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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) from
New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA


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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
05048540017272027474488.jpg
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
03380480017272027488958.jpg
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K), etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
Formula:KCa4(Si8O20)(OH,F) · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite12
Calcite9
Albite4
Epidote4
Actinolite3
Chlorite Group2
Stilbite Subgroup2
Quartz2
Titanite1
Chalcopyrite1
Babingtonite1
Goosecreekite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hydroxyapophyllite-(K) data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:746751
Long-form Identifier:1:3:746751:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘOld Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLeesburg Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘChantilly Quarry, Chantilly, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘVirginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘFairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
References
Meier, B. M. and Kearns, Lance E., 2011, Chemical Characterization of Northern Virginia Apophyllite, (K, Na)Ca4Si8)20(OH, F).8H2O, 38th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium Progran and Abstracts, p. 25-27.
 
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