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Locality Name:
Leiperville, Ridley Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA


mindat Locality ID: 28203
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-28203.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Leiperville, Ridley Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Deshong's Quarry

Latitude: 39°52'1"N
Longitude: 75°20'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.866944444444,-75.340833333333

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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: Al B Be C Ca Cu Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylCalciteClayCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMeta-autuniteMicaNatrolite
NonePyriteQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteThomsoniteTitaniteTourmaline

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Beryl  (*)Grossular  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Meta-autunite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Saponite  (*)Schorl  (*)Siderite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12628558803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312628552353
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812628554286
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312628551544
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312628555433
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1262855388
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12628554924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2126285517380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12628551236
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2126285539462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2126285561156
Saponite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Ca,Na)0.3(Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·4H2O1262855301
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)12628552705
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)12628556417
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)312628551214
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1262855452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12628554899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O12628551059
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12628551025



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