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Carter's Chrome Mine, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Carter's Chrome MineMine (Abandoned)
Little Britain TownshipTownship
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 43' 52'' North , 76° 6' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
39.73112,-76.10654
GRN:
N27W42
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rising Sun2,859 (2017)5.3km
Little Britain372 (2017)5.4km
Wakefield609 (2017)7.8km
Oxford5,385 (2017)12.5km
Darlington409 (2011)13.1km
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ClubLocationDistance
Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc.Wilmington, Delaware48km
Mindat Locality ID:
9665
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9665:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Texas mine


Chromite mine, about 150 yards (ca. 137 m) east of Wood's Chrome Mine. Magmatic deposits of Chromite.

Deposit: The mine was closed before 1875 because the operators were unable to cope with water in the shafts, the ore was reported to be low grade & mostly disseminated. A great deal of massive chromite, similar to the high grade ore in the Wood's mine, as well as some disseminated chromite was found in the ore by Pearre and Heyl (USGS Bulletin 1082k, page 778). No analyses of chromite or Cr Fe ratio are available. Date of comments 1975.

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘBrookite4.DD.10TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘZaratite5.DA.15Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Unclassified
ⓘ'Deweylite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
OOxygen
Oⓘ BrookiteTiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BrookiteTiO2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NiNickel
Niⓘ ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?

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References

Dana 6:1069.
PEARRE N HEYL A USGS B (1082)K PG 778 779 1960
Gordon, Samuel G. (1922) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania. Special Publication 1. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia p.206
Garcia-Guinea, Javier, Iglesia, Angel La, Crespo-Feo, Elena, González Del Tánago, José, Correcher, Virgilio (2014) The status of zaratite: investigation of the type specimen from Cape Ortegal, Galicia, Spain. European Journal of Mineralogy, 25 (6). 995-1004 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2013/0025-2273
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