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Aragonite from
Nevin's Quarry, Landenberg, London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nevin's Quarry, Landenberg, London Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101463:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘHenry Pusey's quarry, Willowdale, East Marlboro Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘBrinton's Quarry, Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘMarshall Quarry, West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘWood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘGap Mine, Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘCedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘHaines & Kibblehouse Penn-Maryland Materials Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘWheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘJones mine, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Dana 6: 1067.
 
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