| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Strontianite |
| Formula: | SrCO3 |
| Comments: | scarce mineral at the site. found in association with Celestine and milky white Calcite crystals. |
| Habit: | crystaline matts |
| Colour: | white |
| Luminescent properties: | good cream white flourescence, with phosphorecent response SWUV |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Celestine | ⓘ22 photos of Strontianite associated with Celestine at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ17 photos of Strontianite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | 2 photos of Strontianite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Strontianite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (24 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 29854 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:29854:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a6e990f9-22a5-4d70-8646-a33b12077dda |
| Nearest other occurrences of Strontianite |
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| 17.0km (10.6 miles) | ⓘNational Limestone Quarry No. 2, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Perry Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 25.6km (15.9 miles) | ⓘNational Limestone Quarry No. 1, Paxtonville, Middleburg Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 25.9km (16.1 miles) | ⓘEastern Products Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 26.0km (16.1 miles) | ⓘFaylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | ⓘSusquehanna Quarry, East Salem, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 62.3km (38.7 miles) | ⓘLime Bluff Quarry (Lycoming Silica Sand Company Quarry), Lime Bluff, Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 69.6km (43.2 miles) | ⓘAvis, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 70.1km (43.6 miles) | ⓘSalona Quarry (Hanson Aggregates quarry; Milestone Materials), Salona, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 82.2km (51.1 miles) | ⓘOak Hall Quarry, College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 83.6km (52.0 miles) | ⓘValley Quarry, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JERI L . JONES R.D. #9, Sitler Lane York, Pennsylvania 17402 THE TYPE LOCALITY F O R C E L E S T I T...T E IS B E L L W O O D , B L A I R County, Pennsylvania. It was col lected there by a German traveler...collecting celestite in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. Location The Susquehanna quarry of the Koppers Company...north-northwest of East Salem, Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The quarry can be reached by tak ing the Thompsontown...turning west onto Pennsylvania R t . 325. Travel about 200 feet and turn right onto Quarry Road to the main |  | | Book | | ADULARIA Adu Iaria from the Howard-Montgomery quarry, Howard County, Maryland (by J. S. White) 25:53-54 AFGHANISTAN...Iron-manganese phosphates of the Williams pegmatites, Coosa County, Alabama (by P. B. Leavens & T. A. Simpson) 6:66-73...ALICE GLORY HOLE The Alice glory hole, Clear Creek County, Colorado (by T. A. Hanson & W. B. Craft) 18:185187...--and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE MYERS --and...Allgood, J. Pradenas: Gold occurrences in Tuolumne County, California 18:41-45, 18:62-64 --with W. H. Wilkinson |
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Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA