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Alunogen from
Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen, etc.

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
05020130017368744378434.jpg
Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen, etc.

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
00813780017272294445752.jpg
Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Alunogen, etc.

Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Alunogen
Formula:Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Halotrichite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Alunogen data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:606018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:606018:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Alunogen
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘFalls of Schuylkill, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGermantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘWissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Gordon, Mineralogy of Pennsyvania, 1922 - p. 224
 
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