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⇱ Scott Mine, Nottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Scott Mine, Nottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USAi
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Scott MineMine
NottinghamVillage
West Nottingham TownshipTownship
Chester CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 44' 26'' North , 76° 2' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rising Sun2,859 (2017)5.1km
Oxford5,385 (2017)7.3km
Little Britain372 (2017)7.6km
Wakefield609 (2017)12.3km
Kirkwood396 (2017)13.2km
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Delaware Mineralogical Society, Inc.Wilmington, Delaware42km
Mindat Locality ID:
21615
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21615:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A former open pit Cr mine situated within the state line serpentine belt, on the eastern side of Octararo Creek, 1½ miles SW of Nottingham (Harve de Grace 9228), exploiting associated deposits of chromite (rock mining/massive).

Records at the time of the 2nd Geological Survey, 1875 list total production of approximately 3,000 tons. According to Pearre and Heyl (1960), other sources list 6,000 tons.

As shown on Figure 23 of Smith and Barnes (1998) of aerial photograph AHD-4D-174 taken on November 18, 1946, the Scott Mine was located in what is now the north central sector of Nottingham County Park, Chester County, PA. This is consistent with the more generalized location shown as location 80, Plate 41 of Pearre and Heyl (1960). Further confirmation occurred just prior to 6/17/2003 when the plug in the Scott Mine shaft collapsed following heavy rains. In addition to the open vertical shaft, R. C. Smith, II observed an incline trending N37E +/- 3 from the shaft. Smith's GPS coordinates taken at this time were: 39 44 26.8N, 76 02 31.6W +/- 20 feet. This is about 2.4 km southeast of Octoraro Creek. Pearre and Heyl (1960, P. 779-780) described the complex of workings at the Scott Mine area. Elsewhere, they also summarize the history.

What appears to have been the main Scott Mine shaft plunges to the SSE. In addition to the shaft there was a 35 foot wide by 98 foot long 1945-vintage exploration trench extending just south of east from the shaft. A second, smaller shaft having a 50-foot long N50W trending trench is located 90 feet northeast of the main shaft. This smaller shaft might be William Scott's second shaft which drained into the first shaft.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
References:
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
References:
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Marmolite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
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ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMagnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup
var. Marmolite'		-D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ⓘ''-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
NiNickel
Niⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. MarmoliteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

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