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Glassmere Brick Company quarry, Glassmere, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Type:
Quarry
Mindat Locality ID:
126171
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:126171:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Harvey Quarry


Ref. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania; Lapham, Geyer, 1965 pgs. 29-30

Wurtzite locality. New Kensington West 7 1/2 min. quad., east-central rectangle. Crystallization occurs along cracks and seams, in calcite or baryte concretions, found in carbonaceous clay-shale lenses.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘWurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

ur.booksc.eu (n.d.) https://ur.booksc.eu/book/66386514/1d25f8
Seaman, D. M. (1960) Recent Fossil Collecting in Western Pennsylvania, Rocks & Minerals, 35:5-6, 214-216, DOI: 10.1080/00357529.1960.11766597
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