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Locality Name:
Caernarvon Township, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA


mindat Locality ID: 233610
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233610.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Caernarvon Township, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, USA": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Morgantown

Latitude: 40°10'18"N
Longitude: 75°50'55"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.171666666667,-75.848611111111
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O P Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteBrochantiteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayCopper
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteSpinelTalc

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Allophane  (*)Almandine  (*)Aragonite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Copper  (*)Cuprite  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Talc  (*)
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)212625213419
Allophane  (*)AllophaneAl2O3(SiO2)1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H2O1262521470
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)312625212353
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)12625213250
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)61262521919
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS412625215516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)612625211633
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)126252127770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)12625214979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12625215707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2126252127198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O12625213531
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)812625211756
Copper  (*)CopperCu12625213846
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O12625212970
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12625212740
Graphite  (*)NoneC12625212812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12625216890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)412625215591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4126252114899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2126252112537
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2126252139462
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212625213337


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