Ecton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ecton Mine | Mine |
| Perkiomen Mines | Group of Mines |
| Audubon | Town |
| Lower Providence Township | Township |
| Montgomery County | County |
| Pennsylvania | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 7' 33'' North , 75° 26' 33'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Audubon | 8,433 (2017) | 0.9km |
| Trooper | 5,744 (2017) | 4.4km |
| Eagleville | 4,800 (2017) | 4.7km |
| West Norriton | 14,702 (2017) | 5.5km |
| King of Prussia | 19,936 (2017) | 5.7km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Mineralogy - Pennsylvania Chapter | St. Peters, Pennsylvania | 26km |
| Tuscarora Lapidary Society | Brookhaven, Pennsylvania | 29km |
| Delaware Valley Paleontological Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 31km |
| Philadelphia Mineralogical Society | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 31km |
| Delaware Valley Earth Science Society | Woodbury, New Jersey | 40km |
A former Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag occurrence/mine located about Β½ mile S of the Perkiomen Copper Mine. Both mines work the same vein which was lead-zinc rich at the south end (Ecton Mine) and copper rich at the north end (Perkiomen Mine). The Wetherill mine was situated Β½ mile to the S and apparently worked a separate vein.
Ore is hosted in a fracture cutting the red shales and arkoses of the Upper Triassic Stockton Formation. The fracture is located on the projection of the fault that bounds the south margin of Mine Ridge beneath the sediments of the Newark Basin. The vein hosting fracture(s) may represent reactivation of this Paleozoic age fault in the basement beneath the district. Local rocks include rocks of the Stockton Formation.
Begun in the new or second round of mining efforts in the Audubon (Shannonville) region in 1847, with Charles M. Wheatley hired in as manager of the mine (1849-1851). In March of 1851, evidence of a loss of profitabiliy initiated the consolidated of the Ecton and Perkiomen mines including Whim Shaft under the new enterprise called The Perkiomen Consolidated Mining Company, but by 1853 the mining efforts began to fail and the mines finally closed by 1855.
The Ecton mine is located in the center of the Perikomen/Audubon mining region, but has been given separate listing due to the greater efforts conducted at this specific mine on research/recovery of the mineralogy of the region. The Ecton mine, including the Whim shaft, provided a much extended period of availability for mineralogical specimens/materials for research. Some upper level workings, an adit, drift and stope, were still accessible and so too were materials from the mines dumps, late into the 20th century.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
45 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β Antlerite Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| β Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 References: |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Devilline Formula: CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
| β Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| β Greenockite Formula: CdS References: |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| β Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β Langite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O References: |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Linarite Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Native Sulphur Formula: S8 |
| β Posnjakite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O References: |
| β Pseudomalachite Formula: Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 References: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| β Ramsbeckite Formula: (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O |
| β Serpierite Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O References: |
| β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Susannite Formula: Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 Habit: tabular, pseudohexagonal Colour: colorless Description: Noted as very rare, identified by a few minute crystals and remained incompletely described by 1965. Discovered by Mark Robinson in the latter 1950's in an ancient underground stope of the Ecton Mine. Mistakenly, but understandably, misidentified as Leadhillite, later correctly identified by Mary. E. Mrose in early 1960's by optical and x-ray crystallographic analysis. References: |
| β Wulfenite Formula: Pb(MoO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| β | Native Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| β | Susannite | 5.BF.40 | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Antlerite | 7.BB.15 | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β | Linarite | 7.BC.65 | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| β | Langite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Posnjakite | 7.DD.10 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O |
| β | Devilline | 7.DD.30 | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Serpierite | 7.DD.30 | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 Β· 3H2O |
| β | Ramsbeckite | 7.DD.60 | (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 Β· 6H2O |
| β | Wulfenite | 7.GA.05 | Pb(MoO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Pseudomalachite | 8.BD.05 | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| β | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
| β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | β Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| H | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| H | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| H | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| H | β Ramsbeckite | (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O |
| H | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| H | β Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | β Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| O | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| O | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| O | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| O | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Ramsbeckite | (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O |
| O | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | β Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| O | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Greenockite | CdS |
| S | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| S | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Ramsbeckite | (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O |
| S | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Native Sulphur | S8 |
| S | β Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Devilline | CaCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | β Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Cu | β Langite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Cu | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Posnjakite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O |
| Cu | β Pseudomalachite | Cu5(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Cu | β Ramsbeckite | (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O |
| Cu | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | β Hydrozincite | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Zn | β Ramsbeckite | (Cu,Zn)15(SO4)4(OH)22 · 6H2O |
| Zn | β Serpierite | Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
| Cd | Cadmium | |
| Cd | β Greenockite | CdS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
| Pb | β Linarite | PbCu(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Pb | β Susannite | Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2 |
| Pb | β Wulfenite | Pb(MoO4) |
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Ecton Mine, Perkiomen Mines, Audubon, Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA