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Fluorite from
Doughty Mine, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Doughty Mine, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:754711
Long-form Identifier:1:3:754711:9
GUID (UUID V4):6379a32d-f712-413a-9e02-55d5da96f5d4
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
8.7km (5.4 miles) Eastern Products Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Faylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) National Limestone Quarry No. 2, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Perry Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) National Limestone Quarry No. 1, Paxtonville, Middleburg Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) Susquehanna Quarry, East Salem, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) Lime Bluff Quarry (Lycoming Silica Sand Company Quarry), Lime Bluff, Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) Pine Creek Quarry, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
60.9km (37.8 miles) Salona Quarry (Hanson Aggregates quarry; Milestone Materials), Salona, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book (volume)
Mineralogy of Pennsylvania. THE MINERALOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA. TIKIS Mineralogy of Pennsylvania, BY JOHN...(funth's "Preliminary Report on tlir Mineralogy of Pennsylvania,*' luted n* ...Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania. Academy MINERALOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 1. SILVER. (4)i According...sulphur were found by me, several Ueberroth zine mine, Priedensville, Lehigh Co., years ago, at the ...Kinzi mine, Stony creek, 1 Refers to page in Dr. Genth's Report. MINERALOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 5. GALEN1TK
Report (issue)
LEAD OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLVANIA Robert C. Smith, II COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL...ZINC AND LEAD OCCURRENCES IN PENNSYLVANIA Robert C. Smith, II PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...1977 Copyright 1977 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published...published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological Survey COVER ILLUSTRATION: Photograph of 1852 lithograph...STATE BOOK STORE, P. O. BOX 1365 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 PREFACE The purpose of this report is
Report (Issue volume)
RESOURCES Part 3, Metal Mines and Occurrences in Pennsylvania by Arthur W. Rose Mineral Conservation Section...Earth & Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit Is given to the Pennsylvania Geological...1365, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin MSO, Part 3, Sheet 1 M50 Pennsylvania Geological Survey...him. Part 3 Metal Mines and Occurrences in Pennsylvania TYPES OF DEPOSITS by Arthur W. Rose CONTENTS
Catalog/List
Wheatley's Mines, near, Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. An excellent matrix specimen of much better-than-average... - ...·--·-·--·$2500. 2. NATIVE COPPER, Phocnix Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan. An absolutely magnificent...__··---·9000. 3. AZURITE, Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona. A superb, large, old-timer...3-1/2xl-3/4xl-1/4 ....._$1800. 12. AZURITE,• Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona. A large, quite spectacular........................ "".........._.7500. 13. FLUORITE,* Cave-In-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois. A possibly
Report (Issue volume)
Earth and Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological... ROOM 54, MAIN CAPITOL BUILDING HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin M50, Part 2-8, Sheet 1 Page............ 49. Other fire clay processed at the mine: quantity ..... .. ............ .... .. .......... 31 18 53. Plastic fire clay processed at the mine: value.........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
contain the assemblage quartz + calcite + ankerite ± fluorite (Metz et al., 1985; Ekambaram et al., 1986). The...the Snowbird-type veins were mined briefly for fluorite. The age of mineralization in the Coeur d’Alene...be the western limit of its exposure. However, Doughty et al. (1998) have now found Archean 1689 1690...(gneisses west of the Coeur d’Alene district; Doughty et al., 1998) to 1.0 Ga (oldest 40Ar/39Ar vein...and siderite in the Dayrock mine, in the Atlas vein of the Carbonate Hill mine (Fryklund, 1964), and at
Report (Issue volume)
Part 1, Supplement, Limestones and Dolomites of Pennsylvania · by George F. Deasy, Phyllis R. Griess, Ronald...Earth a.nd Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological...STATE BOOK STORE, P.O. BOX 1365, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin MSO, Part 1, Supplement, Sheet...man-hours devoted to specific mine operations during the year 5. Mine or mine-plant equipment modernized
Report (issue)
PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES BULLETIN M5 LEAD AND ZINC ORES of PENNSYLVANIA Henry a;...revival of interest in mining lead and zinc in Pennsylvania notwithstanding that all of the old lead and...the occurrence of lead and zinc ores in Pennsylvania and in other parts of North and South America...is re counted that: lead ore was mined in Blair County in 1778 lo supply bullets for the Revolutionary...pumping engine in the world was installed at a zinc mine at Friedensville in 1872, and attracted wide attention
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA b Department of Geology, Brooklyn College, City University...University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA ’ Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton...1983; Wilbur et al., 1990). To the south in Pennsylvania, similar mineralization is found in Shawangunk-equivalent...the southwest in the Nittany Arch region of Pennsylvania, where deposits and prospects at Skytop, Milesburg...elastic sediments, and Almedia (Webb), Canoe Creek, Doughty, Knisley/Sproul, Lime Bluff, Lymehurst, Thompson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
explained 1: Fluorite (fluorspar) Fig- 1- turquoise-b1ue Of On quartz. West Caradon Mine, St Cleer,... National Museum of Wales No 83.41G.M 04144. Fluorite, though acknowledged to be a common mineral, is...minerals, specimens of British fluorite are renowned worldwide. Fluorite is also known under various synonyms...the mineral name to describe a phenomenon which fluorite demonstrates to perfection, namely, the striking...light has ceased, is equally well developed in fluorite. The variety chlorophane has been known to phosphoresce
Journal (issue)
like _lvor the Engine on a good .run! . Anyhow doughty Sussex spirit won through and eventually .1 heaved...out. When we got there it was apparent that the doughty explorers had just stumbled across Calcite City...Westcott copper mine, comprised three separate collecting sites in two short adits and the mine dump. Nearby...Nearby was the Badger Level section of the Huglith mine complex, which was our other location. We were too...a layby in the forestry surrounding the Huglith mine. When we did so later in the day there were some
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
dates of zircon from jasperoid veins at the Sunshine Mine (Zartman and Smith, 2009). Mineralization associated...Mesoproterozoic Pb isotope signatures at the Sunshine Mine. To further constrain ages and elucidate the origins...Montana-Idaho border, extending from the Burnt Cabin Mine at least as far as the White Cap and Snowbird deposits...calcite + ankerite ± fluorite (Snowbird-type, Rosenberg and Larson, 2000), although fluorite-bearing veins will...and secondary Ag-rich samples from the Sunshine Mine (S-VSG and ST-T, respectively), and Ag-poor samples
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluid Inclusion Characteristics and Genesis of the Fluorite-Parisite Mineralization in the Snowbird Deposit...Moscow, Idaho 83844-3022 Abstract The Snowbird fluorite-rare earth element (REE) deposit, located in western...coarse grained hydrothermal quartz, calcite, and fluorite. Also, the rare mineral parisite-(Ce) [Ca(Ce,La...d’Alene district. Fluid inclusions in quartz, fluorite, ankerite, and parisite from the Snowbird deposit...500°C and 200 to 300 MPa, respectively. Later fluorite was precipitated from similar fluids but with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorite should never be put on the mantelpiece, for dust can seriously harm the material. Tobacco smoke...arrangements. Although it is almost impossible to keep fluorite in an environment similar to that in which it...naturally, the collector should attempt to keep his fluorite in dry clean dust-free conditions and treat it...Barstow; M. Davis; J. Hanna; I.D. Somerville; P.S. Doughty; R. Nawaz; J. Wilson. There are over 100 other...management system. Staff Keeper of Geology, P.S. Doughty, BSc, MSc, FMA, FGS; Assistant Keeper, R. Nawaz
Journal (issue)
and a lengthening of the rivers to below the Pennsylvania line. Atmospheric changes gave a greater and...was a deep bay covering the greater part of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and to the west another bay now occupied...of Northern New York, in Richville, St. Lawrence County, one of the very best counties in the United States...miner als, and of course I had to make some for mine. Those shelves are still in the boys' sleeping room...Oswegatchie River, to an old fluorite locality. We picked up a peck of fluorite fragments that had been left
Report (issue)
DESCRIPTIVE MINERALOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA 104 Na 2Al 2 Si3 Oi .2H 2 O; SiO 2 47.4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na...Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis: Fe 2 O3 CaO...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia:...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating
