Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Brookite |
Formula: | TiO2 |
Comments: | Occurances at approximately the 40 01'02"N, 76 31'31"W portion of the quarry. Microcrystals occuring in calcite or directly on the phyllite schist, along veinlets. Larger xtls found in within several milky quartz pods, typically 30cm by 6 to 15 m in length. Associated with Anatase occasionally as an alteration of Ilmenite. |
Habit: | Microcrystals to larger, thin, platy xtls, deeply striates parallel to their length. |
Colour: | transparent (micro-xtls), to light brown |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Anatase | ⓘ1 photo of Brookite associated with Anatase at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Brookite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view County Line Quarry (Kline's Quarry), Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 224182 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:224182:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 6579fda1-2c10-4032-81f5-b315238cb90e |
Nearest other occurrences of Brookite |
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47.8km (29.7 miles) | ⓘCarter's Chrome Mine, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
87.5km (54.4 miles) | ⓘPhoenixville tunnel (Conrail tunnel; Black Rock tunnel), Phoenixville, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
References |
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County Line Quarry, Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA