Sylvania Minerals (Great Lakes Aggregates Quarry; Sylvania Aggregates Quarry), Berlin Charter Township, Monroe County, Michigan, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sylvania Minerals (Great Lakes Aggregates Quarry; Sylvania Aggregates Quarry) | Quarry |
| Berlin Charter Township | Township |
| Monroe County | County |
| Michigan | State |
| USA | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
207521
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:207521:4
GUID (UUID V4):
38c32d76-2891-4f07-87f9-e19c10274379
Containes exposures of Sylvania Sandstone, of lower middle Devonian age, which contains vugs of calcite and celestine. Sulfur and other minerals may occur in carbonate layers contained in the sandstone or at the base of the sandstone formation.
The iron-bearing and heavy minerals occur as authigenic grains in the sandstone, with limonite being of supergene origin. The washed sand is especially pure, over 99% silica, and so is a premium source of sand for the glass industry.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
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 | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | β Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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