Report (issue)
Indiana Kentucky Maryland Michigan New York Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Vermont Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin...mineralogy (predominantly sphalerite, galena, barite, fluorite, calcite, dolomite, and cryptocrystalline quartz)...amounts of zinc have been described from Illinois, Pennsylvania, and New York. Sphalerite, galena, and barite...cavities. Commonly associated minerals include fluorite, calcite, dolomite, quartz, iron sulfides, celestite...Table 1 according to abundance or major product in a mine or district, with minor or by-product commodities
Journal (issue)
Bernard Anderson, John Arthurs, Marie Cowan, Philip Doughty, Garth Earls, Ian Enlander, Martin Feely, Sarah...Alistair Ruffell. Editorial Board: Editor, Philip Doughty (Deputy Editor), Marie Cowan, Ian Enlander and...wealth, get poetic about our science, start a ‘county’ series, credit another rock star, have several...more …. www.habitas.org.uk/es2k Cover photograph County Clare grikes - see article on The Burren Finally...Museum building, where the geology Inside an opal mine in Coober Pedy, South Australia in 2002 based in
Book
diagram of its crystal structure. Cover photograph: Fluorite, Wearda/e, Co. Durham Net Price £1:25 ISBN O...Geological Sciences, Leeds; Miss M. C. Hill, County Archivist, Salop County Council; P. G. Hines; Robert Hogg,...James, Curator, Shrewsbury Museum; D. O. Jones, County Librarian, Anglesey; K. A. Jones, of Queen’s University...University, Belfast; R. A. Kennedy, Curator, Pembroke County Museum; E. G. Langholme, Secretary of The Shap... Ltd.; R. D. Penhallurick, Assistant Curator, County Museum, Truro; B. J. Pyrah, Curator of Geology
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
area have a U–Pb zircon age of 1378.7 ± 1.2 Ma (Doughty & Chamberlain 1996). During the Neoproterozoic...the cluster of deposits centered on the Blackbird mine (BB). Brown Bear and Merle deposits, which are not...occurred in northern Idaho from ~1463 to ~1064 Ma (Doughty & Chamberlain 2008, Zirakparvar et al. 2010), but...fayalite, Mg, Si, Ca: Kakanui pyroxene, Al: Lake County plagioclase, K: PSU adularia, Cl: SPI tugtupite...Williams-Jones 2006). Together with the absence of fluorite or other rocks and metapelites, (7) low-Ca meta-ultramafic
Book
ferrierite 122 ferrimolybdite 63 fluoborite 54 fluorite 20, 20, 21 foresite 119 fornacite 63 forsterite...suppliers are, in order, the USSR, Canada, and the USA (South Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California)...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...example Arizona and Utah). Fine crystals come from Pennsylvania and Colorado, and very large crystals and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
broadbelt in the southeastern statesthat extendsfrom Pennsylvania through Maryland and Virginia to Georgia,Alabama...and quartz,black (manganiferous) calcite,barite,fluorite,zeolites,and calcite. As a part of the presentinquiry...district,New Mexico, and the Aguila district, Mohave County,Arizona and severalother districts,have been closelystudied...following minerals: black calcite,zeolites,opal, fluorite, barite, calcite, quartz. Only rarely are morethan...thesemineralspresentin a singlevein. Opal, zeolites,fluorite, and barite, are widely consideredto be hydrothermaland
ferrierite 122 ferrimolybdite 63 fluoborite 54 fluorite 20, 20, 2/ foresite 119 fornacite 63 forsterite...suppliers are, in order, the USSR, Canada, and the USA (South Dakota, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California)...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...example Arizona and Utah). Fine crystals come from Pennsylvania and Colorado, and very large crystals and massive
Journal (issue)
and D. Millward 64 Cuprosklodowskite from Geevor mine, Cornwall N.J. Elton, J.J. Hooper and L. Coggon...sulpha tes in an underground level of Botallack mine. Krohnkite is present and this is believed to be...assemblages observed in material from the mine tailings around Bota llack mine and Wheal Cock. The supergene mineral...hypogene copper lodes. INTRODL'CTION Botallack mine (SW 363 336) in the St Just mining district, Cornwall....;:;0;:;..,.... :.WST'JUST )~~~ BALLESWIDDEN MINE '\:;;:~. .F lGURE 1. Schematic geology of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Mineralogy in Altered Limestonein the Hill Mine, Cave-in-District, Illinois DARRELL •V[. PINCKNEY...temperaturemeasurementsof fluid inclusionsin associated fluorite. The $OTMof the hydrothermalpore fluid is calculatedat...the formationof the isotopicpatternsin the Hill mine,but the dominanteffectwas relatedto partial exchange...in dolomitized Leadville Limewallrocks. The Hill mine was selectedfor study stone of west-central Colorado...faultswhichcarriedhydrothermalsolutions. Studies The Hill mine is in the Cave-in-Rock district by Hall and Friedman
 
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