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Murrysville, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, USAi
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Murrysville- not defined -
Westmoreland Co.County
PennsylvaniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 25' 37'' North , 79° 41' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Murrysville20,134 (2017)0.2km
Level Green4,020 (2017)4.2km
Export883 (2017)6.3km
Trafford3,144 (2017)6.9km
Pitcairn3,246 (2017)7.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Monongahela RockhoundsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania25km
Pittsburgh Geological SocietyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania25km
Pennsylvania Earth Sciences AssociationWhitehall, Pennsylvania26km
Moraine RockbustersMars, Pennsylvania40km
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Murraysville


An occurrence of concretions 0.25 miles west of town on old William Penn highway.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S
Reference: American Mineralogist (1950): 35: 43-50.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
S Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
FeIron
Fe Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ZnZinc
Zn Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S

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American Mineralogist (1950): 35: 43-50.

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