Overbrook, Hestonville, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Overbrook | - not defined - |
| Hestonville | - not defined - |
| Philadelphia County | County |
| Pennsylvania | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 58' 47'' North , 75° 15' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Millbourne | 1,162 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Penn Wynne | 5,697 (2017) | 1.9km |
| Narberth | 4,309 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Bala-Cynwyd | 9,299 (2017) | 3.6km |
| East Lansdowne | 2,665 (2017) | 3.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Valley Paleontological Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 8km |
| Philadelphia Mineralogical Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 8km |
| Tuscarora Lapidary Society | Brookhaven, Pennsylvania | 16km |
| Delaware Valley Earth Science Society | Woodbury, New Jersey | 18km |
| Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Wilmington, Delaware | 36km |
Exposures on 67th St., between Woodbine and Malven Avenues. Wissahickon gneiss and pegmatite.
Old locality, bordering what is now the NE side of Morris Park (developed). Best known for the occurrence of large limpid to smoky quartz crystals (to 30 cm), and tiny but brilliant, translucent red rutile crystals.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Aquacreptite (of Shepard)' Formula: Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ✪ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Crystals up to 30 cm inn length Colour: Limpid to Smoky |
| ✪ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: Crystals to 30 cm Colour: limpid to smoky |
| ✪ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Habit: Minute, brilliant, transparent ruby-red crystals on quartz |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ | 'Aquacreptite (of Shepard)' | 9.HC.25 | Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| ⓘ | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Aquacreptite (of Shepard) | Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| H | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Aquacreptite (of Shepard) | Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Aquacreptite (of Shepard) | Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Aquacreptite (of Shepard) | Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Aquacreptite (of Shepard) | Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Aquacreptite (of Shepard) | Mg4Fe2Si6O19 · 8H2O with some Al2O3, or near |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- PedmontiaAccretionary Complex
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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Overbrook, Hestonville, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA