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Biotite from
Benjamin Franklin Mine, Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Benjamin Franklin Mine, Chester Springs, West Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:360086
Long-form Identifier:1:3:360086:3
GUID (UUID V4):2223347e-19f0-4bcf-a79e-20b5a3a3061a
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
13.0km (8.1 miles) French Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) Coatesville pegmatite locality, Coatesville, Valley Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) Old Perkiomen Mine, Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) Grace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) Deshong's Quarry, Leiperville, Ridley Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) Miquon (Miquon Station; Lafayette; Lafayette Station), Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) Wissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
36.0km (22.3 miles) Comley's Quarry, Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) Ridge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) Wooddale Quarries, Wooddale, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
References
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_____________ Benjamin Franklin and Just mines..___._-._________ ._._____ Anselma mine._-______---_-...Geologic map of Crystal Graphite mine, Beaverhead County, Mont. 10. Map of mine and treatment plant of Southwestern... Geologic map of the Benjamin Franklin and Just graphite mines, Chester County, Pa. Page FIGURE 12. Map...of graphite mines and prospects in part of Clay County, Ala-_--_-----_----------------_--------24. Map...Dixon-American Graphite Co. and Faxon mine properties, near Graphite, Warren County, N.Y_____ 29. Geologic map of
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PENNSYLVANIA STATE LIBRARY OF 0144 00141189 1 v < 2 £ m- c oi; c» tt*s“S S Si! at tss^s isl^j...1 ' s WJ= ~S 5! s „3 &«eq Sjg® . . PENNSYLVANIA 1 .8 ^2»SS 3 d 5-s &s z l|lt« 7* < OF ...GEOLOGY REPORT 1976 33 MINERAL COLLECTING IN PENNSYLVANIA by Alan R. Geyer Robert C. Smith, John H....Graphics by Albert E. VanOlden COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES TOPOGRAPHIC...II Copyrighted 1976 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if
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STATE LIBRARY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 II II II nil 3 014 4 00050005 «k. 1 ’^^jklTL% i ^IH ^ 1 k...of a thin slice of serpentinite from Lancaster County showing olivine (blue-green and red), serpentine...(icologist G BULLETIN 33 Mineral Collecting Pennsylvania in by Davis M. Lapham Mineralogist Alan ...Environmental Geologist JiU-ateJ VanOiden PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES HARRISBURG...Commonweath of Pennsylvania book may be pubished if credit this is given to the Pennsylvania Geological
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Geyer Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania I COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS... ' BULLETIN G 33 Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania by Davis M. Lapham Mineralogist Alan R. Geyer...Geyer Assistant State Geologist PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES HARRISBURG First Edition...1965 Copyrighted 1965 b y the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published....... . .. . Adams County .... . .. ... ............... . . ... . Allegheny County .... . ...... . ..
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Upland and associated cover sequence, SE Pennsylvania, USA Joseph M. Pyle Department of Earth and Environmental...Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180-3522, USA Received 14 February 2005; accepted 16 August 2005...overlying metasedimentary Paleozoic Chester Valley Sequence (CVS) (SE PA, USA) reveals overprinting of primary...disturbance may be recorded by Rb–Sr age of 567 Ma for biotite from a HBU gneiss. Monazite age domains in metaquartzite...microprobe; Geothermometry; Grenville orogeny; Pennsylvania Piedmont 1. Introduction Utilization of phosphate
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p4,, Over two million residents Arizona's Pinal County welcomes everyone as a V.I.P.!!! ?ieU S ~ , ae...MINERALS MAY-JUNE 1978, Volume 53 Number 3 PENNSYLVANIA! EXECUTIVE EDITORS Rudy Bradbury John Hanahan...Hanahan Jr Richard S. Mitchell GUEST PENNSYLVANIA EDITOR Delbert L. Oswald FOUNDER Peter Zodac MANAGING EDITOR...Schmerling 94 Pennsylvania- A Geological Gem Beth Schooler 99 The Paleontology of Western Pennsylvania Richard...Chert in Western Pennsylvania Richard L. George 108 Rare Earth Minerals from Pennsylvania Ralph G. Wells
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of the North American continent, Greenland, the West Indies and adjacent islands, Hawaii, Guam, and other...and Geology Bull. Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology County Rept.Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology Mineral Resources...Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin and County Report and Mineral Resources Report. Moscow, Idaho...Honolulu, Hawaii. Pennsylvania Dept. Public Instruction Curriculum Services Ser.-Pennsylvania Department of...Series. Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania Geol. Survey Spec. Bull.- XIV Pennsylvania Geol. Survey Topog. and
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1683; The American Philosophical Society by Benjamin Franklin in 1743; The American Academy of Arts and...Society in 1798; The American Journal of Science by Benjamin Silliman in 1802; and many others. In regard to...geology in 1816. Amos Eaton had surveyed Rensselaer County, N. Y., and the route of the Erie Canal; further...Observations on the Geology of the United States (1909) ; Benjamin De Witt on the Origin of the Drift; William Bertram...OF THE VERMONT STATE GEOLOGIST In Troy, Orleans County, titaniferous magnetite had been discovered in
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Manhattan Island. 4—Quartz, var. Amethyst (purple), West Paterson. N. J. 5—Garnet, var. Spessartite (orange-red)...Street, Manhattan Island. 7—Datolitc (pale green), West Paterson* N J 8— Quartz, var. Smoky (brown), Broadway...Manhattan Island. 9—Willemltc (yellowish brown), Franklin, N. .T. BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL......................... 7 Pyrite in Limestone, Franklin, N. J.......................................................... . 15 Amethyst and Smoky Quartz, West Paterson, N. J.................................
