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Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

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Antigorite : (Mg,Fe2+)3[(OH)4|Si2O5], Chrysotile : Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Long, lath-like crystals of green antigorite with lighter, brownish fibers on the surface where the antigorite has altered to asbestos. Overall size of mineral specimen: 11x5x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-11 cm.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 5886    View Count: 665

Antigorite : (Mg,Fe2+)3[(OH)4|Si2O5]

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

42 mm specimen. Photograph by Peter Cristofono.
 © 2006 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 71183    View Count: 219

Antigorite (Var: Picrolite) : (Mg,Fe2+)3[(OH)4|Si2O5]

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Specimen of Antigorite var. Picrolite. From the Cedar Hill Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Specimen size: 6.5 x 5cm. From the PA Annex of my personal collection, acquired in 2003.
 © M.HeintzelmanPhoto ID: 17392    View Count: 1067

Antigorite (Var: Picrolite) : (Mg,Fe2+)3[(OH)4|Si2O5]

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

A very well-formed and large (for its species), crystal of the Serpentine group mineral, Antigorite. The varietal name Picrolite refers to the columnar variety of this mineral, which is only found in seven locations worldwide, six of which are in the US and one locality in the Slovak Republic. A fine example of an unusual mineral from a classic ...
 © Russell G. RizzoPhoto ID: 189692    View Count: 141

Brucite : Mg(OH)2

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Foliated crystals of Brucite exhibiting pseudo hexagonal crystal edging. From the Cedar Hill Quarry, Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Specimen size: 7.5 x 4.5cm. From the PA Annex of my personal collection, acquired in 2003.
 © M.HeintzelmanPhoto ID: 14923    View Count: 557

Brucite : Mg(OH)2

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Thin tabular hexagonal crystals of Brucite averaging 0.7 mm long. Robert O. Meyer specimen and photograph.
 © 2004 ROMPhoto ID: 16185    View Count: 442

Brucite : Mg(OH)2

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

0.6 cm crystal. S406-095 #1011#
Note a little bit of orange desaultelsite.
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 139979    View Count: 112

Brucite : Mg(OH)2

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

A 4 cm crystal. Note orange rind of possible desautelsite on one face.
S390-30 #161#
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 139980    View Count: 92

Desautelsite : Mg6Mn3+2[(OH)16|CO3] · 4H2O, Brucite : Mg(OH)2

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

Golden-brown flaky crystals of desautelsite, on brucite, from one of the two type localities for the mineral.
0.2 cm field of view. S415-94 #1869#
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 168169    View Count: 121

Deweylite : Mg4Si3O10·6H2O ?

Cedar Hill Quarry (Stoltzfuss Quarry), Fulton Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA

A large resinous mass of deweylite, 10 cm.
S402-191 #747#
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 142528    View Count: 162
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