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Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Albite

Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pyrite

Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Albite

Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pyrite

Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Albite

Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pyrite

Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 55' 48'' North , 76° 22' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.93009,-76.37571
GRN:
N27W43
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Conestoga1,258 (2017)2.8km
Millersville8,420 (2017)7.8km
Willow Street7,578 (2017)10.1km
Washington Boro729 (2017)10.4km
Refton298 (2017)12.3km
Mindat Locality ID:
27680
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27680:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A quarry in the Antietam Formation (Cambrian), Vintage Dolomite (Cambrian) and Antietam Schist (Cambrian), intruded by diabase (Triassic).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ 'Chlorophyllite'
ⓘ Cordierite
Formula: Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Pinite'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘCordierite9.CJ.10Mg2Al4Si5O18
ⓘOrthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorophyllite'-
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Pinite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ CordieriteMg2Al4Si5O18
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4

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References

Friends of Mineralogy Newsletter, Region 3 (Summer ed. 1975): 2.
Tomlinson, W. Harold (1942) Idiomorphic cordierite from Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania. American Mineralogist, 27 (9) 646-648
Chapman, R.W. (1950), "Contact-Metamorphic Effects of Triassic diabase at Safe Harbor (Lancaster Co.), PA," Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., Vol 61: 191-220.
Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, Min. Soc. of PA, Inc.: 15, 40-41.
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