Interstate highway 83 roadcut, Leaders Heights, York County, Pennsylvania, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Interstate highway 83 roadcut | Road Cutting |
| Leaders Heights | - not defined - |
| York County | County |
| Pennsylvania | State |
| USA | Country |
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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
156522
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:156522:8
GUID (UUID V4):
201dc7e2-a886-4853-81a8-bb3a8db014df
This roadcut was a product of a recent expansion done on I-83. It was located on the northbound side near Jacobus, and south of York. Construction exposed a layer of shale containing relatively abundant cubic to somewhat elongated cubic pyrite crystals. Crystals altering to limonite could also be found. Construction was completed in early 2006, and the site is now covered up.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β 'Limonite' Habit: Cubic Colour: dark brown to black Fluorescence: none Description: Crystals of pyrite altering to limonite could be found with relative ease. Probably not completely altered to limonite, however. References: |
| βͺ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: cubic Colour: golden Fluorescence: none Description: Good crystals to be found up to 1 inch on edge of cubic/elongated cubic habit. Rarely, twinned/penetrating crystals could be found. References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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