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Limonite from
Whim shaft, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Shaft
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz12
Sphalerite5
Hydrozincite5
Pseudomalachite3
Galena2
Chalcopyrite2
Malachite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whim shaft, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:748482
Long-form Identifier:1:3:748482:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘEcton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘMorris Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘSouthwest Chester County Mine (New Chester County Mine), Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBrookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHenderson Station, Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘMill Lane Farms (Great Valley Corporate Center), East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘSamuel Coffman Mine, East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘSpring Mill Iron Ore pits, Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘGeneral Trimble's Mine, East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘBenjamin Franklin Mine, Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Smith, R. C. II (1977) Zinc and lead occurrences in Pennsylvania. Mineral Resource Report M72. Pennsylvania Geological Survey
 
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