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Celestine from
Walworth Quarry, Walworth, Wayne County, New York, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gypsumⓘ5 photos of Celestine associated with Gypsum at this locality.
Fluoriteⓘ2 photos of Celestine associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Dolomiteⓘ2 photos of Celestine associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walworth Quarry, Walworth, Wayne County, New York, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:295441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:295441:7
GUID (UUID V4):38ba2daf-3de8-493e-83a0-49dee998607c
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘPenfield Quarry, Penfield, Monroe County, New York, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘRochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
66.4km (41.3 miles) ⓘOwasco Creek locality, Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, USA
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘShelby Crushed Stone Quarry, Medina, Orleans County, New York, USA
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘInterstate highway 81 interchange, Cicero, Onondaga County, New York, USA
99.4km (61.8 miles) ⓘSpring Creek, Alden, Erie County, New York, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Central and Western New York State M inerals of the Silurian Lockport Group of New York State have been...observed during the initial settlement of western New York, it was the construction of the Erie Canal in...Beck’s (1842) Mineralogy of New York, James Hall’s (1843) Geology of New York, and James Dana’s (1848) Manual...exposed along the Niagara Escarpment of western New York as the “Lockport limestone.”† His choice of Lockport...of dolomite-rich sedimentary rocks of western New York and southwestern Ontario (Shaw 1937). Terminology
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Gait, Royal Ontario Museum; Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey; Dr. Robert J. King, Tewksbuty...MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY OF GRAFTONITE FROM PEGMATITES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE M.A. Wise, Dept. of Mineral Sciences, Smithsonian...Graftonite-bearing pegmatites are not uncommon in New Hampshire and are characterized by an enrichment...Rb, and Cs. Graftonite from seven localities in New Hampshire were examined as part of an ongoing study...of the graftonite-beusite series. Graftonite from New Hampshire always occurs intergrown with triphylite
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2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse. MAJOR NEW YORK STATE M I N E...E R A L LOC A L I T I E S N ew York State is rich in minerals of interest to collectors. A number of...Dana 1877, 1892). Herbert P. Whitlock published a New York State list in 1903. The most recent comprehensive...localities in the state is the book Minerals of New York State by David Jensen, published in 1978. Our...Mode of Occurrence Most mineral localities in New York can be categorized into three groups based on
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pohwatp@si.edu FLUORITE Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee R egular readers of this column will...sphalerite, 8.8 cm high, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee. Note the gemmy corners of the cube...pieces are all from the fluorspar district, Hardin County, Illinois. Cincinnati Museum Center specimens,...cubes from Trestia, Transylvania region, Maramures County, Romania, appears to be a complete replacement...example, Dunn (1995) reported that some Franklin, New Jersey, fluorites fade when exposed to light. Other
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Technical University] at 13:29 19 October 2014 The New York State Museum has been a vital part of the history...and mineralogy in America and the world. T he New York State Museum is the oldest and largest state museum...United States. It is the direct outgrowth of the New York State Geological Survey, which was formed in 1836...Beck, was also named, and his exhaustive work on New York mineralogy has yet to be equaled. The original...1870 the State Cabinet was officially renamed the New York State Museum of Natural History. James Hall (fig
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Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History specimen, Harold and... near Badger Creek, north of Coaldale, Fremont County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, near Little Falls, New York. Uli Bahmann specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. SepteniberlOctober:...manganoan, Argentine vein, Idarado mine, San Miguel County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Ed Raines photo...Maine, 412 Birnessite, Utah, 245 Blackburn, W. H., new columnist. 83 Blakeite, Nevada, 128 Blatonite, Utah
