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Eastburn's Quarries, New Castle County, Delaware, USAi
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Eastburn's QuarriesGroup of Quarries
New Castle CountyCounty
DelawareState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 25'' North , 75° 43' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.74043,-75.71685
GeoHash:
G#: dr44j488v
GRN:
N27W42
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pike Creek7,898 (2011)1.5km
Pike Creek Valley11,217 (2011)1.7km
North Star7,980 (2011)2.3km
Hockessin13,527 (2011)5.5km
Newark33,817 (2017)6.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc.Wilmington, Delaware15km
Tuscarora Lapidary SocietyBrookhaven, Pennsylvania32km
Delaware Valley Earth Science SocietyWoodbury, New Jersey49km
Mindat Locality ID:
10857
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10857:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A limestone quarry.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
References:
Dana 6:1070.
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
References:
Dana 6:1070.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

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References

en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastburn%E2%80%93Jeanes_Lime_Kilns_Historic_District
Dana, Edward Salisbury; Dana, James Dwight (1892) A System of Mineralogy (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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