St George (Fort Hill; Fort George), Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| St George (Fort Hill; Fort George) | - not defined - |
| Staten Island (Richmond Co.) | Island |
| New York City | City |
| New York | State |
| USA | Country |
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Key
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° North , 74° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~5km
KΓΆppen climate type:
An occurrence of amphibole asbestos with fibers to nearly 1 foot (.3 meters) long.
(Note that this is not the same "Fort George" as the one with schists and pegmatites in northern Manhattan! There have been five "Fort George"s in different places over the history of New York.)
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Description: asbestiform Reference: New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 32. |
| β 'Asbestos' Description: Amphibole asbestos with fibers to nearly 1 foot (.3 meters) long. Reference: New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 32. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Asbestos' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| β | 'Asbestos' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 32.
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