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Anglesite from
Perkiomen Copper Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Anglesite
Formula:PbSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Limonite2
Cerussite2
Galena2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anglesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Perkiomen Copper Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:759485
Long-form Identifier:1:3:759485:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anglesite
0.9km (0.5 miles) ⓘEcton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘMorris Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘWheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘChester County Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBrookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘMontgomery Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘDoan's Lead Mine (New Britain Mine), New Galena, New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘHopewell mine, Hopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
77.5km (48.1 miles) ⓘPequea Silver Mine, Pequea Township, Lancaster 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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