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Pocopson, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Amethyst

Pocopson, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Amethyst

Pocopson, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Amethyst

Pocopson, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 54' 1'' North , 75° 37' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.90039,-75.62577
GeoHash:
G#: dr44zpdux
GRN:
N27W42
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
West Chester19,842 (2017)6.9km
Kennett Square6,167 (2017)9.4km
Upland2,895 (2017)12.8km
Chester Heights2,626 (2017)12.9km
Downingtown7,946 (2017)13.5km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc.Wilmington, Delaware18km
Tuscarora Lapidary SocietyBrookhaven, Pennsylvania21km
Delaware Valley Paleontological SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania40km
Philadelphia Mineralogical SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania40km
Delaware Valley Earth Science SocietyWoodbury, New Jersey41km
Mindat Locality ID:
69386
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69386:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Amethyst locality on Painters Farm (which is in Birmingham Township), formerly the property of Joseph B. Darlington. Exposures in a field northwest of Minshall Painter's house, 1/4 mile east of Pocopson Station, Wilmington & Northern Br., P & R. Railway.
Wissahickon gneiss; Quarts veins. Amethyst containing Rutile.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz
var. Amethyst		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2

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References

Gordon, Samuel G. (1922) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania. Special Publication 1. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia p.167
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