Swauger Road Quarries, Point Pleasant, Plumstead Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Swauger Road Quarries | Group of Quarries |
| Point Pleasant | - not defined - |
| Plumstead Township | Township |
| Bucks County | County |
| Pennsylvania | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 25' 19'' North , 75° 3' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tinicum | 4,350 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Stockton | 524 (2017) | 7.7km |
| Plumsteadville | 2,637 (2017) | 7.8km |
| Bedminster | 8,402 (2017) | 9.5km |
| Frenchtown | 1,386 (2017) | 11.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Mineralogy - Pennsylvania Chapter | St. Peters, Pennsylvania | 20km |
| Leidy Microscopical Society | Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania | 32km |
Mindat Locality ID:
27688
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27688:2
GUID (UUID V4):
e65ceec2-469a-4279-88e7-5cd5b46787a4
Ref.: Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of PA, Inc.: 22-23, 58-59; Grant, R.W. (Apr, 1971) PA Mins. (PM) (99), Keystone Newsletter; Grant (Feb & Mar 1973) PM (122 & 123), Keystone Newsletter; Grant (Sep, 1974) PM (141), Keystone Newsletter; Montgomery, A. (Aug, 1972) PM (116), Keystone Newsletter. Setting is contact metamorphic hornfels (detrital and chemical Lockatong Formation lake beds (Triassic) near a Triassic diabase intrusion.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cancrinite Formula: (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ | Cancrinite | 9.FB.05 | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Cancrinite | (Na,Ca,◻)8(Al6Si6O24)(CO3,SO4)2 · 2H2O |
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