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Staurolite from
Bingham branch, Rock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA


Locality type:Park
Classification
Species:Staurolite
Formula:Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Staurolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bingham branch, Rock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1425913
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1425913:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Staurolite
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘRock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘGneiss outcrop, Rock Creek Park, NW Washington, District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘAyrlawn Park, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘLamberton Branch locality, Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘJones Falls Quarries, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘBare Hills, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
58.0km (36.0 miles) ⓘStaurolite locality, Rockland, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘHunt Valley Mall outcrop, Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
68.5km (42.6 miles) ⓘScientists Cliffs beach alluvials, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
References
Bernstein, Lawrence R. (1980) Minerals of the Washington, D.C. Area - Issue 5 of Educational series, Maryland Geological Survey. Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Geological Survey. p.1-148.
 
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