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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Osborne Hill, Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Osborne Hill, Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:360239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:360239:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘLenni, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘMount Cuba serpentinite, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘWilliamson Trade School, Middletown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘWilmington Granite Company Quarries, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘKeystone Trap Rock Quarry, Cornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘWarwick Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCampbell's Quarry, Hestonville, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘOverbrook, Hestonville, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘHopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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