| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Strontianite |
| Formula: | SrCO3 |
| Comments: | one of the primary localities of fine Strontianite in the state of PA. |
| Habit: | Bundles of curved tapering pyramid crystals, with hexagonal cross section. |
| Colour: | White to colorless at terminations (translucent) |
| Luminescent properties: | Bright cream-white (SW/LW). with pale blue-green Phosphorescent response (SW) |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | ⓘ16 photos of Strontianite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | ⓘ4 photos of Strontianite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Dolomite | ⓘ2 photos of Strontianite associated with Dolomite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Strontianite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Faylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (21 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 29737 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:29737:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f9cf0e4d-85e1-47c7-870e-01a398b62447 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Strontianite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘEastern Products Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 24.0km (14.9 miles) | ⓘNational Limestone Quarry No. 2, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Perry Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 26.0km (16.1 miles) | ⓘMeckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | ⓘNational Limestone Quarry No. 1, Paxtonville, Middleburg Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 37.1km (23.0 miles) | ⓘLime Bluff Quarry (Lycoming Silica Sand Company Quarry), Lime Bluff, Muncy, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 44.6km (27.7 miles) | ⓘSusquehanna Quarry, East Salem, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 48.9km (30.4 miles) | ⓘAvis, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 54.4km (33.8 miles) | ⓘSalona Quarry (Hanson Aggregates quarry; Milestone Materials), Salona, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| 79.8km (49.6 miles) | ⓘOak Hall Quarry, College Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| References |
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Faylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA