Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Fluorite |
Formula: | CaF2 |
Comments: | uncommon, associated with/on Calcite, occasionally Chalcopyrite micro-crystals |
Habit: | more common in cleavages, occasional small cubic crystals |
Colour: | purple, some zoning in color |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Blue Ball Stone Co. Quarry, Blue Ball, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 433934 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:433934:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | a5c91f56-d2fe-4c39-b09a-90807111aab6 |
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite |
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1.9km (1.2 miles) | ⓘWeaverland Quarry, Weaverland, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
6.0km (3.7 miles) | ⓘBurkholder Quarry, Martindale, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘMartin Limestone Quarry, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
23.1km (14.3 miles) | ⓘFritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA |
26.6km (16.6 miles) | ⓘBinkley-Ober Quarry, East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
29.9km (18.6 miles) | ⓘH.R. Miller Quarry, Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA |
33.3km (20.7 miles) | ⓘOley Valley Quarry (Oley Stone Quarry; Eastern Industries Quarry), Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA |
33.9km (21.1 miles) | ⓘCornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA |
44.9km (27.9 miles) | ⓘBrookdale Mine, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| | 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...and "new" Perkiomen mines(left to right, from the east). Courtesy of Allen V. Heyl, U.S. Geological Survey | | | Journal (issue) | 1422 N. HANCOCK, SUITES 1, 2 & 3 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. 80903 PHONE (303) 471-2544 (Private shows by appointment.............. 60 by Brian M. England F.G.A.A. Pennsylvania Minerals: II. Strontianite....................Mineralization of the Four Peaks Amethyst Deposit, Maricopa County, Arizona......................... 72 by Jack Lowell...for the meeting date with the University of Pennsylvania, State College, Pa. to be our host. There may...ores and metallic minerals. The minerals of Pennsylvania is one of Dr. Heyl’s favorites. While living | | | Journal (issue) | Wayne C. Leicht Crandallite from Gore, Frederick County, V irg in ia .................. 223 Richard S....lifo rn ia ..............................225 H. Earl Pemberton and Richard A. Bideaux On the Chemistry...h a n tite fro m th e G ra n d v ie w m ine, C o co n in o C oun ty, A rizo n a . The sp e cim e n w...Gem . Lapidary & M ineral Soc. o f M on tgo m ery Co.— 8th A nnual ‘‘B ouqu et of Gems & M in e r a ls...GSA, Box 1719 Boulder, Co. 80302 Fred H a n d y , GSA, Box 1719, Boulder, Co. 80302 Fred H an dy, GSA |
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Blue Ball Stone Co. Quarry, Blue Ball, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA