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Locality Name:
Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA


mindat Locality ID: 29465
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29465.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, USA": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Brandywine Quarry (Hubbard Quarry)
Dickson's Quarry (Dixon's Quarry)
Petrillo Quarry (Shellpot Quarry)
Route Interstate 95 At 7th Street
Woodlawn Quarry

Latitude: 39°46'38"N
Longitude: 75°33'56"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 39.777222222222,-75.565555555556
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 F Fe H K Mg Na O P S Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteBerylCalciteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparGarnetKaoliniteMalachiteMarcasite
MicaNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzSerpentineTourmaline

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Beryl  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Grossular  (*)Hisingerite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O182199392,1993954286
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS411993915516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2199391,19939427770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S11993915707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2119939127198
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)41199392951
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F2199391,1993922740
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)311993921544
Hisingerite  (*)Kaolinite ClayFe2Si2O5(OH)4·2H2O1199391144
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411993921507
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O11993911271
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)11993921487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2119939112537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS211993915674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11993954924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2119939517380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O11993911236
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11993912349
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2119939139462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S811993919056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24199391,199393,199394,19939561156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11993922705
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO511993921516


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