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Lime Bluff Quarry (Lycoming Silica Sand Company Quarry), Lime Bluff, Muncy, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, USAi
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MuncyVillage
Lycoming Co.County
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 50'' North , 76° 45' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hughesville2,099 (2017)3.2km
Muncy2,433 (2017)3.6km
Picture Rocks663 (2017)6.7km
Montgomery1,558 (2017)11.9km
Montoursville4,549 (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 Elements

Mineral List


17 valid minerals.

Detailed 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
β“˜Enargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Greenockite2.CB.45CdS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
β“˜Strontianite5.AB.15SrCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Conichalcite8.BH.35CaCu(AsO4)(OH)
β“˜Cornubite8.BD.30Cu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
Oβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuβ“˜ CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Cuβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ConichalciteCaCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asβ“˜ CornubiteCu5(AsO4)2(OH)4
Asβ“˜ EnargiteCu3AsS4
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ StrontianiteSrCO3
CdCadmium
Cdβ“˜ GreenockiteCdS
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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.

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