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Ilmenite from
County Line Quarry, Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Comments:Occasionally found partly replaced by/altering to Anatase or Brookite.
Habit:platy, lusterous
Colour:Black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view County Line Quarry, Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433456
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433456:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘDinning Rutile prospect, Clermont Mills, Harford County, Maryland, USA
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘWood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
60.1km (37.4 miles) ⓘPort Deposit Quarry (Port Deposit Granite Company), Cecil County, Maryland, USA
71.7km (44.5 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mine, Louisville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘWoodberry Quarry, Woodberry, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
77.8km (48.3 miles) ⓘJones Falls Quarries, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘBrinton's Quarry, Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘDeshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania 1966-1975
Robert C. Smith II, pgs. 23-30
 
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