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Allentown120,207 (2017)
Whitehall Township24,896 (2017)
Fullerton14,925 (2011)
Emmaus11,368 (2017)
Ancient Oaks6,661 (2017)
Catasauqua6,525 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
24187
Long-form identifier:
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GUID (UUID V4):
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Other Languages:
French:
comté de Lehigh, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
German:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Лихай, Пенсильвания, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
利哈伊縣, 宾夕法尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Lehigh, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ليهاي, بنسيلفانيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Լեհայ շրջան, Փենսիլվանիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Azeri:
Lihay qraflığı, Pensilvaniya, Amerika Birləşmiş Ştatları
Basque:
Lehigh konderria , Pennsylvania
Bavarian:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
акруга Ліхай, Пенсільванія, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
লেহাই কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Лихай, Пенсилвания, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Lehigh County, Pennsilvània, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Cornish:
Konteth Lehigh, Pennsylvani, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان له‌های، پنسیلوانیا, پنسیلوانیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ლიჰაის ოლქი, პენსილვანია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז ליהיי, פנסילבניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Lehigh megye, Pennsylvania, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
リーハイ郡, ペンシルベニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Lehigh Comitatus, Pennsilvania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Lehigh Gông, Pennsylvania
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Lehigh Kūn
Norwegian:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania German:
Lechaa Kaundi, Pennsilfaani, Amerikaa
Polish:
Hrabstwo Lehigh, Pensylwania, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Lehigh, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Лихај , Пенсилванија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Traditional Chinese:
利哈伊縣, 賓夕凡尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Lehigh County, Pensilvanya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Лігай, Пенсильванія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
لیہائی کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Lehigh, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
لی ہائی کاؤنٹی, پنسلوانیا, امریکہ


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42 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: USGS National Geochemical Database : Rocks File W173602
Allanite-(Ce)
Formula: (CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: R. C. Smith, The mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1966-1975
Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Reference: Handbook of Mineralogy
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Reference: Dorothy M. Schlegal (1957) Gem Stones of the United States : USGS Bulletin 1042-G
Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania; Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula: Ce(CO3)F
Reference: R. C. Smith, The mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1966-1975
Bianchite
Formula: Zn(SO4) · 6H2O
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 6:26; 10:33-36, 58; Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of PA, Inc.: 20; Grant, R.W. (Jan, 1971), PA Mins. (PM)(97), Keystone Newsletter; Montgomery, A. (Aug
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: USGS National Geochemical Database : Rocks File D229870
'Calamine'
Reference: Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
'Chlorite Group'
Reference: USGS National Geochemical Database : Rocks File W173602
'Clay minerals'
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Reference: The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania - 1922; Samuel S. Gordon pg. 209
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Reference: Dana 7:I:493.
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Reference: P Cristofono collection
Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Reference: P Cristofono collection
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Rob Lavinsky.
Goslarite
Formula: ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
Graphite
Formula: C
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 17:344.
Greenockite
Formula: CdS
Reference: Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Reference: No reference listed
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 248; Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania.; Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania - 1922; Samuel S. Gordon pg. 209
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 6:26; 10:33-36, 58.
Lanthanite-(La)
Formula: (La,Ce)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 242.
'Limonite'
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania - 1922; Samuel S. Gordon pg. 209
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: Collected by David S. Bernstein, August 2009
Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 6:26; 10:33-36, 58.
Melanterite
Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Reference: Rocks & Min.: 6:26; 10:33-36, 58.
Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
Reference: Montgomery, Mineralogy of Pennsylvania 1922-1965, p. 78
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: USGS National Geochemical Database : Rocks File W173602
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: ref.: "Mineralogy of Pennsylvania", by S. G. Gordon, p. 209, 1922, Special Publication No. 1 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Reference: Arthur Montgomery, Minerals of Pennsylvania 1969 p87
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Description: as crystals in goethite geodes
Reference: ref.: "Mineralogy of Pennsylvania", by S. G. Gordon, p. 209, 1922, Special Publication No. 1 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
Quartz var. Ferruginous Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/lvgeology/_932.html
Quartz var. Jasper
Sauconite (TL)
Formula: Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Habit: earthy masses, clay-like
Colour: pale yellow
Fluorescence: none
Description: First described in Dana's System of Minerology 5th edition (1868, p.409) as a pale-yellow zinciferous clay discovered in the upper workings of the Uebberoth Zinc Mine by J. M. Blake. (MSP Newsletter, May 1963, p. 5, PM7) analyzed in 1875 by Prof. W. T. Roepper of Lehigh University. Found in large quantity durring mining operations close to the surface, tonnage of the material was shipped to the Oxide furnaces for recovery of it's zinc content (20-30 percent of Zinc Oxide). ref: B. L. Miller, Lehigh Co., PA; Geol. Surv. Bill. C39, 1941, p. 340)
Reference: Arthur Montgomery; The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1922-1965, pg. 52 ; pub#9 Acadamy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA; Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania - 1922; Samuel S. Gordon pg. 209
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Reference: Gordon, S.G. (1922) "The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania," Special Publication No. 1, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: p. 208.
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Reference: Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 180.; Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Rocks & Minerals (1955) 30:394
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Reference: Lapham & Geyer, 1965. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Reference: Smith, Geyer, Barnes, "Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania", 1976.
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: R. C. Smith, The mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1966-1975
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: ref.: "Mineralogy of Pennsylvania", by S. G. Gordon, p. 209, 1922, Special Publication No. 1 The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
'Wad'
Reference: Gordon, S.G. (1922) "The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania," Special Publication No. 1, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: p. 208.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Smith, Geyer, Barnes, "Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania", 1976.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Ferruginous Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Jasper4.DA.05SiO2
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Aragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Bastnäsite-(Ce)5.BD.20aCe(CO3)F
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Lanthanite-(La)5.CC.25(La,Ce)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Bianchite7.CB.25Zn(SO4) · 6H2O
Goslarite7.CB.40ZnSO4 · 7H2O
Melanterite7.CB.35Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Allanite-(Ce)9.BG.05b(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Sauconite (TL)9.EC.45Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Calamine'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Clay minerals'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
H Lanthanite-(La)(La,Ce)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BianchiteZn(SO4) · 6H2O
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C Lanthanite-(La)(La,Ce)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C AragoniteCaCO3
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C GraphiteC
C Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
C SideriteFeCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
OOxygen
O SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
O Lanthanite-(La)(La,Ce)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O CupriteCu2O
O AragoniteCaCO3
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O QuartzSiO2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O BianchiteZn(SO4) · 6H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O CorundumAl2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O SideriteFeCO3
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
O Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
FFluorine
F Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
F Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
SiSilicon
Si SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Ferruginous QuartzSiO2
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
P Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S GreenockiteCdS
S SphaleriteZnS
S GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
S PyriteFeS2
S MarcasiteFeS2
S MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
S BianchiteZn(SO4) · 6H2O
S MolybdeniteMoS2
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca AragoniteCaCO3
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe MarcasiteFeS2
Fe MelanteriteFe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Fe SideriteFeCO3
Fe Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
CuCopper
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
Zn GoslariteZnSO4 · 7H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn BianchiteZn(SO4) · 6H2O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Mo MolybdeniteMoS2
CdCadmium
Cd GreenockiteCdS
LaLanthanum
La Lanthanite-(La)(La,Ce)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
CeCerium
Ce Lanthanite-(La)(La,Ce)2(CO3)3 · 8H2O
Ce Bastnäsite-(Ce)Ce(CO3)F
Ce Allanite-(Ce)(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed209 Ma (Late/Upper Triassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Chatham - Passaic1208.5 - 201.3 Ma (Mesozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Phytosauria
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Eosuchia : Phytosauria228 - 208.5 Ma
Late/Upper Triassic
Eremoceras teres
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Eremoceras : Eremoceras teres485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Stemtonoceras elongatum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ellesmeroceratidae : Stemtonoceras : Stemtonoceras elongatum485.4 - 477.7 Ma
Paleozoic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehigh_County,_Pennsylvania
Wikidata ID:Q494117
GeoNames ID:5197646

Localities in this Region

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