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Pyromorphite from
Southwest Chester County Mine (New Chester County Mine), Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Pyromorphite, etc.

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
08119190017364109941307.jpg
Pyromorphite, etc.

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
03840110017272051681061.jpg
Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
09544640017272051689659.jpg
Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
06954050017272051695283.jpg
Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pyromorphite, etc.

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
03840110017272051681061.jpg
Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
09544640017272051689659.jpg
Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
06954050017272051695283.jpg
Pyromorphite

Southwest Chester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyromorphite
Formula:Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz17
Wulfenite10
Galena5
Limonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyromorphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southwest Chester County Mine (New Chester County Mine), Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (29 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:346432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:346432:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyromorphite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMontgomery Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘBrookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘChester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine, Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCharleston Mine, Charlestown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘMorris Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘEcton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘWhim shaft, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.8km (4.9 miles) ⓘPerkiomen Copper Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
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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