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Kaylorite Corporation Greensand Pit, Calvert Co., Maryland, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 43' 17'' North , 76° 41' 36'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dunkirk2,509 (2017)2.8km
Dunkirk Town Center2,520 (2011)3.0km
Croom2,631 (2011)7.0km
Owings2,149 (2011)8.0km
Friendship447 (2011)9.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral ClubClinton, Maryland18km
American Fossil FederationBowie, Maryland25km
Maryland Geological SocietyBowie, Maryland25km
Patuxent Lapidary GuildAnnapolis, Maryland33km
Northern Virginia Mineral Club, Inc.Arlington, Virginia40km


Glauconite in sandstone from the Miocene Calvert Formation.
Development Status: Producer

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'Glauconite'
Formula: (K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

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Group 9 - Silicates
'Glauconite'9.EC.(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

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HHydrogen
H Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
O Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Na Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
KPotassium
K Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe Glauconite(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2

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Edgerton, C. D. (1969) U.S. Bureau of Mines: Minerals Yearbook: 3: 369-375.
Edwards, J. (1966) Directory of mineral producers in Maryland: Maryland Geological Survey Information Circular 3: 18.

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