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Wheeler Road, Oxon Hill, Prince Georges County, Maryland, USAi
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Oxon HillHill
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 49' 49'' North , 76° 58' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.83028,-76.98194
GeoHash:
G#: dqckbhz6y
GRN:
N26W44
Type:
Road
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
206282
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:206282:5
GUID (UUID V4):
fd1a884a-bb33-4840-b38f-7f7d6fb451ab


Road cut along Wheeler Road, near the District of Columbia line. The locality is well known by local mineral and fossil collectors, for vivianite nodules and shark teeth.

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2 valid minerals.

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Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2Oβ“˜ Vivianite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Vivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feβ“˜ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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References

Bernstein, Lawrence (1976) Minerals of Washington D.C. and vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey: Open File Report 76-849, 183 p.
Beard, Robert (2004) A capitol collecting opportunity: blue vivianite graces this urban locality: Rock and Gem: 34(6): 28-33.
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