Wiant's Quarry (Weiant Quarry), Pilot, Cecil County, Maryland, USAi
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Wiant's Quarry (Weiant Quarry) | Quarry |
Pilot | Village |
Cecil County | County |
Maryland | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 42' 32'' North , 76° 11' 21'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
51530
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:51530:1
GUID (UUID V4):
30f1931f-d053-4e1a-a12a-147190440abb
A desilicated pegmatite in serpentine.
In the American Mineralogist Vol.12 Num. 11, Earl V. Shannon, 1927, states from Samuel G. Gordon's paper on Desilicated Granitic Pegmatites of the Vicinity of the Pennsylvania-Maryland State Line:
"That the albitite of Wiant's quarry, three quarters of a mile northeast of Pilot, Cecil County, Maryland, is filled with miarolitic cavities which are lined with minute, colorless, albite crystals. He further says that the minute, transparent, greenish, highly modified beryl crystals occur rarely implanted on the albite, while not infrequently the rest of the cavity is filled with matted masses of dark green actinolite needles.β
βMr. Gordon then suggested that it was probable that the supposed beryl crystals were in reality apatite. Mr. Gordon very kindly forwarded the writer several specimens which he had previously collected. These have been studied in the Museumβs Laboratory and the mineral was found to be apatite.β
βThe apatite crystals are sparsely scattered over the drusy crusts of colorless or brown, iron-stained albite crystals which line the narrow miarolitic cavities in massive white albite. Individual crystals of the apatites reach a length of 4 or 5 mm, with a thickness of 2 mm, although most of them are somewhat smaller. The larger ones are green while the smaller ones are colorless and are not easy to distinguish from the colorless albite crystals on which they rest. The longer apatite crystals show cleavage parallel to the base. Many of the larger ones are bluish-green, partly opaque, and rather soft and friable as though they had suffered partial disintegration through weathering.β
Deposit: The chrome bearing sand is covered by about 5 ft of overburden. The chromite content is said to be lo W and cr Fe ratio fair. No systematic sampling or investigation of the deposit seems to have been done. Date of comments 1975.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
11 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) References: |
β Beidellite Formula: (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
β Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Description: Originally reported as beryl, Samuel G. Gordon (1920's) suggested that the supposed beryls were probably apatite. This was later proven by Earl V. Shannon who analysed some of these specimens which Gordon had sent him. |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β 'Deweylite' Formula: Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 |
β Opal Formula: SiO2 · nH2O |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
β 'Wad' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Opal | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 Β· nH2O |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Beryl ? | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Beidellite | 9.EC.40 | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Vermiculite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Deweylite' | - | Mg4Si3O10 Β· 6H2O ? |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Wad' | - | |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
H | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
O | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
Si | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
Si | β Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Beidellite | (Na,Ca0.5)0.3Al2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
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Link to USGS MRDS: | 10266794 |
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