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Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
204101
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204101:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Chester Township, comté de Delaware, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
German:
Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Chester, contea di Delaware, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Municipio de Chester, Condado de Delaware, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos
Dutch:
Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Chester Township, Delaware Kūn
Portuguese:
Chester Township, Condado de Delaware, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Честер Тауншип, Округ Делавер , Пенсилванија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Ukrainian:
Честер Тауншип, Делавер, Пенсильванія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
چیسٹر ٹاؤن شپ، ڈیلاویئر کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, ڈیلاویئر کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Chester Township, Pennsilvaniya, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Vietnamese:
Xã Chester, Quận Delaware, Pennsylvania, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Welsh:
Chester Township, Pennsylvania, Unol Daleithiau America


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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Ferrimolybdite
Formula: Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Ferrimolybdite7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Mo FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Township,_Delaware_County,_Pennsylvania
Wikidata ID:Q1132550
GeoNames ID:7258113

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