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Gait, Royal Ontario Museum; Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey; Dr. Robert J. King, Tewksbury...CONNECTICUT. J. H. Betts, 215 W. 98th St., #2F, New York, NY 10025. Mineral collectors are steadily losing...Future collecting will, of necessity, be done in new places or in forgotten, lost localities that are...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north...summer of 1996, the author mapped the trails and quarry locations using an altimeter, a Global Positioning
Report (issue)
quartz, metal sulfides (hydrothermal); calcite, celestine, gypsum, quartz (sedimentary); talc, serpentine...Mexico. In the USA, in New York, from Lockport, Niagara Co., eastward to Walworth, Wayne Co.; at Stony
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gait. Royal Ontario Museum: Dr. William Kelly, New York State Geological Survey: Dr. Robert J . King....'Dept. of Geolog-y arid Geophysics, University of New Orleans. LA 70148. Cary Mound is a low hill that...exposed in a small portion of the north face of the quarry. Miaroles up to several inches iicross abound in...& MINERALS RHODlZlTE FROM MADAGASCAR: NEW LOCALITIES AND NEW CHEMICAL DATA.A. U.Falster', E Pezzota2... of Geology and Geophysics, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148; 2Museo di Storiu Naturale
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mineralogy at Michigan Technological University. A native New Yorker, he has had a lifelong interest in the minerals...of the state and is a research associate at the New York State Museum. 458 ROCKS & MINERALS Dr. Steven...minerals of New York State and is coordinator of the Center for Mineralogy at the New York State Museum...University] at 04:12 29 December 2014 The GEMS of NEW YORK State J ust what constitutes a gemstone has...such as opal, aquamarine, or tourmaline. Although New York State is not known for its traditional precious
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March/April: Millerite on dolomite, Leadwood, St. Francois County, Missouri. Glenn Williams specimen, Terry Huizing...Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Wayne Sorensen specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....July/August: Barite, Black Cloud mine, Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Dave Bunk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...NovembedDecember: Hematite, Montreal mine, Iron County, Wisconsin. F. John Barlow specimen, M. Hjerstedt...on quartz, 54-56 Altaite, Missouri, 96 Analcime, New Jersey, 324; Washington, 273 Anglesite, Bolivia,
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white bladed celestine, 4 cm tall, from the White Rock quarry at Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio. Don...Michigan, and Indiana Figure 3. Pugh quarry, Custar, Wood County, Ohio, included in the Findlay Arch area;...specimens collected at the Graymont Dolime quarry, Genoa, Ottawa County, Ohio, part of the Findlay Arch area...in a warm bed. Be that as it may, the gracious quarry management had agreed to allow us to enter the...and hunt for “worthless sparkly baubles” (as one quarry superintendent called them) on this particular
Journal (issue)
southeast of State College in northern Huntingdon County, has many activities including historical ones...principal deposits, one near Belleville, Mifflin County, and ores located near the furnace. These latter...State College, PA. Election of officers, a vote on new bylaws, and other business will be conducted. To...would prefer not to be a candidate, and “We need new blood.” Volunteers and nominations are welcome, and...p. 4). 7 Meckley’s Quarry Annual Open House Collector-friendly Meckley’s Quarry will have their annual
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Fluorapatite, 3.3-cm crystal, from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine. Collected by Terry Szenics; Jeff Scovil...rosette, with prehnite, 14 cm, from the Centreville quarry, Fairfax, Virginia. Smithsonian Institution collection...C6649; Lee Boltin photo. Fairfax Quarry, Virginia, 1967 The Fairfax quarry in Virginia is a classic locality...northeastern corner of the Fairfax quarry in Centreville, Virginia. I visited the quarry the next weekend. Nothing...15 feet to the left, parallel to the wall of the quarry. This tube varied from 6 inches to 2 feet wide
Journal (issue)
Midwest Chapter of FM, and working with the other new officers, got the chapter incorporated as a ‘not-for-profit’...opposing closing collecting areas to the public. Your new president, Clyde Spencer BULLETIN of FRIENDS OF...VALLEY CHAPTER: Larry Nuelle; LNuelle@gmail.com NEW JERSEY CHAPTER: KC Dalby; fluoriteguy@gmail.com ...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New Website to Locate Gem, Mineral & Fossil Shows in the USA Tom Loomis (Matrix Minerals)...Minerals) has developed a new mineral show website called RockandMineralShows.com – RMS for short. 18
