Eiler Prospect, Frederick Co., Maryland, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Eiler Prospect | Prospect |
| Frederick Co. | County |
| Maryland | State |
| USA | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 39° 32' 29'' North , 77° 12' 13'' West | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 39.54139,-77.20361 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: dr10gnq13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| USGS MRDS Record: | 10243301 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Locality type: | Prospect | ||||||||||||||||||
| KΓΆppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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Pit prospected in 1941, site since obliterated, in marble. Assays reported 0.01 ounce Au and 0.12 ounce Ag per ton along with copper, zinc and lead values.
Regions containing this locality
| North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Heyl, A. & Pearre, N (1965) Copper, zinc, lead, iron cobalt and barite deposits of the Piedmont Upland in Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey: Bulletin 28, 72 p. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Heyl, A. & Pearre, N (1965) Copper, zinc, lead, iron cobalt and barite deposits of the Piedmont Upland in Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey: Bulletin 28, 72 p. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Heyl, A. & Pearre, N (1965) Copper, zinc, lead, iron cobalt and barite deposits of the Piedmont Upland in Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey: Bulletin 28, 72 p. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| β | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| β | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Cambrian 485.4 - 541 Ma ID: 3192822 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cambrian (485.4 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Proterozoic 541 - 2500 Ma ID: 2808250 | Libertytown Metarhyolite Age: Proterozoic (541 - 2500 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Libertytown Metarhyolite Description: Purple, bluish-black, and red, dense, fine-grained metarhyolite with feldspar phenocrysts; interbedded with blue and purple amygdaloidal metaandesite; both rhyolite and andesite interbedded with blue, purple, and green phyllitic slates. Comments: Original map source: In 1995 the Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey digitized the geologic map of Maryland from the 1968 paper map (Reference MD001). Information about products from the Maryland Geological Survey can be found at http://www.mgs.md.gov/. Lithology: Major:{metarhyolite,metaandesite}, Minor:{slate} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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