Mine detail: Lancaster County

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Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.97946, -76.18492
dep_id: 10038136
mrds_id: M045422
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver, Gold, Platinum, Copper, Lead, Iridium
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Ilmenite
orebody_fm: UNKNOWN
Reporter: Blair, Will N., Peterson, Jocelyn A.
hrock_type: Slate
tectonic: Appalachian Piedmont
disc_yr: 1852
discr: Dr. F.A. Genth
References:
  • KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 193, P. 59
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