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Identity HelpMinerals of Lancaster County Pennsylvania - set
8th Mar 2012 01:25 UTCKevin Myer
Can anyone provide history about this set? Do you know what entity put it together? Are the specimens bonafide Lancaster County specimens or did they come from a supply house's stock of mineral specimens?
The reason I bought the set is it has a piece of zinc ore from the Bamford Mine, which is now under a Kelloggs Plant. I've never seen a specimen of Bamford ore for sale anywhere and though I could gamble a few dollars just to say I have a piece of ore from the mine.
8th Mar 2012 04:07 UTCJeff Weissman Expert
8th Mar 2012 06:42 UTCMarc Miterman (2)
i purchased it at the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences gift shop on an elementary school trip.
The specimens ore from Lancaster County localities.
Thanks for sharing this as it brought back a lot of old memories
8th Mar 2012 12:20 UTCMark Heintzelman 🌟 Expert
As for what organization initiated and produced these sets, I haven't uncovered that fact either, despite wanting to know myself.
MRH
8th Mar 2012 12:27 UTCEarl Verbeek Expert
12th Mar 2012 15:13 UTCGreg Kokolus
From what I know, I would concur with Earls history of the boxes.
His nephew Chris Haefner recently spoke at the BMS meeting about a book he wrote on the Pequea mine in Lancaster County.
I asked about the boxes and from what I recall, his uncle also has a arrangement with the Smithsonian for cards or boxes for their gift shop as well.
If you Google Chris Haefner, you should be able to get to his blog which will allow you to contact him and ask any further questions that you have.
He did mention working with his uncle and breaking up material to affix to the cards.
Greg Kokolus
23rd Jun 2012 02:32 UTCChristopher Haefner
29th Jun 2012 16:35 UTCDonald Peck
28th Aug 2013 22:18 UTCChristopher Haefner
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> Hi
> From what I know, I would concur with Earls
> history of the boxes.
> His nephew Chris Haefner recently spoke at the BMS
> meeting about a book he wrote on the Pequea mine
> in Lancaster County.
> I asked about the boxes and from what I recall,
> his uncle also has a arrangement with the
> Smithsonian for cards or boxes for their gift shop
> as well.
> If you Google Chris Haefner, you should be able to
> get to his blog which will allow you to contact
> him and ask any further questions that you have.
> He did mention working with his uncle and breaking
> up material to affix to the cards.
> Greg Kokolus
After a one-year's contemplation I have begun the process of bringing back the rock boxes that were part of a 30-year business concern for the Haefner family. There will however be a few changes; replacemets for the chrome ore and zinc ore for sure ae these can not be collected any more or at least not in the quantities necessary to carry on with an enterprise... Currently I am gathering up materials and I have 'rights' to the specifics of configuration for the boxes. Further, future posts will randomly update the progress... Chris Haefner...Lancaster Pa
28th Aug 2013 22:23 UTCChristopher Haefner
31st Aug 2013 15:32 UTCChristopher Haefner
Christopher L. Haefner
Lancaster Pa geologist
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