Lime Bluff Quarry (Lycoming Silica Sand Company Quarry), Lime Bluff, Muncy, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, USAi
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Lime Bluff Quarry (Lycoming Silica Sand Company Quarry) | Quarry |
Lime Bluff | - not defined - |
Muncy | Village |
Lycoming Co. | County |
Pennsylvania | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 50'' North , 76° 45' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hughesville | 2,099 (2017) | 3.2km |
Muncy | 2,433 (2017) | 3.6km |
Picture Rocks | 663 (2017) | 6.7km |
Montgomery | 1,558 (2017) | 11.9km |
Montoursville | 4,549 (2017) | 13.8km |
An aggregate quarry in the Silurian Tonoloway and Keyer Limestone formations.
NOTE: The USGS GNIS database provides coordinates for this locality as: 41 degrees 14'02"N, 076 degrees 45'45"W.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) Reference: Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of PA, Inc.: 28; Mineral Notes & News, Friends of Mineralogy, Region 3, Newsletter (Feb, 1974); Smith, Robert C., II (1974), "Interesti |
β Cornubite Formula: Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 Reference: Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of PA, Inc.: 29; Mineral Notes & News, Friends of Mineralogy, Region 3, Newsletter (Feb, 1974); Smith, Robert C., II (1974), "Interesti |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 Reference: Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Biblio. of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of PA, Inc.: 34; Mineral Notes & News, Friends of Mineralogy, Region 3, Newsletter (Feb, 1974); Smith, Robert C., II (1974), "Interesti |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Greenockite Formula: CdS Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania |
β Strontianite Formula: SrCO3 Reference: No reference listed |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
β | Strontianite | 5.AB.15 | SrCO3 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Cornubite | 8.BD.30 | Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mineral Notes & News, Friends of Mineralogy, Region 3, Newsletter (Feb, 1974).
Smith, Robert C., II (1974), "Interesting Minerals from Pennsylvania Lead-Zinc Occurrences," Pennsylvania Geology: 5(3): 8.
Grant (Sep, 1974) Pennsylvania Minerals (PM)(141), Keystone Newsletter.
Reed, Juliet C. (1976), Annotated Bibliography of Minerals New to the Pennsylvania List 1965-1974, The Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania, Inc.: 28, 29, 34.
Smith, II, R. C. (1977) Chapter 30, Lime Bluff Quarry, Lycoming County, in Zinc and Lead Occurrences in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th series, p. 177-180.
Smith, II, R. C. (1978) Conichalcite Chapter including Figures 47 and 48, p. 104-105, Cornubite Chapter including Figures 51 and 52, p. 108-110, Enargite Chapter including Figures 55 and 56, Sphalerite Chapter including Tables 26 and 27, and Strontianite Chapter, p. 421-455 in The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania, 1966-1975, Friends of Mineralogy, Pennsylvania Chapter, Special Publication No. 1, 304 p.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Lime Bluff Quarry, Lime Bluff, Muncy, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, USA