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View of the Locust Gap mining area, in 1904.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Locust Gap mining area, in 1912.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Trevorton mining area, in 1908.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Locust Gap mining area, in 1904.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Locust Gap mining area, in 1912.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Trevorton mining area, in 1908.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Locust Gap mining area, in 1904.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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View of the Locust Gap mining area, in 1912.

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Sunbury9,652 (2017)
Shamokin7,162 (2017)
Milton6,928 (2017)
Mount Carmel5,728 (2017)
Northumberland3,728 (2017)
Kulpmont2,851 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
23694
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23694:5
GUID (UUID V4):
c75d5e6f-3c61-49b3-bdf4-b84e2464ddee
Other Languages:
French:
comté de Northumberland, Pennsylvanie, États-Unis
German:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
contea di Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Нортамберленд, Пенсильвания, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
諾森伯蘭縣, 宾夕法尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Northumberland, Pensilvania, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة نورثمبرلاند, بنسيلفانيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Նորթամբերլենդ շրջան, Փենսիլվանիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Northumberland konderria , Pennsylvania
Bavarian:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
নর্থআম্বারল্যান্ড কাউন্টি, পেনসিলভানিয়া, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Нортъмбърланд, Пенсилвания, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Northumberland County , Pennsylvania
Cornish:
Konteth Northumberland, Pennsylvani, Statys Unys
Dutch:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان نورث‌آمبرلند، پنسیلوانیا, پنسیلوانیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Georgian:
ნორთამბერლენდის ოლქი, პენსილვანია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Hebrew:
מחוז נורת'אמברלנד, פנסילבניה, ארצות הברית
Hungarian:
Northumberland megye, Pennsylvania, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Irish Gaelic:
Contae Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
ノーサンバーランド郡, ペンシルベニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Northumberland Comitatus, Pennsilvania, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Northumberland Gông, Pennsylvania
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Northumberland Kūn
Norwegian:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Northumberland, Pensylwania, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Northumberland, Pensilvânia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Statele Unite ale Americii
Sardinian:
contea de Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Istados Unidos de Amèrica
Scottish Gaelic:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Округ Нортамберланд, Пенсилванија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Traditional Chinese:
諾森伯蘭縣, 賓夕凡尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Northumberland County, Pensilvanya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Нортамберленд, Пенсильванія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
نارتھمبرلینڈ کاؤنٹی، پنسلوانیا, پنسلوانیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
نارتھنمبرلینڈ کاؤنٹی, پنسلوانیا, امریکہ


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29 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Acetamide
Formula: CH3CONH2
Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
Arsenolite
Formula: As2O3
Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Bararite
Formula: (NH4)2[SiF6]
'Calamine'
Description: Calamine should be deleted and replaced by hemimorphite and smithsonite, both confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction.
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: prisms with rhombohedral terminaions, small complex modifyed crystals.
Colour: milky white, transparent yellow
Fluorescence: none noted
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
Colour: blue, yellow
Description: occurs in larger modified tabular crystals with translucent pale blue coloraton first generation. smaller transparent tabular pale blue crystals in 2nd generation.
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Downeyite
Formula: SeO2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Galena
Formula: PbS
Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hydrozincite
Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Laphamite (TL)
Formula: As2Se3
Type Locality:
Millosevichite
Formula: Al2(SO4)3
Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Sauconite
Formula: Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Selenium
Formula: Se
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Strontianite
Formula: SrCO3
Habit: crystaline matts
Colour: white
Fluorescence: good cream white flourescence, with phosphorecent response SWUV
Description: scarce mineral at the site. found in association with Celestine and milky white Calcite crystals.
Sulphur
Formula: S8
'Unnamed (NH4-Al Fluoride)'
Formula: (NH4)AlF4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Selenium1.CC.10Se
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Laphamite (TL)2.FA.30As2Se3
Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Bararite3.CH.10(NH4)2[SiF6]
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Arsenolite4.CB.50As2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Downeyite4.DE.05SeO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Hydrozincite5.BA.15Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Millosevichite7.AB.05Al2(SO4)3
Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Sauconite9.EC.45Na0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Group 10 - Organic Compounds
Acetamide10.AA.20CH3CONH2
Unclassified
'Calamine' ?-
'Unnamed (NH4-Al Fluoride)'-(NH4)AlF4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AcetamideCH3CONH2
H Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
H Bararite(NH4)2[SiF6]
H GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
H HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
H HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
H SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
H Unnamed (NH4-Al Fluoride)(NH4)AlF4
CCarbon
C AcetamideCH3CONH2
C Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
C SideriteFeCO3
C StrontianiteSrCO3
NNitrogen
N AcetamideCH3CONH2
N Bararite(NH4)2[SiF6]
N Unnamed (NH4-Al Fluoride)(NH4)AlF4
OOxygen
O AcetamideCH3CONH2
O AnglesitePbSO4
O ArsenoliteAs2O3
O Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O CelestineSrSO4
O CerussitePbCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O DowneyiteSeO2
O GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
O HematiteFe2O3
O HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
O HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
O MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3
O QuartzSiO2
O SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
O SideriteFeCO3
O StrontianiteSrCO3
FFluorine
F Bararite(NH4)2[SiF6]
F FluoriteCaF2
F Unnamed (NH4-Al Fluoride)(NH4)AlF4
NaSodium
Na SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Al MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3
Al SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Al Unnamed (NH4-Al Fluoride)(NH4)AlF4
SiSilicon
Si Bararite(NH4)2[SiF6]
Si HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
SSulfur
S AnglesitePbSO4
S CelestineSrSO4
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S GalenaPbS
S GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
S MillosevichiteAl2(SO4)3
S OrpimentAs2S3
S PyriteFeS2
S SphaleriteZnS
S SulphurS8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cu Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Zn Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Zn HydrozinciteZn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Zn SauconiteNa0.3Zn3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As ArsenoliteAs2O3
As LaphamiteAs2Se3
As OrpimentAs2S3
SeSelenium
Se DowneyiteSeO2
Se LaphamiteAs2Se3
Se SeleniumSe
SrStrontium
Sr CelestineSrSO4
Sr StrontianiteSrCO3
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
PbLead
Pb AnglesitePbSO4
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed388 Ma (Middle Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Hamilton - Mahantango1387.7 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cypricardella tenuistriata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Crassatellidae : Cypricardella : Cypricardella tenuistriata387.7 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northumberland_County,_Pennsylvania
Wikidata ID:Q494164
GeoNames ID:5203860

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