Pennsylvania · Lebanon County
Past Producer

Cornwall Mine and Pellet Plant

Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
CobaltCopperIronSulfur-PyriteManganesePhosphorus-PhosphatesSilicaSilver
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Commodities
TertiaryCobalt, Copper, Iron, Sulfur-Pyrite, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsActinolite, Adularia, Alabandite, Andalusite, Andesine, Andradite, Anorthoclase, Antigorite, Apatite, Apophyllite, Aragonite, Augite, Azurite, Bieberite, Biotite, Bornite, Brochantite, Brucite, Calcite, Chabazite, Chalcanthite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Chrysocolla, Chrysolite, Clinohypersthene, Clinozoisite, Copper, Cordierite, Covellite, Crednerite, Cuprite, Datolite, Diopside, Dolomite, Enstatite, Epidote, Erythrite, Galena, Hematite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Millerite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Wurtzite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1737
Discovery year1732
Identification
Deposit ID10299283
MRDS IDW022106
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates40.2694, -76.4033
References
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