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Red and gray sandstone shale, and limestone. PENNSYLVANIA 40 I 60 50 Ml I 80 KM 76° -, I II --...l0000unse THE GEOLOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Mark Schweiker, Governor DEPARTMENT...Geology Slippery Rock University Published by PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PITTSBURGH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY...Park, Clinton County, showing accordant ridges in the Appalachian Plateaus province. The West Branch Susquehanna...of the Ridge and Valley province in Huntingdon County. Flooded meanders of Raystown Lake on the Raystown
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North American continent, including Greenland, the West Indies, and other adjacent islands, and Hawaii,...Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology Pamph.-Idaho Bureau of Mine~j~· and Geology Pamphlet. Moscow, Idaho. Ill. State...Amarillo, Texas. 7 SERIALS Pa. Acad. Sci.-Proc.-Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings. Har. risburg...' ·' ' .· Pa. Geol. Su~ey.~}th. ser., Bull.-Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th, series, · Bulletm. ...State Univ., Mineral Industries Expt. Sta. Bull.-Pennsylvania State University, Mineral Industries Experiment
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JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG WINERALOGICAL SOGSETY VOLUME 14 NUMBER 2 www.FOMSNJ.org The contents...Hardyston School, intersection of Routes #23 and #517, Franklin, N. J. Pre meeting activities start at 1:30 P... Field trip - Cellate Quarry, Cork Hill Road, Franklin, N.J. 9=00 A.M. to Noon Meeting - 2:30 P.M. Speaker...Paragenesis of the Franklin Ore Body. Saturday, October 20th Field trip - Old Andover Mine (opposite Aeroflex...* ** Daily Franklin Attractions Buckwheat Mineral Dump - entrance through the Franklin Mineral Museum
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fm________ franc. ___---_ front__--__Ft___..-- Company, County Collections Colorado Commission,Committee Communications...Territorial Texas Territory of Hawaii Topographic, etc. Township Townships Transactions translate, translation..._______ W. Va_-_-__. Wis____-____Wyo__.______ west Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Zool-________...Science Bulletin, v. 32. Topeka, Kans. Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly, v. 6, no. 4; 7, nos. 1, 2. Los...York, N. Y. Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings, v. 22. Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania Department
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North American continent including Greenland, the West Indies, and adjacent islands, and also Guam and...water: Spencer, G. H., Jr. Minnesota, Fillmore County: Pederson, C. A. New Jersey, Dover district, magnetite:...Ore.-Bin. Portland, Oreg. Pa. Acad. Sci. Proc.-Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings. Reading, Pa...4th ser., Bull.; Inf. Circ.; Progress Rept.-Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th series, Bulletin; Information... Mineral Industries Expt. Sta. Bull.; Circ.-Pennsylvania State University, Mineral Industries Experiment
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North American' continent, including Greenland, West Indies, and other adjacent islands, and Hawaii,...Chicago. _ . Los Angeles County Mus. Quart.; Sci. Ser., Paleontology-Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly; Science...Science. Honolulu, Hawaii. Pa. Acad. Sci. Proc.-Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings. Harrisburg,...Geol. Survey, 4th ser., Bull.; Progress Rept.-Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th series, Bulletin; Progress..., Mineral Industries Expt. Sta. Tech. Paper-Pennsylvania State College, Mineral Industries Experiment
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Publications: Science series, voL 13, no. 2. Colorado Springs,. Colo. Colorado Geological Survey: Bulletin, nos...Philadelphia, Pa. Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania: Proceedings, vols. 41, 42. Pittsburgh, Pa....Report, Sixteenth, Seventeenth,. Tallahassee, Fla. Franklin Institute: Journal, vols. 199-202. Philadelphia...Maryland Geological Survey: Kent County; Queen Anne's County; Talbot County. Baltimore, Md. Mazama, vol....Pan-American Geologist, vols. 43-46. Des Moines, Iowa. Pennsylvania, Topographic and Geologic Survey: Fourth series
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Philadelphia, Pa. Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania: Proceedings, vols. 47, 48. Pittsburgh, Pa....21st-22d; Bulletin, nos. 6-10. Tallahassee, Fla. Franklin Institute: Journal, vols. 211-214. Philadelphia...Pan-American Geologist, vols. 55-58. Des Moines, Iowa. Pennsylvania Geological Survey: Fourth Series; Administrative...Engineers: Journal, vols. 36, 37. Chicago, 111. West Virginia Academy of Science: Proceedings (W.Va....Morgantown, W.Va. West Virginia Geological Survey: (County Reports) Randolph County. Morgantown, W.Va
