Cacapon River Mining District, Hampshire Co., West Virginia, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cacapon River Mining District | Mining District |
| Hampshire Co. | County |
| West Virginia | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° North , 78° West (est.)
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Margin of Error:
~34km
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Each droplet contains some or all of the following metallic phases: Fe2Si, FeSi, FeSi2, FeTiSi2, and 99% Si. (fulgurite)
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Lechatelierite Formula: SiO2 Reference: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII (2006) LIGHTNING STRIKE GLASSES AS AN ANALOG FOR IMPACT GLASSES: 57Fe MÖSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY OF FULGURITES. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Lechatelierite | 4.DA.30 | SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Lechatelierite | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Lechatelierite | SiO2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)A. A. Wasserman, H. J. Melosh, and D. S. Lauretta, FULGURITES: A LOOK AT TRANSIENT HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCESSES IN SILICATES, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona.
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