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French Creek Mines, St. Peters, Warwick Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania, USA

This mine includes the old Klein (lower) and Elizabeth (upper) mines and the Crossley Pits. Located near St. Peters. Dumps have produced specimens to now.

Ref.: (in part):
- Rocks & Min.:64:7.
- Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the PA List 1965-1974, The Min. Soc. of PA, Inc.: 19 & 26, 50-51, 53;
- Grant (Feb, 1974), PA Mins. (PM)(134), Keystone Newsletter; Gordon, Samuel G. (1922), Mineralogy of PA:89.
- Sloto, R.A. and Dickinson, L.L. (1994). "The French Creek Mine, St Perters, Chester County (Pennsylvania)." Mineralogical Record, 25(2),pp:105-120.





Map Reference: 40°11'N , 75°43'W

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Mineral List:
  • Actinolite
       var: Byssolite
  • Andradite
  • 'Apophyllite'
  • Apophyllite-(KF)
  • Aragonite
  • Augite
  • Azurite
  • Biotite
  • Bornite
  • Calcite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Chrysocolla
  • Chrysotile
  • Cobaltite
  • Covellite
  • Datolite
  • Diopside
  • Epidote
  • Erythrite
  • Fluorite
  • 'Garnet Group'
  • Graphite
  • Grossular
  • Gypsum
  • Hematite
  • 'Heulandite'
  • 'Hornblende'
  • Ilmenite
  • Jarosite
  • Laumontite
  • Limonite
  • Magnetite
  • Malachite
  • Marialite
  • 'Marialite-Meionite Series'
  • Mesolite
  • Microcline
  • Natrolite
  • Orthoclase
  • Pigeonite
  • Pyrite
       var: Cobaltoan Pyrite
  • 'Pyroxene Group'
  • Pyrrhotite
  • Quartz
  • Rhodochrosite
  • Schorl
  • Siderite
  • Sphalerite
  • 'Stilbite'
  • Stilbite-Ca
  • Stilpnomelane
  • Thomsonite-Ca
  • Tremolite
  • Zircon


    56 entries listed. 45 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester Co.
        • Warwick Township
          • St. Peters
            • French Creek Mines
    USA
     
    • Pennsylvania
      • Chester Co.
        • Warwick Township
          • St. Peters
            • French Creek Mines

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