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Siderite from
William G. Freyman Mine, Little Gap, Lower Towamensing Township, 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 William G. Freyman Mine, Little Gap, Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143371
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143371:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘRutherford Mines, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘHazard Mine, Hazard, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘPrince Manufacturing Company No. 5 Mine, Hazard, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHenry Bowman Mines, Kreidersville, Allen Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘBossardsville Quarry (Herbert Imbt Quarry), Bossardsville, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘRittenhouse Gap Mine (Rittenhouse Gap Iron Mines), Rittenhouse Gap, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘSaint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘBeattystown Mine (Fisher Mine; Beatyestown Mine), Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
57.6km (35.8 miles) ⓘBrown Mine, Schooleys Mountain [town], Schooleys Mountain (Hamburg Mountain; Schooley's Mountain; Wawayanda), Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘShield Mine, Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
Report: The mineral pigments of Pennsylvania, by B.L. Miller. 1911, Volume 4 By Pennsylvania. Topographic and Geologic Survey Commission
 
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