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Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USAi
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Union BridgeTown
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Union Bridge Quarry

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
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Calcite

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
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Malachite

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
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Union Bridge Quarry

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
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Calcite

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
03307350017272035056048.jpg
Malachite

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
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Union Bridge Quarry

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
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Calcite

Union Bridge Quarry & Cement Plant, Union Bridge, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 33' 26'' North , 77° 10' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.55738,-77.17198
GRN:
N27W43
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Union Bridge971 (2017)1.4km
New Windsor1,400 (2017)5.7km
Libertytown950 (2011)9.9km
Taneytown6,746 (2017)11.2km
Woodsboro1,196 (2017)12.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Mason-Dixon Rock, Mineral, Gemological, & Lapidary ClubHanover, Pennsylvania31km
Mindat Locality ID:
26624
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26624:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lehigh Portland Cement Company; Union Bridge Shale Pit; Wolfe Quarry (of Tidewater Portland Cement Company)


Large quarry located near Union Bridge, which was originally Wolfe Quarry in Frederick County but expanded so the main part of the quarry is now in Carroll County, in the Wakefield Marble.

Commodities (Major) - Stone
Development Status: Producer

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Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘWulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
PbLead
Pbⓘ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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Link to USGS MRDS:10121399

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

CMS & RCF lists 10/81; Report #1200479.
This mine is associated with a plant, sequence # 0240019001.
[1]Crosby, W., W. Clark, E. Matthews & J. Grasty (1909) Maryland Geological Survey Volume VIII: Part II.p.367
Crosby, W., W. Clark, E. Matthews & J. Grasty (1909) Maryland Geological Survey Volume VIII: Part II: 367.
Ostrander, Charles W., Price, Jr, Walter E. (1940) Minerals of Maryland. The Natural History Society of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. 14pp.
Edwards, J. (1971) Directory of mineral producers in Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey Information Circular 11: 1.
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