Block Island, New Shoreham, Washington County, Rhode Island, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Block Island | Island |
New Shoreham | - not defined - |
Washington County | County |
Rhode Island | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° North , 71° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
132452
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132452:8
GUID (UUID V4):
46f464d1-7502-40c3-b8d3-78ba7c48ff68
Most of the island is part of a terminal moraine with a few large blocks of Cretaceous clay. Many mineralogically interesting glacial erratics have been found here.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β 'Amber' |
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 References: Arthur L. Flagg Collection #571--Glass Vial of Magnetite Sand--Material Tested with Magnet.Identification: Dealer/Collection Label |
β Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) References: |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Amber' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
B | Boron | |
B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | β Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
Localities in this Region
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- New Shoreham
- Block Island
- New Shoreham
- Washington County
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