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Metatorbernite from
Mountainville, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Metatorbernite

Mountainville, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Metatorbernite

Mountainville, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Metatorbernite

Mountainville, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Metatorbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Formation:Secondary
Comments:Thin green crusts and crude crystals on rusty matrix.
Habit:crusts to tabular
Colour:pale green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metatorbernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mountainville, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1643526
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1643526:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Metatorbernite
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘMauch Chunk Ridge, Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘPenn Haven Junction, Lehigh Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘMcCrea's Quarry, Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ⓘComley's Quarry, Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Eric Quinter collectionIdentification: Visual Identification
 
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