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Inn during the Denver Show. PO Box 455 Poncha Springs, Colorado 81242 VSA (719) 539-4113 • Fax 539-4542...owned subsidiary of Meadowview Graphics Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation. The MATRIX Publishing Company is...States: Historical Notes on the Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York by Steven Chamberlain 82...HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE Joseph Wharton and His Gap Mine: The Founding of the American Nickel Industry by...millerite, col­ lected in the l 980's Crom the Sterling Mine dumps. The spray is 13 mm. high. Chamber­ lain collection
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North American continent including Greenland, the West Indies, and adjacent islands, and also Guam and...B. S. Minnesota, Cook County, titaniferous magnetite: Grout, F. F. Pennsylvania, eastern: Gray, C., 1... Iron, Cook County, titaniferous magnetite: Grout, F. F. IRON. Minnesota, Cook County, titaniferous...Bulletin. Portland, Oreg. Pa. Acad. Sci. Proc.-Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings. Grantham, Pa...Pa. Geol. Survey, 4th ser., Bull.; Inf. Circ.-Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th series, Bulletin; Information
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North American continent, including Greenland, the West Indies, and other adjacent islands, and Hawaii,...Report. Toronto, Ontario. Pa. Acad. Sci. Proc.-Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings. Harrisburg,...Geol. Survey, 4th ser., Bull. ; Progress Rept.-Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th series, Bulletin ; Progress... Montpelier, Vt. W. Va. Geol. Survey Rept. Inv.-West Virginia Geological Survey Report of Investigations...Adcock, Floyd Jones. P. W. C[urrey] field, Runnels County, Texas, in Abilene Geol. Soc., Geological contributions
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California. Economic geology. Chromite, El Dorado County: Cater, F. W., Jr. Healdsburg quadrangle: Gealey...W. K. Mercur~·, New Almaden mines, Santa Clara County: Bailey, E. H. San Francisco Bay counties: Bowen...Bowen, 0. E , Jr., 3 Mineral resources, Fresno County: Logan, C. A. Geologic maps. Bitterwater Cre€k area:...Investigations. Lexington, Ky. Los Angeles County Museum Quart.-Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly. Los Angeles....Bull.; County Rept.--Marylan(l Department of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources Bulletin; County Reports
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PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES BULLETIN M 15 BUILDING STONES OF PENNSYLVANIA By RALPH... COPYRIGHTED 1932 BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION BUREAU...Structure 3 •> 10 Strength 10 Geology of Pennsylvania Physiography Stratigraphy Appalachian Revolut...Adams County Allegheny County Armstrong County Beaver County 19 1" -<» -- 24 -7 Bedford County -'•'...-;"» SO Perks County ;>- Blair County Bradford County Pucks County Butler County 00 03 07 77 Cambria
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«s m •p ■* ; sms •v ■1 mm D 'A ©F PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY By Scott Stepanski and Karenne...changes due to man or nature, Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, its publisher and all other...Physiographic Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey 5 6 7 9 10 12 PENNSYLVANIA SITE NO. PAGE NO. 1...Fossils Mt. Hope White Quartzite.......... Mt. Holly Springs Agate.............. Rossville Copper Minerals....Williamsport Ammonites........... Crystal Point Diamond Mine....... Montour Fossil Pit......................
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American continent, in- cluding Greenland, the West Indies, and other adjacent islands, and Hawaii,...Report. Toronto, Ontario. Pa. Acad. Sci. Proc.-Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings. Harrisburg,... Pa. Pa. Dept. Int. Affairs Monthly BulL-Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs Monthly Bulletin...Geol. Survey, 4th ser., Bull. ; Progress Rept.-Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th series, Bulletin ; Progress...Montpelier, Vt. W. Va. Geol. Survey Bull.; Rept. Inv.-West Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin; Report of Investigations
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examples: Ontario Economic geology Beatty Township Garrison Township Gold, Konoeivmi Lake area Porcupine...11 Los Angeles County Mus. Quart.; Science Ser. [Paleontology Pub.] Los Angeles County Museum Quarterly;...Americana. Ithaca, N. Y. Pa. Acad. Sci. Proc. Pennsylvania Academy of Science Proceedings. Harrisburg,... Pa. Pa. Dept. Int. Affairs Monthly Bull. Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs Monthly Bulletin...Pa. Geol. Survey, 4th ser., Bull.; Prog. Rpt. Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th series, Bulletin; Progress
 
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