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Siderite from
Rutherford Mines, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rutherford Mines, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:113509
Long-form Identifier:1:3:113509:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘHazard Mine, Hazard, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPrince Manufacturing Company No. 5 Mine, Hazard, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘWilliam G. Freyman Mine, Little Gap, Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘHenry Bowman Mines, Kreidersville, Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘBossardsville Quarry (Herbert Imbt Quarry), Bossardsville, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘRittenhouse Gap Mine (Rittenhouse Gap Iron Mines), Rittenhouse Gap, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘSaint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘBeattystown Mine (Fisher Mine; Beatyestown Mine), Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘBrown Mine, Schooleys Mountain [town], Schooleys Mountain (Hamburg Mountain; Schooley's Mountain; Wawayanda), Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘShield Mine, Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
Topographic & Geologic Survey of Pennsylvania Rpt #4, The Mineral Pigments of Penna.: map.
 
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