AK.30K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
var. Salite9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Eastonite (TL)9.EC.20KMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
var. Bowenite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Asbestos'-
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup
var. Hornblende'
-AnCa2(Z2+5-mZ3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Amphibole Supergroup
var. Uralite'
-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Scapolite
var. Wernerite'
-
'Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series'-
'Scapolite'-
'Asbestos
var. Mountain Leather'
-
'Chrysolite'-
'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Marmolite'
-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
''-D3[Si2O5](OH)4
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
-
''-
'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Retinalite'
-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup'-AnCa2(C2+5-mC3+m)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
H Antigorite var. BoweniteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
H HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
H WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O
H ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
H EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
H Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
H Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
H Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C AragoniteCaCO3
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Scapolite var. Wernerite
C ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
C Calcite var. Strontium-rich Calcite(Ca,Sr)CO3
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O AragoniteCaCO3
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O BaryteBaSO4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
O Antigorite var. BoweniteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite(U,Th)O2
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
O CelestineSrSO4
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
O HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O ThorianiteThO2
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O UraniniteUO2
O UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
O Scapolite var. Wernerite
O WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O
O WulfenitePb(MoO4)
O ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
O Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
O Calcite var. Strontium-rich Calcite(Ca,Sr)CO3
O Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
O Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
O Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
NaSodium
Na Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Na ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Na Scapolite var. Wernerite
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Antigorite var. BoweniteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Mg EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Mg Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
Mg Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mg Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Mg Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Al Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Scapolite var. Wernerite
Al EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Al Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Al Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Al Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
Si Antigorite var. BoweniteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Si Scapolite var. Wernerite
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Si Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
Si Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Si Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
Si Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Si Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MolybdeniteMoS2
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Cl Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl Scapolite var. Wernerite
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
K CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
K EastoniteKMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Ca Calcium Amphibole Subgroup var. HornblendeAnCa2(Z2+5-mZm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca Scapolite var. Wernerite
Ca Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
Ca Calcite var. Strontium-rich Calcite(Ca,Sr)CO3
Ca Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Ca Calcium Amphibole SubgroupAnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti Amphibole Supergroup var. UraliteAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
VVanadium
V CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mn Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mn Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Ferro-actinolite-Tremolite Series
Fe Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Fe Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
NiNickel
Ni ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Ni Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Ni Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Zn Serpentine Subgroup var. RetinaliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
AsArsenic
As MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr Calcite var. Strontium-rich Calcite(Ca,Sr)CO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
Mo WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O
Pb WulfenitePb(MoO4)
ThThorium
Th Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite(U,Th)O2
Th ThorianiteThO2
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Th Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U Boltwoodite(K,Na)(UO2)(SiO3OH) · 1.5H2O
U Uraninite var. Thorian Uraninite(U,Th)O2
U CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
U MetanováčekiteMg(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
U Thorite var. Thorogummite(Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x
U UraniniteUO2
U UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
U WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
U WölsendorfitePb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Proterozoic : 1292.4 ± 12.6 Ma to 985 ± 7 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Neoproterozoic
   Tonian
ⓘ Zircon (youngest age)985 ± 7 Ma
    
   
  Mesoproterozoic
   Ectasian
ⓘ Zircon (oldest age)1292.4 ± 12.6 Ma

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