Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Adams Co., Pennsylvania, USA

mindat Locality ID: 30160
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30160.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Adams Co., Pennsylvania, USA": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 19

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Blue Ridge Summit
East Berlin
Fairfield
Franklin Township
Gettysburg
Hamiltonban Township
Huntington Township
Iron Springs
Jameson Quarry
Menallen Township
Mount Joy Township

Latitude: 39°50'35"N
Longitude: 77°17'45"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.843055555556,-77.295833333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper
Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Gypsum	Iron	Malachite	Mica	Natrolite
None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Stilpnomelane	Titanite
Tourmaline	Vesuvianite	Vivianite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bornite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chloritoid ()*
Chrysocolla ()*	Copper ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*
Djurleite ()*	Epidote ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hessite ()*	Iron ()*	Laumontite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Opal ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Piemontite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Schorl ()*	Silver ()*	Stilpnomelane ()*	Taenite ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Vivianite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al Au B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Te Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copper
Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Gypsum Iron Malachite Mica Natrolite
None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Stilpnomelane Titanite
Tourmaline Vesuvianite Vivianite

44 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	262455	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	262455	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	262451,262455	1534
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	11	262445,262447,262449,262457,262458,262460,262462,262463,262464,262465,262470	5509
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	262449,262451,262455	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	262451,262455	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	262455	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	262451,262455,262470	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	262451,262455	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	262468	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	3	262449,262451,262455	3531
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	11	262445,262447,262455,262457,262458,262460,262462,262463,262464,262465,262470	3846
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	10	262445,262447,262455,262457,262458,262460,262462,262463,262464,262465	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	262455	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O	1	262455	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆	2	262451,262455	300
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	12	262445,262447,262449,262451,262455,262457,262458,262460,262462,262463,262464,262465	8173
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	262455	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	262455	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	262455	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	8	262455,262457,262458,262460,262462,262463,262464,262465	14640
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	1	262455	804
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe	1	262475	1089
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	262455	1271
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2	262453,262455	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	12	262445,262447,262449,262455,262457,262458,262460,262462,262463,262464,262465,262470	12537
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	262455	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	262455	17380
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	262455	1236
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	262455	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	262455	2349
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	3	262463,262470,262473	260
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	262455	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	262455	3106
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	262445,262447,262449,262455,262457,262458,262460,262462,262463,262464,262465	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	262455	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	262455	2705
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	262470	5186
Stilpnomelane ()*	Stilpnomelane Clay	(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)₈(Si,Al)₁₂(O,OH)₃₆·nH₂O	1	262455	456
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)	1	262475	703
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	262455	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	262455	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	262455	1395
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	262471	636

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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