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Cascade Mountain, Keene Township, Essex County, New York, USAi
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Keene TownshipTownship
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
44° 13' 6'' North , 73° 51' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
North Elba8,474 (2017)8.0km
Lake Placid2,465 (2017)11.8km
Wilmington937 (2017)19.2km
Elizabethtown754 (2017)21.4km
Saranac Lake5,274 (2017)24.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
23714
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23714:8
GUID (UUID V4):
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Mineral List

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25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3A
Åkermanite
Formula: Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'
Cuspidine
Formula: Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
'Ellestadite'
Ferro-pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Fluorellestadite
Formula: Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
'Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series'
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2(SiO4)
Galena
Formula: PbS
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Graphite
Formula: C
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Harkerite
Formula: Ca48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
'K Feldspar'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Monticellite
Formula: CaMg(SiO4)
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Scapolite'
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 6 - Borates
Harkerite6.AB.70Ca48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2(SiO4)
Monticellite9.AC.10CaMg(SiO4)
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
Fluorellestadite9.AH.25Ca5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Åkermanite9.BB.10Ca2Mg[Si2O7]
Cuspidine9.BE.17Ca8(Si2O7)2F4
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Tremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ferro-pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Fe2+4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Ellestadite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Scapolite'-
'Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series'-
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'K Feldspar'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3A

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Ellestadite
H Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series
BBoron
B HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C GraphiteC
C HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
OOxygen
O ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O CalciteCaCO3
O CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O Ellestadite
O Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
O ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
FFluorine
F CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
F Ellestadite
F FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
F Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series
NaSodium
Na Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Mg HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
Mg MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si Ellestadite
Si Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Si ForsteriteMg2(SiO4)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
Si MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
SSulfur
S Ellestadite
S FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series
ClChlorine
Cl HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ÅkermaniteCa2Mg[Si2O7]
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca CuspidineCa8(Si2O7)2F4
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca Ellestadite
Ca Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca FluorellestaditeCa5(SiO4)1.5(SO4)1.5F
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca HarkeriteCa48Mg16[AlSi4O15(OH)]4(BO3)16(CO3)16 · 2(H2O,HCl)
Ca MonticelliteCaMg(SiO4)
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Fluorellestadite-Hydroxylellestadite Series
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3A
TiTitanium
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
FeIron
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe Ferro-pargasiteNaCa2(Fe42+Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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