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Quartz from
Wissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite2 photos of Quartz associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Almandine1 photo of Quartz associated with Almandine at this locality.
Kyanite1 photo of Quartz associated with Kyanite at this locality.
Ilmenite1 photo of Quartz associated with Ilmenite at this locality.
Staurolite1 photo of Quartz associated with Staurolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:320612
Long-form Identifier:1:3:320612:6
GUID (UUID V4):702a762c-8060-4622-a2bf-aa726eabd4b5
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
2.0km (1.3 miles) Comley's Quarry, Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) D.O. Hitner's Mine, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) Oreland, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) Falls of Schuylkill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) Hitner's Marble Quarry (Hitner's Quarry), Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) Overbrook, Hestonville, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) Bullock Quarry (Geo. Bullock Quarry; George Bullock Quarry), West Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) Campbell's Quarry, Hestonville, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
DESCRIPTIVE MINERALOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA 104 Na 2Al 2 Si3 Oi .2H 2 O; SiO 2 47.4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na...Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis: Fe 2 O3 CaO...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia: Fairmount Park, Frankford...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating
Book (edition)
«s m •p ■* ; sms •v ■1 mm D 'A ©F PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY By Scott Stepanski and Karenne...changes due to man or nature, Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, its publisher and all other...Physiographic Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey 5 6 7 9 10 12 PENNSYLVANIA SITE NO. PAGE NO. 1...New Enterprise Banded Chert.... Roaring Spring Quartz & Chert... Grazierville Shale Concretions .......Ripple Marks............ Jersey Shore Calcite & Quartz.... Antes Creek Fossils..................... Ralston
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
WHITE MICA IN THE WISSAHICKON COMPLEX Aonr,nnlu,* A. Wrr,r,rnusPosrELnNr Wrr,r.raru phio, P a. Unioersity...of investigating the granitic rocks in the Wissahickon Valley (1), reported a white mica with unusually...another locality in the Philadelphia area. The material in the Wissahickon Valley occurs in crystals sufficiently...The mica studied was collected in the valley of the Wissahickon Creek, a few hundred feet south of the...the contact between the Wissahickon formation and the mylonite member of the Baltimore gneiss.The white
Report (Issue volume)
RESOURCES Part 3, Metal Mines and Occurrences in Pennsylvania by Arthur W. Rose Mineral Conservation Section...Earth & Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit Is given to the Pennsylvania Geological...1365, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin MSO, Part 3, Sheet 1 M50 Pennsylvania Geological Survey...him. Part 3 Metal Mines and Occurrences in Pennsylvania TYPES OF DEPOSITS by Arthur W. Rose CONTENTS
Report (Issue volume)
Earth and Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological... ROOM 54, MAIN CAPITOL BUILDING HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin M50, Part 2-8, Sheet 1 Page...of the mines of clay and shale companies in Pennsylvania supplying data for use in Part 2-B, of this...concerning 106 clay and shale mines operating in Pennsylvania during 1965 are given on 79 maps of the State
Report (Issue volume)
Part 1, Supplement, Limestones and Dolomites of Pennsylvania · by George F. Deasy, Phyllis R. Griess, Ronald...Earth a.nd Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological...STATE BOOK STORE, P.O. BOX 1365, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin MSO, Part 1, Supplement, Sheet...of limestone and dolomite mining companies in Pennsylvania supplying data for use in Part 1, Supplement
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