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New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. Quarry, Roaring Spring, Taylor Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 20' 39'' North , 78° 24' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Roaring Spring2,537 (2017)1.2km
East Freedom972 (2017)2.9km
Newry268 (2017)6.3km
Claysburg1,625 (2017)6.7km
Martinsburg1,911 (2017)7.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
48161
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:48161:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Uppermost Bellefont Formation, of overlying Loysburg Formation, Middle Ordovician. Medium-grey, fine grained dolomite to limy dolomite. Some clay-carbon insoluble residue; laminated.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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7 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C StrontianiteSrCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CelestineSrSO4
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O StrontianiteSrCO3
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
S CelestineSrSO4
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3

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