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Epidote from
Snively Mine, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Snively Mine, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:605954
Long-form Identifier:1:3:605954:5
GUID (UUID V4):d3b9a670-e483-4f73-8e9c-0e9955d6aaa5
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
2.6km (1.6 miles) Russel and Bechtel Mines, Glatfelter Farm, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) Reed Hill Mine, Glatfelter Farm, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) Bingham and National Mines, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Fairfield Quarry, Fairfield, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) Virgin Copper MIne, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) Headlight Mine, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.6km (4.8 miles) Greenstone Quarry, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) Eagle Metallic Mine, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) Teeter Quarry (Teeters Quarry; Valley Quarry; John S. Teeter and Sons Co. Quarry; Gettysburg Quarry; H.T. Campbell's Teeter's Quarry), Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) Wenksville, Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
discussion of the more interesting and unusual Pennsylvania mineral collecting areas is complete without...without including the South Mountain area of Adams County. Though the minerals of the area have been known...well studied, the "first-time" col­ lector to Adams County, and in particular to the South Mountain area...collecting in Adams County. The author will be glad to answer spe­ cific inquiries on this area. Adams County... 140 Adams County is the fourth county west of Delaware on the southern line of Pennsylvania comprising
Report (edition)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE LIBRARY OF 0144 00141189 1 v < 2 £ m- c oi; c» tt*s“S S Si! at tss^s isl^j...1 ' s WJ= ~S 5! s „3 &«eq Sjg® . . PENNSYLVANIA 1 .8 ^2»SS 3 d 5-s &s z l|lt« 7* < OF ...GEOLOGY REPORT 1976 33 MINERAL COLLECTING IN PENNSYLVANIA by Alan R. Geyer Robert C. Smith, John H....Graphics by Albert E. VanOlden COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES TOPOGRAPHIC...II Copyrighted 1976 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published if
Report (issue)
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...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:...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating
Report (edition)
STATE LIBRARY OF PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 II II II nil 3 014 4 00050005 «k. 1 ’^^jklTL% i ^IH ^ 1 k...of a thin slice of serpentinite from Lancaster County showing olivine (blue-green and red), serpentine...(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
Report (edition)
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 .... . ...... .
Report (edition)
SERIFS MINERAL COLLECTING PENNSYLVANIA COMMOWl FAITH OF PENNSYLVANIA PY G345/4.3 G33 1959 Snrrtary...Lapham, Davis M. Mineral Collecting in Pennsylvania c.l PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN G 33 ... MINERAL COLLECTING IN PENNSYLVANIA by Davis M. Lapham and Alan R. Geyer JMluitrationi lu _JtU...14 Adams County 15 Allegheny County Armstrong County Berks County Blair County Carbon County Chester...Chester County Cumberland County Delaware County Fulton County Lancaster County Lebanon County Lehigh County
Report (issue)
COPPER IN SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.0 By L. C. GRATON. INTRODUCTION. LOCATION. Shasta County lies just south...and western boundaries of the State. The Shasta County copper region is a somewhat ill-defined area lying...lying near the middle of the western half of the county, 80 to 100 miles east of the Pacific and at about...statement of the salient features of the Shasta County copper region aad of some of the general conclusions...at some intervening points. COPPER IN SHASTA COUNTY, CAL. 73 There is also a common division of the
Report (Issue volume)
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
Journal (issue)
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
Report (Issue volume)
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.........................................
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE PENNSYLVANIA COPPER MINES By W I L L I A M JOSEPH KLUNK R.D. # 1 , Brodbecks Pennsylvania We...around. Above this level, you will find pieces of epidote combined with ironstone. About the base level near...'Over The End') to the clearing at the lake. Russell Mine is in the woods, just north of this small lake and...containing 129 a high percentage of chlorite and epidote. Most of the specimens that I col­ lected were...mostly opaque, due to basalt crux. Chlorite and epidote; green. Minute flakes colored a copper blue, quartz
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
Report (volume)
THE ANCIENT VOLCANIC ROCKS SOUTH MOUNTAIN, PENNSYLVANIA FLORENCE BASCOM WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING...the Ancient Volcanic Kocks of South Mountain, Pennsylvania. This work was done in the field during the... THE ANCIENT YOLCANIC ROCKS OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN, PENNSYLVANIA. By FLORENCE BASCOM. INTRODUCTION. The mountain...Jersey as the Highlands, is the South Mountain in Pennsylvania and Maryland, the Blue Eidge in Virginia, and...Mountains in North Carolina. The South Mountain in Pennsylvania lies just east of the middle of the State, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
STUDIES, PROVIDENCIA ZACATECAS, MEXICO • OF FLUID MINE, F. J. SAWKINS ABSTRACT In the Providenciaarea...lenses. This marker horizon within formation the mine. Mediumbedded (10-100 cm) grey and blue-grey, TARAISES...Limestone beds by thin shale partings. The writer has Snively in treating these two formations since they exhibit...Providenciaarea. Compiledin part fromthemappingof N. Snively(1954). LE./tD-ZINC ORE DEPOSITION IN MEXICO ...somestageafter the crystallization of the stock magnetite~epidote-quartz veins formed along fractures in the uppermostfacies
Book (volume)
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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Book (volume)
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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
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was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood L a k e Pennsylvania: S c h u y l k i l l R i v e r Vi r g i n i...worn rocks along eastern streams and rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified...Washington D.C. area visit Virginia's noted Rutherford Mine. Photograph by Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford. ical...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
suggestions came from Drs. C. H. Behre, Jr., Norman Snively, H. D. Holland, Paul Barton, Jr., P.M. Bethke,and...Spaniardsfor their gold; the town'snamecamefrom a mine which reportedlyproduced400 gm of gold per ton....locallyperthitic,and quartz. Lime silicates,mainlygarnetand epidote, are not uncommonin minor amounts,but probablyformedonly...intrusionare: andradite-grossularite, diopside,tremolite,epidote,zoisite, scapolite,actinolite,idocrase,manganiferous...one,manganiferous hedenbergitefrom the San Antonio mine, is unusual. It occursas dark green,radiating,bladed
Journal (issue)
prospector found indications of what he supposed mine of native iron.' An assay of a sample of his ore...meteorite from the Sacramento Mountains, Eddy County, New Mexico .”) This mass of iron is believed to...generally less than half an inch in thickness. Epidote has been found in fairly good crystals at these...railroad crossing westward ), there is an old This mine is close by the road, and on the right hand side...crossing mentioned. The shaft is now pretty silver mine. well filled in with stone and rubbish . Pretty
Report (issue)
"The Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Yuma County" is the most pretentious bulletin of the kind that...in many parts of the county, it has not been easy to prospect southern Yuma County at all thoroughly, but............................ Silver Clip or Blaine mine...................................................Saxon mine................................ .................................... Princess mine............................................... Red Cloud mine.......................................... .....
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Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee...had been sending great expeditions to prospect and mine for it throughout the Sinai Peninsula since at least...and abandoned, one is also sure to find extensive mine dumps sloping steeply down from the shaft or tunnel...prodvced by atmospheric oxidation, can be found. Old mine dumps often reveal a varied assortment of brightly...unusual for a casual visitor to an old gold rush mine to kick up a solid gold, silver, or native copper
Report (volume)
and Geology Bull. Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology County Rept.Idaho Bur. Mines and Geology Mineral Resources...Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology Bulletin and County Report and Mineral Resources Report. Moscow, Idaho...Honolulu, Hawaii. Pennsylvania Dept. Public Instruction Curriculum Services Ser.-Pennsylvania Department of...Series. Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania Geol. Survey Spec. Bull.- XIV Pennsylvania Geol. Survey Topog. and...Topographic and Geologic Atlas of Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania State Univ. Mineral Industries
Report (issue)
in the Western Hemisphere JOHN D. RIDGE The Pennsylvania State University College of Earth and Mineral...Mineral Sciences University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 1972 Copyright 1972 Library by The of Geological...no OIL ORO OIG ZoZ 292 Boulder County Tellurides .... 294 Boulder County Tungsten ...... eeoeeesee 296...ieteiaiarea’osjevere alare Ce 480 Riddle , Ce ee er re 483 PENNSYLVANIA CoH Oem ee eee reer esrenereerereresereeseseses...south Lorrain Rept. 83, Min. western and Township: Met. Ont. Cong. Dept. Mines 95 p. E.,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1980). N. MEXICO: CARBONATE-HOSTED DEPOSITS MINE LEVELS 6-- E Oxides 7-- 8-- Ku Ku 12-- 13--...Mexican hydrous calcosilicatesinclude actinolite, epidote, chlorite,quartz, andilvaite andalsoreflectcarbonate...and Giles, D. A., 1986, Los Lamentos lead-silver mine, Chihuahua,in Clark, K. F,, Megaw, P. K. M., and...JohnMcKnight, Lawrence D. Meinert, Douglas Smith, Norman Snively,andRobinSweeneyfor discussion, analyses, and supportof...Burton, B. H., 1975, Paragenetic study of San Martin mine, near Sombrerete,Mexico:Unpub. M.S. thesis,Univ
 
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