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Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

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Anglesite : PbSO4, Galena : PbS

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

Anglesite crystals on corroded Galena, probably collected in the 1970's. Largest crystal in the photo is 1mm. Crystals have been found to 1.5mm
 © Reiner MielkePhoto ID: 216863    View Count: 138

Bitumen

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

20mm, the main mineral is actually a hydrocarbon glob on either hydrocarbon or dolomite matrix.
 © Element51.comPhoto ID: 2646    View Count: 926

Calcite : CaCO3, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

Calcite on Sphalerite
Dundas Quarry, near Hamilton, Ontario

27 mm crystal

T. Jokela collection
 © Tim JokelaPhoto ID: 3236    View Count: 515

Calcite : CaCO3

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

3 cm crystal
Arnim Walter photograph

T. Jokela collection
 © Tim JokelaPhoto ID: 3237    View Count: 424

Celestine : SrSO4

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

Three almost parallel-growth, zoned crystals of celestine. Actually, the two on the left ARE parallel growth. 5.8x5.2x1.6cm DJ1011
 © David K. JoycePhoto ID: 81257    View Count: 182

Celestine : SrSO4

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

A single terminated tabular crystal of pale blue celestite, showing two stages of growth with an intermediate coating "caught" within the crystal.
 © 2002 Thames Valley MineralsPhoto ID: 5317    View Count: 405

Celestine : SrSO4

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

The upper half of a superb, multi-terminated celestine crystal. The crystal is light blue in colour. The actual crystal is 10.7cm long. Proportion of crystal in view is 7.0x5.3cm DJ982
 © David K. JoycePhoto ID: 81256    View Count: 194

Celestine : SrSO4

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

A sawn based limestone wall is faced with countless gemmy little celestite and calcite over which a number of 2cm plus blue celestites have been deposited. A beautiful display piece for the stonger shelf.
 © 2002 Thames Valley MineralsPhoto ID: 5323    View Count: 453

Celestine : SrSO4

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

A white folded sugary matrix covered with microscopic celestite has some larger pale blue tabular haxagonal crystals "planted" on its surface.
 © 2002 Thames Valley MineralsPhoto ID: 5318    View Count: 431

Celestine : SrSO4

Lafarge Dundas North Quarry (Dundas Quarry; Redland; Quarry; Lafarge Quarry; Steetly Quarry; Steetley Quarry; Canada Crushed Stone Quarry), Dundas, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada

These celestine crystals are a little different for this locality. Most crystals from here are transluscent to cloudy, while these are very gemmy. Specimen 8.7x5.4x3.8 DJ981
 © David K. JoycePhoto ID: 81253    View Count: 186
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