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Calcite from
Valley Quarry, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Valley Quarry, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:631491
Long-form Identifier:1:3:631491:0
GUID (UUID V4):347fb09f-a6a9-48e6-b380-60a0e8890479
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘCulp Ridge, Glatfelter Farm, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSecurity Cement and Lime Company Quarry (Hagerstown Quarry; Marquette Cement Manufacturing Company), Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
26.6km (16.5 miles) ⓘZouck Quarry, Cavetown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘFairfield Quarry, Fairfield, Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘValley Quarry, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘBeaver Creek Pit (H. B. Mellott Estate; Inc.), Washington County, Maryland, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘFrankstown (Unincorporated township), Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘFort Littleton, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
34.2km (21.3 miles) ⓘPinesburg Quarry, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, USA
37.3km (23.2 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
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
thickening to an observable maximum in southern Pennsylvania. The formation includes dark, granular limestone...Maryland, to southern Pennsylvania; it thickens in Maryland and southern Pennsylvania at the same rate and...formations 293 Central Pennsylvania 273 Fauna 293 Maryland and southern Pennsylvania 274 Formations overlying...Lincolnshire limestone 298 General statement 276 Chambersburg - Edinburg - Shippensburg Utne n e Dolomite...mile northeast of Welsh vestigated 269 Run, Pennsylvania 283 2. Correlation of post-Beekmantown, pre6
Report (issue)
NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Samuel I. Root COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF...NORTHEASTERN FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA by Samuel I. Root Pennsylvania Geological Survey PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL...of Pennsylvania Material from this book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological...STATE BOOK STORE, 1825 STANLEY DRIVE HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17103 PREFACE This report concerns the origin...possible use of rocks exposed in northeastern Franklin County. Rocks exposed range in age from Cambrian
Report (issue)
Southeastern Franklin County, Pennsylvania Samuel I. Root COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF...Southeastern Franklin County, Pennsylvania by Samuel I. Root Pennsylvania Geological Survey PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL...1968 Copyrighted 1968 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Quotations from this book may be published...published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological Survey ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY...ROOM ">PENNSYLVANIA 17125 PREFACE This report concerns the origin
Journal (issue)
. '_:'~... .";· '", •,1 €0MMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA·· • ._";(2.' ~~Dick Thornburgh, Governor -...Sesquicentennial Story.:~; millstone quarr;y in -.· :· Tiog~~county ....··. -~ ... ~, .~ .. .1. ·.j ... .i~i ·/· .............. ::;,3. · Caves ofJ;;.~high County ..... ~-. ·...... ~ .. 6 00 0 ° 7 West Litlerty-~sker ....plate lith~~r~ph ··.-9_t· B~!J~(~!ll~~{.:'9~1J,tre County, sketched by George Lehman; ap artt~t. empfgy~a~b...GEOLOGIST The Pennsylvania Geological Survey Celebrates 150 Years On March 29, 1836, the Pennsylvania Legislature
Report (volume)
THE HONEYBKOOK AND PHOENIXVILLE QUADBANGLES, PENNSYLVANIA BY F. BASCOM AND G. W. STOSE UNITED STATES...Pickering gneiss___--_--_-__-_----___-.______ .__ Franklin limestone__---_____-_____-__-.___- ._. Wissahickon...anticline__---___-_-__--_---_______-___-_-_._.. Chester Valley syncline________________________________ Martic...Characteristic exposure of Chickies quartzite in North Valley Hills IK miles west of Coatesville; ÂŁ, Chickies..._______ 3. Reconnaissance geologic map of Chester Valley east of Phoenixville quadrangle. _____________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
