Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Ankerite

Formula:

Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view French Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

656861

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:656861:0

GUID (UUID V4):

9a926de0-d315-4e90-a3cf-1482ab029b26

Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite

17.6km (10.9 miles)

ⓘ Phoenixville tunnel (Conrail tunnel; Black Rock tunnel), Phoenixville, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

19.0km (11.8 miles)

ⓘ Brookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

19.1km (11.9 miles)

ⓘ Wheatley Mines, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

19.7km (12.2 miles)

ⓘ Downington, East Caln Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

24.1km (15.0 miles)

ⓘ Ecton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

41.1km (25.6 miles)

ⓘ Prince's Soapstone Quarry, Lafayette Station, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

47.9km (29.8 miles)

ⓘ Doan's Lead Mine (New Britain Mine), New Galena, New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

78.2km (48.6 miles)

ⓘ Dinning Rutile prospect, Clermont Mills, Harford County, Maryland, USA

References

Mineralogical Record, 25(2),pp:105-120.

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	*Gordon, Samuel G. (1922) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania. Special Publication* 1. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia**	Report (issue)
	DESCRIPTIVE MINERALOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA 104 Na 2Al 2 Si3 Oi .2H 2 O; SiO 2 47.4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na...Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis: Fe 2 O3 CaO...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...colorless crystals), Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating
	*Ransome, Frederick Leslie (1911) Geology and ore deposits of the Breckenridge district, Colorado. Professional Paper* 75. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp75**	Report (issue)
	....... __ . _............... ____ Moraines in French Gulch .................... ·_ ....... __ ........northern and central parts of the area-- .... 'I_Tp French Gulch and over Farncomb Hill ............ __ ....Gibson Hill................ Review of the southern mines.............................................. ................. _........... _......... . 137 French Creek tunneL .................................................. . 138 Puzzle, Ouray, and Gold Dust mines ...............................................
	*Thompson, R. I., Cook, D. G. - Eds.* (n.d.) Calgary '81 Annual Meeting - Field Guides to Geology and Mineral Deposits. Geological Association of Canada.**	Book
	Mississippian Stratigraphy and Sedimentology, Canyon Creek (Moose Mountain), Alberta . Devonian Stratigraphy...visits to three active mines in southeastern British Columbia: the Byron Creek Collieries Limited mine...thermal-electric generating plants (e.g., Byron Creek Collieries Ltd.) and for coke production in the...many other localities including the three major mines (Stops 9, 10, and 11). The Morrissey Formation can...generally cliff-forming Cadomin Formation or Pocaterra Creek Member of the Blairmore Group above (Fig. 2). The

Ankerite from French Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ankerite from
French Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA