Chromite from
Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Chromite | |
| Formula: | Fe2+Cr23+O4 | |
| Comments: | Analysis of multiple samples of chrome-ore from Woods Mine are all well within the magnesiochromite composition space. See Pearre and Heyl. (Pearre, Nancy C., and Allen Van Heyl. Chromite and other mineral deposits in serpentine rocks of the Piedmont Upland, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware. No. 1082. US Government Printing Office, 1960.) Chromite, the Major ore at Wood's Mine. By 1874 report, Chromite production in PA was already waining, however the production to date at Wood's Mine of 120,000 tons, exceeded 20 times the production of all other PA chomite mining localities combined. | |
| Habit: | massive, fine grained. frequent admixture with Serpentine | |
| Colour: | Blackish grey | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Zaratite | 8 | |
| Clinochlore | 3 | |
| - var Pennine | 3 | |
| Genthite | 3 | |
| Antigorite | 3 | |
| - var Williamsite | 1 | |
| Pyroaurite | 2 | |
| Serpentine Subgroup | 1 | |
| - var Picrolite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chromite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 3607 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:3607:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chromite | ||
| 0.1km (0.0 miles) | ⓘCarter's Chrome Mine, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 2.5km (1.6 miles) | ⓘGoat Hill Magnesia Quarries, West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 2.6km (1.6 miles) | ⓘTyson Reynolds Mine, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘCedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | ⓘGeiger Quarry, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘLouis Mine, Wrightsdale, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘHaines & Kibblehouse Penn-Maryland Materials Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘRiley Sand Chrome Property (Riley Quarry), Cecil County, Maryland, USA | |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘJenkins Mine (Jenkins Corner; North Rock Springs), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘTweed Property (Tweed Placer), Cecil County, Maryland, USA | |
| References | ||
