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Amethyst from
Brinton's Quarry, Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brinton's Quarry, Westtown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:50179
Long-form Identifier:1:3:50179:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amethyst
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘMinshall Painter's house, near Pocopson, Birmingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘPocopson, Pocopson Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘBoothwyn, Upper Chichester Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘBlue Hill, Media, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘMedia, Upper Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘParkesburg quartz occurrence, Parkesburg, Sadsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘCollegeville Amethyst Locality, Collegeville, Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘRidge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘFalls of Schuylkill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘMt. Pleasant, Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Dana 6:1068.
 
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