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Whim shaft, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USAi
Regional Level Types
Whim shaftGroup of Shafts
Perkiomen MinesGroup of Mines
Audubon- not defined -
Lower Providence TownshipTownship
Montgomery CountyCounty
PennsylvaniaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 7' 50'' North , 75° 26' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.13083,-75.43889
GeoHash:
G#: dr4k73e54
GRN:
N27W42
Type:
Group of Shafts
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Audubon8,433 (2017)0.7km
Trooper5,744 (2017)3.8km
Eagleville4,800 (2017)4.1km
West Norriton14,702 (2017)5.1km
Evansburg2,129 (2017)5.6km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Friends of Mineralogy - Pennsylvania ChapterSt. Peters, Pennsylvania25km
Tuscarora Lapidary SocietyBrookhaven, Pennsylvania29km
Delaware Valley Paleontological SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania31km
Philadelphia Mineralogical SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania31km
Delaware Valley Earth Science SocietyWoodbury, New Jersey41km
Mindat Locality ID:
204706
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204706:8
GUID (UUID V4):
d1c2f1aa-9478-4a9d-8d17-7bab970284e9


A shaft intermediate between the Ecton and Perkiomen mines. Minerals could be collected on the dumps close to the shaft.

Note on mineral list: all species listed for Perkiomen Mines might be found at this location as well.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


16 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
References:
Warren Cummings
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
References:
Warren Cummings
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing Dolomite
Formula: Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Pseudomalachite
Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
β“˜ Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)

Gallery:

Pb(MoO4)β“˜ Wulfenite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Dolomite
var. Iron-bearing Dolomite		5.AB.10Ca(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
β“˜5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Pseudomalachite8.BD.05Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4
β“˜Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
Unclassified
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Oβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
Pβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ Dolomite var. Iron-bearing DolomiteCa(Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PseudomalachiteCu5(PO4)2(OH)4
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)

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References

Encyclopedia of Minerals, 2nd. Ed.: 834.
Grant, Raymond W. (Sep, 1974), "Pennsylvania Mineral Species as of August, 1974," in Pennsylvania Minerals (PM), PM(141).
Mineral collecting in Pennsylvania: 186-188.
Rocks & Minerals (1946): 21: 17, 140.
Rocks & Minerals (1949): 24: 492-495.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Barnes, John H. (1973), "Three New Minerals for Pennsylvania," Pennsylvania Geol., Vol 4(4): 30-31.
Smith, Robert C., II (1974), "Interesting Minerals from Pennsylvania Zinc-Lead Occurrences," Pennsylvania Geol., Vol. 5(3): 9.
Geyer, Smith, Barnes (1976), MATRIX: 11(2), C. M. Wheatley: the Pennsylvania Years, Part 1, The Ecton-Perkiomen Mine, 65-86.
Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Bibliography of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania, Inc.: 52, 64-65.
Smith, R. C. II (1977) Zinc and lead occurrences in Pennsylvania. Mineral Resource Report M72. Pennsylvania Geological Surveypp.247-262
Smith, II, R. C. (1978) Pseudomalachite Chapter in The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1966-1975, Friends of Mineralogy, Pennsylvania Chapter, Special Publication No. 1, p. 197-200.
Sloto, Ronald (2019) The Mines and Minerals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. (Self-published).
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