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Beraunite from
Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Beraunite, etc.

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite, etc.

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
00144610017362359188425.jpg
Beraunite, etc.

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
00512260017370814329936.jpg
Beraunite

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite, etc.

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite, etc.

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
07813150017272015465834.jpg
Beraunite, etc.

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Beraunite

Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beraunite
Formula:Fe63+(PO4)4O(OH)4 · 6H2O
Comments:Originally reported as beraunite, then changed to the now discredited 'eleonorite' around 2016, now restored as beraunite, 2021. IMA nomenclature revision (2021)

Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Limonite5
Cacoxenite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beraunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:73118
Long-form Identifier:1:3:73118:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beraunite
79.1km (49.2 miles) ⓘMiddletown, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘMy Creek locality, Arneytown, Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
92.9km (57.7 miles) ⓘRaccoon Creek, Mullica Hill, Harrison Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Henderson, William A. (1980) Mullica Hill, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (5) 307-311
 
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