14534 1st Vice President—Frank Mayo 3340 Wood Valley Road Atlanta, G a . 30327 2nd Vice President—Angelo...Newsletter, and A l e x Klinshaw, Editor of the Delaware Valley Earth Sci­ ence Society News Bulletin. A l l three...has published articles every month 746 The Cobb County Gem and Mineral Club, Marietta, was host to G i..." F a l l lapidary classes are fin progress. PENNSYLVANIA The Gem City Rock and Mineral So­ ciety, Erie...the Central Pennsylvania Rock and Min­ eral Club, Harrisburg, went to the Cedar H i l l Quarry. It was so
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:...Philadelphia: Fairmount Park, Frankford, and Rit- enhouse quarry. SCOLECITE CaAl 2 Si3 Oi .3H 2 O MONOCLINIC
Book (edition)
«s m •p ■* ; sms •v ■1 mm D 'A ©F PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY By Scott Stepanski and Karenne...changes due to man or nature, Gem Trails of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, its publisher and all other...Physiographic Map of Pennsylvania and New Jersey 5 6 7 9 10 12 PENNSYLVANIA SITE NO. PAGE NO. 1...Lock Haven Ripple Marks............ Jersey Shore Calcite & Quartz.... Antes Creek Fossils.................Fossil Pit....................... Eastern Industries Quarry.......... Carbondale Fossil Ferns.............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
14534 2nd Vice President—Frark Mayo, 3340 Wood Valley Road, Atlonta, G a . 30327 Secretary—Mrs. Wilma...Building A Firm "Foundation" MAINE T h e Lincoln County Gem and Mineral Society, Litchfield, have a new...field trip. PENNSYLVANIA T h e Keystone Newsletter of the Miner­ alogical Society of Pennsylvania reports...white variscite at Wagoner's Gap in Cumberland County. A l l e n H e y l points out the possibility of...the Cedar H i l l Quarry to the Pennsyl­ vania Earth Science Association, Lehigh Valley. Member Charles
Journal (issue)
Newsletter Minerals near Tateville, Pulaski County, l(entucky Alan Goldstein 1607 Washington Blvd...interesting roadcul on US 27 near Tatevillc, Pulaski County, Kentucky. II lies about three hours southeast...The pockets arc lined with dolomite in Fig. 1 Calcite in parallel crystals, 3 inches (8 cm) long, sitting...ignore the siegenite pockets; if they • not see any calcite or galena crystals they leave the pock: alone....by small doubly tem1ina1ed calcite crystals. Coming from the "bed" of calcite were about twelve lustrous
Report (Issue volume)
ATLAS OF¡ PENNSYLVAN lA'S MINERAL RESOURCES PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES HARRISBURG ...locating and evaluating the mineral resources in Pennsylvania. The Atlas should be of interest and applied...Limestones and Dolomites of Pennsylvania by Bernard J. O'Neill, Jr. PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH...book may be published if credit is given to the Pennsylvania Geological Survey ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS...STATE BOOK STORE, P. 0. BOX 1365 HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17125 Bulletin MSO, Part 1, Sheet 1 CONTENTS
Journal (issue)
. New lGreene County coal~~-~eport. ·: .. ,: ......•..... :I..... 2-"· Pennsylvania Mineralog)..j~·1... . 6 Franklin Coun·ty .Mineral Show·~ ... ·.·.•.··.: ...!.~-=--./ •..•••••••• 10 · . Elk County map.piJ...deposit, near Lake Wallen. paupack, central Pike County. Photo courtesy of Linda M. Crum . . :---..._...metalli c minerals. Thi s has had repercussions in Pennsylvania which in recent years has seen the closing of...would constitute a truly strategic weapon. Greene County Publication kicks off New Series of Coal Resot
Report (issue)
GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF YORK COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA By GEORGE W. STOSE of the U. S. Geo1ogical...Geo1ogical Survey and ANNA I .•JONAS of the Pennsylvania Topographic and Geologic Survey Published with the...In COPYRIGHTED 1939 BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Additional copies of this publication may be.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Hanover-York Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Pre-Cambrian rocks noTth of Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aporhyolite . . .
