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| VOL. 33, NO. 1 GEOLOGY COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Edward G. Rendell, Governor DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION...us/topogeo DCNR web site: www.dcnr.state.pa.us Pennsylvania home page: www.state.pa.us CONTENTS Many ideas................... 1 The 1949 discovery of the Grace mine iron deposit ..................................celestine, a mineral that was first described from Pennsylvania specimens. Celestine, which is composed of strontium...mineral of Pennsylvania (see article on page 14). Photograph by John H. Barnes. PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGY PENNSYLVANIA |
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| ornwall- Type Iron Mines r GRACE MINE • CORNWALL MINE • A JONES' » MINE _ by BRYON BROOKMYER Box 19...19 Blue Ball, Pennsylvania 17506 Introduction where a diabase dike of triassic age intruded calcar...sedimentary rocks (limestones). This diabase Pennsylvania has a long history of prominence in caused an...its original characteris were discovered in Pennsylvania and production tics although being completely...replaced. Not all of started in 1683 at the Jones mine. Many additional the surrounding rock has been replaced |
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| RESOURCES Part 3, Metal Mines and Occurrences in Pennsylvania by Arthur W. Rose Mineral Conservation Section...Earth & Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit Is given to the Pennsylvania Geological...1365, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin MSO, Part 3, Sheet 1 M50 Pennsylvania Geological Survey...him. Part 3 Metal Mines and Occurrences in Pennsylvania TYPES OF DEPOSITS by Arthur W. Rose CONTENTS |
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| STATE LIBRARY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 II II II nil 3 014 4 00050005 «k. 1 ’^^jklTL% i ^IH ^ 1 k...Lancaster County showing olivine (blue-green and red), serpentine (yellow veinlets), and magnetite-limonite...(icologist G BULLETIN 33 Mineral Collecting Pennsylvania in by Davis M. Lapham Mineralogist Alan ...Environmental Geologist JiU-ateJ VanOiden PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES HARRISBURG...Commonweath of Pennsylvania book may be pubished if credit this is given to the Pennsylvania Geological |
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| Earth and Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological... ROOM 54, MAIN CAPITOL BUILDING HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin M50, Part 2-8, Sheet 1 Page............ 49. Other fire clay processed at the mine: quantity ..... .. ............ .... .. .......... 31 18 53. Plastic fire clay processed at the mine: value......................................... |
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| Geyer Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania I COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS... ' BULLETIN G 33 Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania by Davis M. Lapham Mineralogist Alan R. Geyer...Geyer Assistant State Geologist PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES HARRISBURG First Edition...1965 Copyrighted 1965 b y the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published....... . .. . Adams County .... . .. ... ............... . . ... . Allegheny County .... . ...... . .. |
 | Deasy, G. F., Griess, P. R., Balazik, R. F., Burtnett, J. W. (1967) Atlas of Pennsylvania’s Mineral Resources - Supplement, Limestones and dolomites of Pennsylvania, in Atlas of Pennsylvania's Mineral Resources. Mineral Resource Report M50-1S, Pennsylvania Geological Survey. | Report (Issue volume) |
| Part 1, Supplement, Limestones and Dolomites of Pennsylvania · by George F. Deasy, Phyllis R. Griess, Ronald...Earth a.nd Mineral Sciences The Pennsylvania State University PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES...of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological...STATE BOOK STORE, P.O. BOX 1365, HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin MSO, Part 1, Supplement, Sheet...man-hours devoted to specific mine operations during the year 5. Mine or mine-plant equipment modernized |
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| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Milton J. Shapp, Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Maurice...Discovered Minerals at Stone Jug Copper Prospect, Ada ms County .................................................location is at the northwestern tip of Lancaster County where a Triassic diabase intrusive sheet crosses...Dept . of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120. Arti cl e~ may be reprin ted f rom this...coal production, to develop a significant new coal mine from the point when a decision is made to do so |
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| 763-774 A Model for the Depositionof Cornwall-type Magnetite Deposits HANS P. EUGSTER AND I-MtxG Cnov "They...Cornwall-type magnetite deposits,as exemplified by the deposit at Cornwall, Pennsylvania, are found at...muscovite to K-feldspar and then Fe-minerals such as magnetite or pyrite are dissolved to yield FeC12. The FeC12-rich...cell, where they come in contact with CaCOa. Magnetite and pyrite are precipitated and the solutions...no difficulty in transporting large amounts of magnetite or pyrite bythis process. Support for the model |
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| quarry on the east side of Highway 101 in Mendocino County, 5.4 miles south of Laytonville or 4.8 miles north...its attractiveness. Haddam, in central Middlesex County, is in southern Connecticut. ILLINOIS—"Enclosed...ILLINOIS—"Enclosed you will find 3 specimens found at the Minerva Mine near Cave-in-Rock, Illinois. Under shortwave, one... could be spotted. Cave-In-Rock, in S/E Hardin County, is in southern Illinois. MAINE—From Black Mountain..."— writes Mr. Arquette. Rumford, in east Oxford County, is in S/W Maine. MASSACHUSETTS — "The enclosed |
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| Aspects of the Grace Mine Magnetite Deposit Akio Tsusue COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF...Mineral Aspects of the Grace Mine Magnetite Deposit by Akio Tsusue PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH...Ores and surrounding rocks 1 4 Diabase 4 Magnetite ores Calcite and dolomite in the ores Calcite...of southeastern Pennsylvania 1 2. Geologic map of Morgantown district, Pennsylvania 2 3. Geologic...Geologic map of Grace Mine 3rd level and north-south cross section through ore body 3 4. Differential thermal |
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| museum’s collection the premier repository of Pennsylvania minerals in the world. Over 230 of these have...have been on long-term loan as the focus of the Pennsylvania exhibit in the museum’s Hillman Hall. Brookmyer’s...specimen acquisitions that comprise the vast Pennsylvania collection, spanning pieces that were collected...Chester County, Pennsylvania. Left: Magnetite, 5 cm tall, from the Grace mine, Morgantown, Berks County...County, Pennsylvania. COLOR SPONSORS for the Museum Notes column for 2014 are John and Maryanne Fender of |
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| Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........Occurrences located in the Newark basin and vicinity, Pennsylvania ..................... 110 F. Section F: Occurrences...located in the Gettysburg basin and vicinity, Pennsylvania ..................... 147 G. Section G: Occurrences...diabase sheets. These deposits contain abundant magnetite and accessory sulfide minerals enriched in Cu...potential of gold in sulfiderich portions of magnetite skarn deposits and copper-rich hornfels deposits |
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| p4,, Over two million residents Arizona's Pinal County welcomes everyone as a V.I.P.!!! ?ieU S ~ , ae...MINERALS MAY-JUNE 1978, Volume 53 Number 3 PENNSYLVANIA! EXECUTIVE EDITORS Rudy Bradbury John Hanahan...Hanahan Jr Richard S. Mitchell GUEST PENNSYLVANIA EDITOR Delbert L. Oswald FOUNDER Peter Zodac MANAGING EDITOR...Schmerling 94 Pennsylvania- A Geological Gem Beth Schooler 99 The Paleontology of Western Pennsylvania Richard...Chert in Western Pennsylvania Richard L. George 108 Rare Earth Minerals from Pennsylvania Ralph G. Wells |
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| . ~· ....... ,_ '.·._ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Milton J. Shapp, Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL...Problems in Areas of Limestone Springs 6 Yo rk County Ann ual "Rock Swap" . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . 9 Ouiggleville Gap Prospect - Lycoming County ............ 10 New From the U. S. Geological... . . . . . . . . 14 First Geologic Map of Pennsylvania Urgently Needed 14 Meet the Staff - Alan R...gives scale. Photo courtesy of William Bolles. PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGY is published bimonthly by the Topographic |
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| ....4 Indexes to Geological Map Coverage of Pennsylvania ............. ............. .. ...............build a house. Scene of f looded home in Cumberland County. Houses wer e buil t on l imestone area where rapidly...However, it would be an understatement to say that Pennsylvania has not been noted as a gold-rush state; in...have been recovered from the magnetite iron mine at Cornwall in Lebanon County. Gold also occurs in the similar...similar deposit at Morgantown, both operated by Bethlehem Steel Corporation. A recent publication, "The |
