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C.K. Williams & Co. Quarry (Williams Quarry), Chestnut Hill, Easton, Forks Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, USA

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Quarry in serpentine/tremolite, located on Chestnut Hill, above the Delaware River, North of Easton. Owned by the C.K. Williams & Co., Easton, PA. Encompassing the original sites of the Sherrer, Verdolite, and minor workings of the Fox quarries, this site was greatly expanded in the mid 1920's, exploiting Serpentine for ornamental/building stone and Tremolite as mineral pulp additives in paint and paper products. By the mid 1930's, demand for building stone diminished, but the market for it's mineral-pulp carried the company until it's close of operation in the mid 1940's.

In the 1950's the property was put up for sale and purchased by famed Mineralogist Arthur Montgomery, at that time an acting professor at Lafayette College in Easton. He deeded the property to Lafayette in 1953, for the purpose of preserving this unique mineralogical site in perpetuity.



References:
Rocks & Minerals (1942): 17: 344.

MATRIX, sum. 200 pg. 95-102.





 Map Reference: 40°43'2"N , 75°11'50"W

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Group 1 - Elements
  		• Graphite1.CB.05a
    C
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Chalcocite2.BA.05
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Marcasite2.EB.10a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Molybdenite2.EA.30
    MoS
     
    2
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Brucite4.FE.05
    Mg(OH)
     
    2
  		• Carnotite ?4.HB.05
    K
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[VO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Cuprite4.AA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Ilmenite4.CB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
  		• Pyrolusite4.DB.05
    MnO
     
    2
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
  		• Thorianite4.DL.05
    ThO
     
    2
  		• Uraninite
    var: Thorian Uraninite    		4.DL.05
    (U,Th)O
     
    2
  		• Wölsendorfite4.GB.30
    (Pb,Ca)U
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		·2H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Azurite5.BA.05
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Dolomite5.AB.10
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
  		• Hydromagnesite5.DA.05
    Mg
     
    5
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Magnesite5.AB.05
    MgCO
     
    3
  		• Malachite5.BA.10
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
  		• Zaratite5.DA.15
    Ni
     
    3
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)(OH)
     
    4
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
  		• Celestine7.AD.35
    SrSO
     
    4
  		• Gypsum7.CD.40
    Ca[SO
     
    4
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Wulfenite7.GA.05
    Pb[MoO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Autunite8.EB.05
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Actinolite9.DE.10
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
      var: Nephrite9.DE.10
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
  		• Anthophyllite9.DE.05
    ☐[Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
  		• Augite9.DA.15
    (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		,Al,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)[(Si,Al)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Biotite9..
  		• Boltwoodite9.AK.15
    (K,Na)(UO
     
    2
    		)[HSiO
     
    4
    		] · 0.5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Chrysocolla9.ED.20
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• Diopside9.DA.15
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Eastonite (TL)9.EC.20
    KMg
     
    2
    		Al[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Paragonite9.EC.15
    NaAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Phlogopite9.EC.20
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Talc9.EC.05
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
  		• Thorogummite9.AD.30
    (Th,U)[(OH)
     
    4x
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    1-x
    		]
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Topaz9.AF.35
    Al
     
    2
    		[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Tremolite9.DE.10
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
  		• Uranophane9.AK.15
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		[HSiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 5H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Vesuvianite9.BG.35
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Weeksite9.AK.30
    K
     
    2
    		(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		)
     
    3
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Zircon9.AD.30
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• Amphibole Group
    var: Uralite    		-
  		• 'Chlorite Group'-
  		• Limonite-
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Manganese Oxides
    var: Manganese Dendrites'    		-
  		• Scapolite
    var: Wernerite    		-
  		• 'Serpentine Group'-
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
  		• 'Tourmaline'-
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z


    60 entries listed. 50 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Pennsylvania
      • Northampton Co.
        • Forks Township
          • Easton
            • Chestnut Hill
              • C.K. Williams & Co. Quarry (Williams Quarry)

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