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...active mines, 1962 .. 2. Types of active mines (quarry andjor underground) 3. Number of months that mines
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...of the mines of clay and shale companies in Pennsylvania supplying data for use in Part 2-B, of this...concerning 106 clay and shale mines operating in Pennsylvania during 1965 are given on 79 maps of the State
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Microminerals of Valley Quarry JERI L. JONES 276 North Main Street Spring Grove, Pennsylvania 17362 jlj276@aol...LARRY EISENBERGER 25 Filbert Street Hanover, Pennsylvania 17331 Downloaded by [University of New Mexico]...Adams County, Pennsylvania W ithin the Gettysburg-Newark section of the Piedmont in Pennsylvania lie...Cornwall Iron mine in Lebanon County and the French Creek mine in Chester County, have yielded world-class...world-class mineral specimens. Although Valley quarry in Gettysburg is not one of these occurrences, the operation
Report (volume)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BELLEFONTE QUADRANGLE, PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 855 UNITED STATES...MINEEAL BESOUECES OF THE BELLEFONTE QUADRANGLE, PENNSYLVANIA BY CHARLES BUTTS AND ELWOOD S. MOORE UNITED...Ridge province ---_--_------_-__-__..-_-_-.________ Valley and Ridge province_ _--___._______________ Appalachian...character________________________________________ Quarry rock._____________________________________________...group. _____________________________ 34 A, Old quarry just southwest of active limestone mine in western
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 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)
",.-/ COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Dick Thornburgh, Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES...000 topo maps . .. .. .... .... .... .. 7 Franklin County mineral show . . ... ..... . ............ ........... . 8 The brachiopod Athyris in Dauphin County . ... ... ....... . ... 9 Survey announcements...Conestoga limestone, Millersville Borough , Lancaster County. Open " throat" which caused the surface collapse...page 15-16. Photo courtesy of J. P. Wilshusen. PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGY is published bimonthy by the Topographic
Report (Issue volume)
Part 4 Copyright 1976 by the ¡Commonwealth of Pennsylvania THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIMESTONES CONTAINING AT...AT LEAST 90 PERCENT CaC0 3 IN PENNSYLVANIA by Bernard J. O'Neill, Jr. 1976 The Bureau of Topographic...Topographic and Geologic Survey within the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources has been following...resources. The distribution of geologic units in Pennsylvania that have the best potentials to be economic...table includes information concerning location by county, geologic unit involved, stratigraphic thickness
Report (issue)
collectors. Limited fieldwork in southeastern Pennsylvania has led me to the sanguine conclusion that species...Price (retired) and Mr. Lyle Campbell, formerly of Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., have contributed...accompanied me in the field in southeastern Pennsylvania, as did Mr. Michael E. Taylor. Dr. Ernst Cloos...valuable stratigraphic data. Dr. Samuel Root, Pennsylvania Topographic and Geologic Survey, assisted in...Joseph and the well-preserved material from Pennsylvania and Newfoundland. I am unable to fully resolve
Report (issue)
PENNSYLVANIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FOURTH SERIES Bulletin M 18-C THE MINERALS of PENNSYLVANIA NON-METALLIC... CONTENTS Introduction Asbestos Barite Franklin County Fulton and Bucks Counties Corundum Page 1...Magnesite Phosphate minerals Cumberland County Juniata County 18 23 25 25 26 Potash 29 Quartz-Mint...Quartz-Mint 32 Rock salt 36 Crawford County Elk County 36 37 Erie and Forest Counties 38 McKean, Potter...inquiries about the occurrence of minerals in Pennsylvania that cannot be answered by referring the inquirer
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
......................................... Oley Valley a rea ...........................................miles wide, across the southeastern p a rt of Pennsylvania, from Greencastle on the southwest to Belvidere...northw est of the G reat Valley, a limestone valley locally called Cum berland Valley, southwest of Susquehanna...es: Schaefferstown, Shillington, Wyomissing, Oley Valley, Lim eport, Ju tla n d , Doylestown, and Cocalico... 507 Composite Section in th e Mercersburg-Chambersburg Area, P ennsylvania Martinsburg shale, 2,000
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\{t;_t:l'!'P_erland County, 5 miles southwest of Carlisle. Photo courtesy~'of Pennsylvania Historical and...Interesting Notes on the Minerals Industry of Pennsylvania A recent report prepared by the U.S. Bureau...Bureau of Mines, updated in part by the Pennsylvania Geological Survey, provides some interesting information...information concerning the minera l industry of Pennsylvania. The mining industry in Pennsylvan ia presently...way of living. Statistics for 1977 show that Pennsylvania ranks first among the states in the production
 
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