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Lockport dolostone

Posted by Donald Vaughn  
Lockport dolostone
October 31, 2009 04:16PM
us    
I am currently on vacation and would like to know of any exposures, cuts, or dumps of Lockport Dolostone that is accessible without permission in the western New York area. I have most of the minerals from this formation but I lack galena, and celestine I'd really appreciate any info
avatar Re: Lockport dolostone
October 31, 2009 05:30PM
pe    
If you can enter canada the montrose occurence may be lockport material. [www.mindat.org]

that msg board post has directions for the occurence. its maybe 15 minutes away from the peace bridge.

Galena and celestien are stated to be found there but i have not collected there and do not
know how common they are there. As far as exposures of actual rock im not too sure.

Good luck

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Re: Lockport dolostone
October 31, 2009 05:42PM
us    
Hi Donald, I live in Rochester,NY and there are two large quarries here to get Lockport specimens. However, they only have open houses once a year, our club gets in with special permission once in a while (rasny.org). At least in Rochester there are no useful dumps. Lockport itself has a quarry, again you need permission to enter. Regardless of that, the two minerals you are looking for are very very difficult to find in any of these quarries, the chances of you finding these in this area are slim. Al
avatar Re: Lockport dolostone
October 31, 2009 09:07PM
ca    
The Montrose occurrence is the Lockport dolostone, but very little (if any) by way of galena or celestine...

Maggie
avatar Re: Lockport dolostone
December 11, 2009 05:39PM
us    
Donald,

The quarry in Lockport, NY (LaFarge Corp) has mined its way out of the good crystal layer since June of 2009. The Buffalo Club has also stopped visiting the quarry since then due to the cessation of operations on Saturdays. Access is now only weekdays. In my ten years of collecting at the Lockport quarry I only found galena twice (about 5 mm size crystal, poorly formed or broken). Celestite was not plentiful, and often broke due to the way it grew in the cavities.

The Dundas, Ontario LaFarge quarry has plentiful celestine and occasional galena (much more than Lockport did). The Central Canadian Federation of Mineral Societies runs field trips there in the Spring and Fall of each year.

Don
avatar Re: Lockport dolostone
December 11, 2009 06:31PM
ca    
and to update, the Montrose occurrence is now under construction - a new grocery store.
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