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Locality Name:
Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA


mindat Locality ID: 24266
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24266.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, USA": 31
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 24

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
24th Avenue And Spring Garden Street
28th And Pennsylvania Avenue
Fairmount Park
Frankford
Germantown
Haddington Section
Holmesburg
Rittenhouse Lane
Schuylkill River At Penrose Ferry Bridge
South Philadelphia
Tacony Creek Valley
Wissahickon Valley

Latitude: 40°0'27"N
Longitude: 75°10'49"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.0075,-75.180277777778
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 Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAutuniteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClay
ClinozoisiteCorundumCovelliteEpidoteEpsomiteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetHalotrichiteMalachite
Meta-autuniteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePrehnitePyrite
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelStauroliteStibniteStilbite
TalcTitaniteTourmalineWurtziteZircon

62 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunogen  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anatase  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)
Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Covellite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Epsomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Halotrichite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Meta-autunite  (*)Metatorbernite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pectolite  (*)
Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Staurolite  (*)Stilbite-Ca  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)
Tremolite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Uranophane-α  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
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)23263234,263237,2632623419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)10263234,263240,263243,263245,263249,263250,263251,263255,263261,2632628803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)38263234,263237,263240,263250,263251,263252,263255,2632622353
Alunogen  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2(SO4)3(H2O)12·5H2O5263234,263236,263237,263248,263262272
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O2263234,2632371627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO212632622162
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)22263234,263262718
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12632341272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O183263250,263251,2632524286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S312632341935
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS46263240,263241,263244,263251,263257,2632615516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)8263234,263237,263240,263244,263245,263255,263261,26326227770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S12632415707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS29263234,263240,263241,263244,263250,263255,263257,263261,26326227198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O412632623902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O6263234,263240,263241,263244,263257,2632623531
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS12632614165
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O2263240,2632612970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)212632629895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)9263234,263237,263240,263241,263244,263245,263247,263257,2632618173
Epsomite  (*)EpsomiteMg(SO4)·7H2O2263234,263237484
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12632612740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF26263234,263237,263240,263244,263247,2632559617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS126323624243
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O4263234,263236,263237,263262409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3126326214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33263234,263237,2632625433
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO43263234,263237,2632621507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O4263234,263237,263257,2632621271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O43263240,263247,26326214899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)25263234,263240,263241,263257,26326112537
Meta-autunite  (*)Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·6H2O1263251388
Metatorbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·8H2O2263249,263251443
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11263234,263236,263237,263240,263241,263243,263245,263250,263251,263255,2632624924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS26263233,263234,263240,263241,263245,2632625800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)29263236,263237,263240,263248,263249,263250,263252,263255,26326217380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O3263234,263237,2632621236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O4263240,263244,263252,2632622994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)3263234,263237,2632572349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)3263240,263241,263247363
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)22263234,2632621898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS29263232,263234,263236,263237,263240,263245,263250,263251,26326239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl12632361725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82263234,2632379056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO210263234,263235,263236,263237,263240,263247,263249,263260,263261,26326261156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212632625614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)12632424894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)4263234,263240,263245,2632532705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO56263234,263236,263237,263243,263252,2632621516
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS126323621482
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)2263234,263262978
Stilbite-Ca  (*)StilbiteNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72·28H2O1263261268
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212632623337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O6263234,263237,263240,263245,263261,2632624899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O12632461059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)212632622562
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO212632342718
Uranophane-α  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2·5H2O1263251890
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O3263236,263261,263262652
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1263236372
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)2263234,2632495251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4263234,263237,263238,2632521025


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