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Where is the TexLive 2010 default package directory located in Windows 7 64-bit?

I'm led to believe it should be in C:\texlive\2010\texmf\tex\latex but that appears not to be the case and I cannot find the place where .sty files are held.

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The LaTeX style files for TeXLive on Windows are found in 

C:\texlive\XXXX\texmf-dist\tex\latex

where XXXX is the year.

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Incidentally, why can't I find the package chemfig in that directory when my TL manager lists it as being installed? – ptrcao Jul 2 '11 at 5:53
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@ptrcao: Type kpsewhich chemfig.sty at the Command Prompt, and TeX Live will tell you where the file is located. (This of course is a general command: kpsewhich <filename>.) – Joseph Wright♦ Jul 2 '11 at 6:13
@Joseph Wright: Top suggestion Joe. Apparently it's in c:/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/generic/chemfig/chemfig.sty What is it doing in this folder? Why does it appear to be treated differently from the rest of the package .stys? – ptrcao Jul 2 '11 at 6:17
@ptrcao: Some code (Ti_k_z, for example) is designed to work with plain TeX, LaTeX and ConTeXt. The main body is therefore usually in generic rather than latex. In some cases, the code gets split up into the LaTeX-specific part and the generic part, but in others (as here) it does not. [P.S. It's 'Joseph', not 'Joe' :-)] – Joseph Wright♦ Jul 2 '11 at 6:20
I see, that makes sense. [P.S. Sorry, I'm almost accustomed to "Joe" because every Joseph I've ever known has preferred "Joe", but "Joseph" it is in your case. :)] – ptrcao Jul 2 '11 at 6:26
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