Ref.1) Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania: 1874 Preliminary Report on the Mineralogy of Pennsylvania: F. A. Genth, pgs. 44-45, 97. Ref.2) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania: Samual G. Gordon, 1922 (1972 reprint) pg. 54 Ref.3) Mineralogy of Chester County: William W. Jefferis 1854 (1974 reproducton of Jefferis handwritten notes, Special reprint No. 2, Friends of Mineralogy/Region 3)
Of Genth; "Finest locality in Sadsbury township, for the principle locality for Rutile in Chester County PA. Considerable quantity of Rutile had been collected in the early to mid 19th century, Doubly geniculated crystals up to a pound in weight had been found loose in surrounding soils and worked up by manufacturers of dental supplies, for coloring artificial teeth. also found embedded in Quartz and soils throughout the 7 mile long valley.
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