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Locality Name:
Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania, USA


mindat Locality ID: 215681
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215681.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Cornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine)

Latitude: 40°15'59"N
Longitude: 76°24'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.266388888889,-76.4

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 As B Ba C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleAnalcimeApophylliteAragoniteBaryteBotryogenBrochantiteBruciteCalcite
ChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteCopperCorundumCovelliteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
GadoliniteGarnetGypsumHydrotalciteKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMillerite
NatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksalt
RuiziteRutileSerpentineSphaleriteSpinelTalcThomsoniteTitaniteTochiliniteTourmaline
VesuvianiteVivianiteWurtzite

66 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allophane  (*)Analcime  (*)Andradite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Bieberite  (*)Botryogen  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Copper  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Datolite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Elbaite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Langite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Millerite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pigeonite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyroaurite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Ruizite  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Talc  (*)
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tochilinite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)212630393419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12630398803
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O0470
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12630391627
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)312630391534
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)12630391036
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41263039708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12630393250
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O612630392060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)212630395509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)126303911547
Bieberite  (*)MelanteriteCo(SO4)·7H2O126303950
Botryogen  (*)BotryogenMgFe3+(SO4)2(OH)·7H2O126303945
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612630391633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)21263039462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)126303927770
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O1263039925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12630395707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2126303927198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12630393531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41263039951
Copper  (*)CopperCu12630393846
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12630394165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12630392970
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1263039498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O612630394135
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1263039520
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61263039944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12630398173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O1263039814
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF212630399617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)12630391188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS126303924243
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)312630391544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12630396890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3126303914640
Hydroxyapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20(OH,F)·8H2O126303985
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312630395433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412630395591
Langite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·2H2O1263039593
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12630391271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4126303914899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2126303912537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS212630395674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12630394924
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS12630391066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2126303917380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12630391236
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12630392349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212630392273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61263039303
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212630391898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2126303939462
Pyroaurite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Fe3+2(CO3)(OH)16·4H2O126303989
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812630399056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2126303961156
Ruizite  (*)RuiziteCa2Mn3+2Si4O11(OH)4·2H2O12630396
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212630395614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS126303921482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212630393337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O1263039452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12630394899
Tochilinite  (*)Tochilinite6(Fe0.9S)·5[(Mg,Fe)(OH)2]126303956
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212630392562
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1012630391395
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1263039372



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