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A, County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Steven R. Morehead...descriptions o f important localities at DeKalb, New York; the Helvetia district, Arizona; O ntario’s Grenville...Grenville Province; the Sterling mine at Antwerp, New York; the Alpine veins near Sherbrooke, Quebec; the...u a t e o f L i m e . . . In Illinois, Gallatin County, on Peter's Creek, 17 miles from Shawneetown, and...successfully (Ulrich and Smith, 1905). In the 1880’s, new steel-producing methods which incorporated fluorite
Journal (issue)
handled which are now in other elite collections (as Wayne Thompson did in his Ikons supplement back in 2007...Tucson Show, held in a quonset hut at the old Pima County Fair and Rodeo Grounds. I’ve known all of the great...him the widespread recognition that he deserves. Wayne A. Thompson NOTE: For those readers who would like...Minas Gerais, Brazil. Will Johnson collection, ex Wayne Leicht; Tom Spann photo. Reference: Cassedanne and... Figure 106. Elbaite on lepidolite, 21.6 cm, from new workings at the Cruzeiro mine, SĂŁo JosĂ© da Safira
Show/Event (guide)
Al Mura, Bill Pinch, Bob Morgan, Tom Smith What's New in Minerals - Jeff Scovil, Bill Pinch Auction Solicitors...spoken before at theRMS,but we have a bevy of new topics! Also new this year is the team of Bruceand Miranda...original art for the Program Notes cover. What's New in Minerals is again Jeff Scovil, followed by audience...Pinch and Helen Chamberlain have solved all the new quirky problems that crop up fresh each year. The...comforting new development. The reopening of the zinc mines at Balmat is a positive sign for New York State
Report (issue)
...... .David Wert, member Elaine Neal, deputy Wayne Kiyosaki, deputy Staff assistance for domestic geographic...Particular volumes may be revised periodically with a new year date. The volumes may be found in libraries...BGN to include the authority to standardize all new and changed geographic names for Federal use. The...consideration. The BGN also has a policy of not approving new domestic geographic names that honor or may be construed...request the BGN to render formal decisions on proposed new names, proposed name changes, or names that are in
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. V ) r y \ V_ J |A A / jl . A. | ^1 \ Wayne Q Dona Leicht, 875 North Pacific Coast Highway,...Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino........................ 82 by W. E. Wilson What's new in minerals Denver Show 1997....................... notes from the^ EDITOR GOLD SPECIMENS STOLEN Wayne and Dona Leicht of Kristalle in Laguna Beach, Califor­...miniature size) from the Eagle’s Nest mine in Placer County, California (half of them with quartz matrix) were
Journal (issue)
Record MAY–JUNE 2017 ‱ VOLUME 48 ‱ NUMBER 3 $25 Wayne & Dona Leicht KRISTALLE Est.1971 We are cash buyers....................... 419 By W. E. Wilson What’s New in Minerals: Tucson Show 2017 .....................(2016). Additional information and an abundance of new illustrations, including some taken from the resources...(Stedingk et al., 2016). Almost no prospecting or new development work was carried out, and the existing...(at age 32) of the last Count of Hohnstein, the County of Hohnstein devolved to the Dukedom of BraunschweigGrubenhagen
Book
fluorescing minerals. The field—mine, mine dump, or quarry—can be richly rewarding in its production of...physical attribute of minerals. Few descriptions of new mineral discoveries will fail to report fluorescence...terms used in the study of fluorescence. For those new to the minerals that fluoresce and the localities...William DeLorraine and Fred Totten of Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown of Lucerne Valley, California...Connecticut, and Richard Bostwick of Bloomfield, New Jersey. James Ferraiolo has provided prepublication
Book
fluorescing minerals. The field—mine, mine dump, or quarry—can be richly rewarding in its production of...physical attribute of minerals. Few descriptions of new mineral discoveries will fail to report fluoresi...terms used in the study of fluorescence. For those new to the minerals that fluoresce and the localities...William DeLorraine and Fred Totten of Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown of Lucerne Valley, California...Connecticut, and Richard Bostwick of Bloomfield, New Jersey. James Ferraiolo has provided prepublication
Book
illustrations, it is believed, will constitute a welÂŹ come new feature of the Domesday publications. The index has...Region. 114 A Prairie Farm, Town of Mifflin, Iowa County, 1886 . . . 144 Cassville on the Mississippi...Heavily Wooded Bluffs, Town of Castle Rock, Grant County. 230 THE WISCONSIN LEAD REGION CHAPTER I...so long nearly inert, should be galvanized into new life as they Were in the twenties, thirties, and...country, in fact, about that time entered upon a new phase, characterized by heavy production of native
Book (volume)
excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales occasionally produces pieces of silicified...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE
 
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