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Frogtown, York County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 10' 53'' North , 76° 51' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
New Market816 (2017)4.7km
Lewisberry363 (2017)5.1km
New Cumberland7,295 (2017)6.1km
Valley Green3,429 (2017)6.2km
Steelton5,932 (2017)6.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club, Inc.Harrisburg, Pennsylvania11km
Mason-Dixon Rock, Mineral, Gemological, & Lapidary ClubHanover, Pennsylvania44km
Mindat Locality ID:
237331
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:237331:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
Habit: Millimeter sized grains with a pebbly surface, high relief
Colour: nearly colorless to very pale yellowish green
Description: Occuring in Quartz ferrogabbo, Fayalite has been observed only in thin section. Millimeter sized grains with a pebbly surface, high relief. The grains are nearly colorless to very pale yellowish green with pastel interfefence colors under crossed nicols.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Safflorite
Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Sperrylite
Formula: PtAs2
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Sudburyite
Formula: PdSb
Ulvöspinel
Formula: TiFe2+2O4
Description: Discovered in microprobe analysis, accepted from analysis by Robert C. Smith (1973), however no evidence has been presented for a specimen containing greater than 50 mol-percent Ulvöspinel.
Ungavaite
Formula: Pd4Sb3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Ungavaite2.AC.35bPd4Sb3
Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Sudburyite2.CC.05PdSb
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Sperrylite2.EB.05aPtAs2
Safflorite2.EB.15a(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ulvöspinel4.BB.05TiFe2+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
Fayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
O FayaliteFe22+SiO4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
SiSilicon
Si FayaliteFe22+SiO4
SSulfur
S BorniteCu5FeS4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S CobaltiteCoAsS
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
TiTitanium
Ti UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
FeIron
Fe BorniteCu5FeS4
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Fe UlvöspinelTiFe22+O4
CoCobalt
Co CobaltiteCoAsS
Co Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
NiNickel
Ni Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
CuCopper
Cu BorniteCu5FeS4
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As CobaltiteCoAsS
As Safflorite(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
As SperrylitePtAs2
PdPalladium
Pd SudburyitePdSb
Pd UngavaitePd4Sb3
SbAntimony
Sb SudburyitePdSb
Sb UngavaitePd4Sb3
PtPlatinum
Pt SperrylitePtAs2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

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