Beaver Valley (Chandler's Hollow), New Castle County, Delaware, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Beaver Valley (Chandler's Hollow) | Valley |
| New Castle County | County |
| Delaware | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 50' 21'' North , 75° 33' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
193774
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:193774:2
GUID (UUID V4):
bc0ba61f-400a-428d-a254-c0ff46f74351
A small village formally named after Amor Chandler who purchased the land in 1812. Historical locale for "Muscovite marked by Magnetic Iron", where famed mineral collector William Jeffris had also collected. Jeffris had produced one of his typical hand-made folios dedicated to the site, which originally including ten (six have since gone missing) various specimens (latter 19th Century).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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References
Beaver Valley, New Castle County, Delaware, USA