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Forestville, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Latitude: 40°41'30"N
Longitude: 76°18'0"W
Occurrence in burning anthracite culm (coal mine dumps).

References

- Downey, Wayne F., Jr. (1974), "Geological Conditions in Burning Anthracite-Northeastern Pennsylvania," Geological Society of America Abstracts with programs, Vol. 5(1): 19-20.
- Finkelman, Robert B., et al. (1974), "Observations on Minerals from Burning Anthracite Seams and Culm in Pennsylvania, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Vol 5(1): 27-28.
- Grant, R.W. (April 1974), Pennsylvania Minerals (PM)(#136), Keystone Newsletter.
- Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Bibliography of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania, Inc.: 19 & 23, 59, 65-66.
- American Mineralogist (1977): 62: 316-320.
- D. M. Lapham, J. H. Barns, W. Downey Jr. and R. B. Finkelman (1980): Mineralogy associated with burning Anthracite deposits of Eastern Pennsylvania. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey, Mineral Resources Report 78, 82 pp.

Mineral List

Alum-(K)
Berndtite
β-Sulphur
Cassiterite
'Coal
var: Anthracite'

Downeyite (TL)
Herzenbergite
Mascagnite
Ottemannite
Selenium
Sulphur
'Unnamed (Ge Sulphide)'
'Unnamed (K-Al Fluoride)'
'Unnamed (K-Al Sulphate)'
'Unnamed (NH4-Al Sulphate)'


15 entries listed. 9 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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