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Prospect Park, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 53' 16'' North , 75° 18' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Prospect Park6,481 (2017)0.0km
Norwood5,898 (2017)0.9km
Folsom8,323 (2017)1.5km
Ridley Park7,035 (2017)1.5km
Folcroft6,637 (2017)2.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Tuscarora Lapidary SocietyBrookhaven, Pennsylvania7km
Delaware Valley Paleontological SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14km
Philadelphia Mineralogical SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14km
Delaware Valley Earth Science SocietyWoodbury, New Jersey14km
Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc.Wilmington, Delaware26km
Mindat Locality ID:
238706
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238706:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place (hamlet).

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
'Mica Group'
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Mica Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe PyriteFeS2

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