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Chalcanthite from
Wheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcanthite
Formula:CuSO4 · 5H2O
Comments:listed as unconfirmed in the reference, the species Wheatleyite was Identified by William Pinch in 1985 on a Wards Natural Science specimen from Wheatley Mine, erroneously identified as chalcanthite.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcanthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:142992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:142992:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcanthite
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘRose's Quarry, Gladwyne, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘGap Mine, Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
77.1km (47.9 miles) ⓘCornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Matrix, Fall 2003 pg.149
Sloto, Ronald A. (1989) Famous Mineral Localities: The Phoenixville Lead-Silver Mines, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (5) 369-386
 
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