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| MINES CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA By F. HAROLD EVANS Doylestown, Pa. FOREWORD The Pennsylvania Geological...collect some of the early and late history of this mine, that after two years of research, this paper is...not survive without the other. Specimens from this mine, have been observed in many of the large museums...History of Iron Manufacturing Chester fir Berks Co. in Pennsylvania The Colonies of New England and Virginia...this metal was found until twenty years later. Pennsylvania, which was not settled until later, started |
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| A PENNSYLVANIA STATE MINERAL By RICHMOND E. MYERS Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Downloaded...August 2017 Reprinted from Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science, pages 140-146. Vol. XXXIV...XXXIV, 1960 At the spring meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science held at Schwenksville in 1959...ardent Pennsylvania rockhounds. The question was raised, "What is the state mineral of Pennsylvania ?" We...other states would be justified far more than Pennsylvania in adopting any one of them. Lansfordite and |
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| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Milton J. Shapp, Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Maurice...Run State Park, Carbon County. Photo courtesy of William Bolles. PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGY is published bimonthly...Dept. of Environmental Resources, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17120. FROM THE DESK OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST...government construction project can proceed in Pennsylvania unless the project designers provide a statement...thoroughness by each of several state agencies. The Pennsylvania Geological Survey has been evaluating as many |
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| 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...STATE BOOK STORE, P. O. BOX 1365 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 PREFACE The purpose of this report is |
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| Germanna Bridge, Virginia. STOP 5. Kemper barite mine, Midland, Virginia. REFERENCES CITED ROAD LOG TABLE...significant amounts of ore, such as Cornwall, Pennsylvania, and Newgate and Bristol, Connecticut. The Culpeper...precious-metal occurrences. Most of the large abandoned mine sites occurring in these early Mesozoic basins are...Therefore, we will not be able to visit any of the large mine sites during this trip, but we will visit a few...types associated with this category include: 1. Magnetite skarn/replacement deposits in carbonate rocks |
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| diabase, west-central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania 141 By Jonathan M. Husch An overview of early...faulting and diabase intrusion, Newark basin, Pennsylvania 176 By Nicholas M. Ratcliffe and William C....selected early Mesozoic copper occurrences in Pennsylvania 320 By R.C. Smith II, S.W. Berkheiser, Jr.,...uranium-bearing sequences in the Newark basin, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the San Juan basin, New...Palisades sill near the Ramapo fault in Rockland County, New York, as an intrusion of fine-grained diabase |
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| DESCRIPTIVE MINERALOGY OF PENNSYLVANIA 104 Na 2Al 2 Si3 Oi .2H 2 O; SiO 2 47.4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na...Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis: Fe 2 O3 CaO...320 Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia:...Railroad cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating |
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| geographic coordinates and, where applicable, by county and section, township, and range. Both published...nickel-plus-copper in the deposit. The Gap mine (Pennsylvania) and the San Julian mine (California),are examples of...intruding limestone, in 10 places have important magnetite orebodies. i amounts of cobaltiferous pyrite....These contain minor The Cornwall and Grace mines in 1 Pennsylvania are of this type. Hydrothermal vein...deposits varies widely. Some, like the Bluebird mine (Arizona), are small deposits containing 16 mostly |
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| DiDsburg, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is known for three types of iron deposits: limonite and magnetite deposits...O. Box 1962 York, Pennsylvania 17405 JAN GOODMAN Kenray Avenue Dover, Pennsylvania 17315 1908, p. 7...7 4 ) . The ore, in the form o f magnetite, was hauled by railroad cart and horse to Dillsburg, where...distributed for use in various furnaces in central Pennsylvania (Frazer 1877; Spencer 1908). Several of the...associated w i t h the Triassic rocks of Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New Y o r k . T h e type locality |
Grace Mine, Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA