Upland Quarry, Chester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Upland Quarry | Quarry |
| Chester Township | Township |
| Delaware County | County |
| Pennsylvania | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 51' 19'' North , 75° 22' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Upland | 3,251 (2017) | 0.3km |
| Parkside | 2,334 (2017) | 1.0km |
| Brookhaven | 8,078 (2017) | 1.5km |
| Chester | 34,092 (2017) | 2.3km |
| Eddystone | 2,407 (2017) | 3.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tuscarora Lapidary Society | Brookhaven, Pennsylvania | 2km |
| Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Wilmington, Delaware | 19km |
| Delaware Valley Earth Science Society | Woodbury, New Jersey | 20km |
| Delaware Valley Paleontological Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 22km |
| Philadelphia Mineralogical Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 22km |
A former feldspar and mica occurrence/mine or occurrences in the vicinity of Upland, Chester County. (Was erroneously assigned to Nether Providence Township)
Mineralization is hosted in granite pegmatite.
Notes on locality and mineral list - there is no "Upland Quarry" reported in the historic literature, Gordon (1922), or earlier, or in R. A. Sloto's "Mines and Minerals of Delaware County, Pennsylvania (2024). The mineral list may not accurately reflect minerals found in nearby quarrying operations.
Retain this locality as a placeholder for specimens not assigned to any specific locality in the vicinity of Upland, Delaware County.
Not to be confused with Upland, West Marlboro Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA - https://www.mindat.org/loc-242432.html
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- PedmontiaAccretionary Complex
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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