Blue Mount Quarry, Blue Mount, Baltimore County, Maryland, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Blue Mount Quarry | Quarry |
Blue Mount | Mountain |
Baltimore County | County |
Maryland | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 36' 29'' North , 76° 37' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hunt Valley | 23,915 (2012) | 12.1km |
Jarrettsville | 2,916 (2011) | 13.2km |
Cockeysville | 20,776 (2011) | 14.2km |
New Freedom | 4,585 (2017) | 15.6km |
Pleasant Grove | 353 (2011) | 15.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Baltimore Mineral Society | Baltimore, Maryland | 35km |
Chesapeake Gem & Mineral Society | Baltimore, Maryland | 35km |
Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore, Inc. | Baltimore, Maryland | 35km |
Mason-Dixon Rock, Mineral, Gemological, & Lapidary Club | Hanover, Pennsylvania | 37km |
Central Maryland Rock and Mineral Collectors Exchange | Elkridge, Maryland | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8761
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8761:5
GUID (UUID V4):
781b5c4a-ef3c-40ad-9528-cb200749e62f
A traprock quarry in serpentinized gabbro. The contact with the Wissahikon schist is exposed in the quarry.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Brucite Formula: Mg(OH)2 References: |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 References: |
β 'Deweylite' Formula: Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? References: |
β Hydromagnesite Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O References: |
β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Brucite | 4.FE.05 | Mg(OH)2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
β | Hydromagnesite | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 Β· 4H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Deweylite' | - | Mg4Si3O10 Β· 6H2O ? |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
H | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
O | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
O | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Brucite | Mg(OH)2 |
Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
Mg | β Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Deweylite | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
Link to USGS MRDS: | 10291838 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
USA
- Maryland
- Woodensburg-Cardiff Mining DistrictMining District
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