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Wad from
Unionville Mine, Frederick County, Maryland, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Wad' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Wad data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unionville Mine, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:859780
Long-form Identifier:1:3:859780:9
GUID (UUID V4):ed6b7f97-150f-4221-be22-c5e9651416ba
Nearest other occurrences of Wad
47.5km (29.5 miles) Bare Hills Serpentine Quarry East, Bare Hills, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) Kensington Mica Mine (Gilmore Mine; B. H. Warner Mine), Wheaton, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) Maryland Green Marble Corporation Quarry (Cardiff Serpentine Quarry), Cardiff, Harford County, Maryland, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) Wiant's Quarry (Weiant Quarry), Pilot, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis:...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...42 9.86 4.77 13.60 100.69 2.277 LOCALITY: Berks County: Birdsboro. MESOLITE m Na Al Si3Oio.2H O 2 2
Report (volume)
Rouge. Maine............Mr. C. Vey Holman, Bangor. Maryland........ .Prof. E. B. Mathews, Johns Hopkins University...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Minerals of Albemarle County, Virginia PART I: NATIVE ELEMENTS, SULFIDES, HALIDES, AND OXIDES By...University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Albemarle County is near the center of Class I. Native elements...edge of the n ° t been found in Albermarle County, county follows the crest of the Blue Ridge but according..., and Jones (1932), the gathe James River. The county seat is Char- lena which occurs in the old Faber...to various Albe- w e s t e r n Mountain, 3 marie County minerals have appeared in - Graphite. Specimens
Report (volume)
............................................. Maryland.................................................13, No. 3, 1915. Brown, A. P., and Ehrenfeld, Frederick, Minerals of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Top. and...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Journal (issue)
Carolina). Chalcedony after interstices from Chester County, Pa., has been described by Vaux, G., 1935] ...calcite, fluorite, barite, aragonite, dolomite; wad after calcite; malachite after barite, calcite, cerussite...the serpentine pseudomorphs from the Tilly Foster Mine, Putnam Co., N. Y., appear to have formed through...Anglesite after Cerussite: III, B 2 b Broken Hill Mine, New South Wales, 16364-6-7-9, 16371-2 'Traube,...Silesia, 8678 Cervantite after Antimony: I, C 2 Kern County, California, 17240, 18383 (stibioconite ?) Cervantite
Book (edition)
SulSpecular Iron — — — — — phur Ore — Tin — Wad Ore Tourmaline — Topaz — Willemite — Zincite, ...any bank. in the sure a and and farm from mine more List of Illustrations. PROSPECTING THE...21 and City, Connecticut Rivers; Hancock County, Cal.; Tampa Bay, Fla.; Fulton, Penn.; Yellowstone...coal slates N. and Franklin or Sable, Cape County, TREASURES. — Rock Amethyst. Crystal, bluish...Milford, and and Patterson, Phillipstown, ten County, flax-like; lamp-wicks, Localities. of the
Report (issue)
.............................................52 Wad ...................................................smythite, sphalerite, strontianite, sulfur, and wad. These minerals occur in veins and cavities; along...collection of geodes from Big Walnut Creek, Putnam County; and many quarry operators for granting us permission...Indians knew of and used Wyandotte Cave in Crawford County (4).2 Ball (1941, p. 39) summarized the various...The Indians found that Wyandotte Cave, Crawford County, Ind., contained two desirable products, a jaspery
Book (edition)
phur—Tin Ore—Topaz —Tourmaline—Variegated Copper Ore—Wad—Willemite—Zincite, .......... Descriptive List of...the owner from ruinous bargains, and may reveal a mine of mineral wealth, more sure and more profitable...Connecticut Rivers; Crescent City, Cal.; Hancock County, Ga.; near Tampa Bay, Fla.; Fulton, Penn.; Yellowstone...TREASURES. streaks. Cape Sable, Md.; Cleveland County, N. C.; coal slates on Ohio River, and in caves...Md. ; Aurora, Nev. ; San Amedio Canon and Tulare County, Cal. 6 —Asbestus. Occurs finely fibrous, flax-like
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Report (issue)
RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell and William F. Giannini...RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell and William F. Giannini...RESOURCES PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell and William F. Giannini...talc l0 PUBLICATION 89 MINERALS OI' ALBEMARLE COUNTY. VIRGINIA Richard S. Mitchell* and William F....references to various minerals found in Albemarle County are found in both published and unpublished geological
Report (issue)
C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...(Leucoxene) 4 Checklist Pyrolusite (Varvicitc) Wad (Lampaditc) (Lirhiophorirc) Rancicitc Cassitcrite...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com­ mon rock-making materials
Book (edition)
particular any more of a and Ore the farm from mine more the it has by the present advisable Deposits...Ore — Topaz — Variegated Copper phur — Ore — Wad — Willemite — Zincite, . . . . . 20 IV...Missouri, Connecticut Rivers; Hancock Cal.; City, County, Tampa Bay, Fla.; Fulton, Penn.; near Yellowstone...Mineralogy. to Pro- UNDERGROUND 22 streaks. County, and in ralda and coal C.; in caves and...Monroe ten green- 3. Value. — Used east San County, Cal. Asbestus. silky lustre, gravity tible
Report (volume)
Hog Rock mine _____________ Roda mine____________________ Woodrow, Haywood County___________ Mine of the...County______-_ 35 AVilson mine________ 35 Wyatt mine __________ 35 Toecane, Yancey County_____ 36 Job...36 Sprucepine, Mitchell County __ 36 Sprucepine mine- ____-_ 36 Sparks mine 39 Franklin, Macon County___-__...Herren property________________ Birdtown, Swain County _____________ Cole & Black property____________...Mitchell County__________________ Jefferson, Ashe County ______________ Bare property_________________ Kaolins
Book (edition)
and other parts of North Wales in Scotland in the county of Wicklow, Ireland ; in Sweden, at Edelfors. In...rare, and mostly in filaments at the Ophir tained. mine rare, and disseminated or filamentous in California...the sands of the Rhine at St. Aray, val du Drac ; county of Wicklow, Ireland ; on the river Jocky, St. Domingo...countries in California, especially in the Pioneer mine, in the Napa Valley. ; ; ; AMALGAM, ,;. The...Warren, N. J. , rare ; at Prince William antimony mine, N, Brunswick, rare. ALLEMONTITE. Arsenical antimony
Book (edition)
aditus, an entrance.] horizontal entrance to a mine. The material under chem* blowpipe examination...springs in Columbia county, New York, and a region in the town of Hoosic, Rensselaer county, afford There is...at large quantities of this gas. Canoga, Seneca county, where the water is in violent ebulthe earth, ...at Warm and Hot Springs in Buncombe At Bath, in county, N. C. and on the Washita in Arkansas. lition ...been met with, in Rutherford county, North Carolina, (fig. 4,) and Hall county, Georgia. The original rock
Book (edition)
aster, star.] HavThe ing the appearance of a stai mine. An oxyd having an acrid within. Alkali. Containing...springs in Columbia county, New York, and a region in the town of Hoosic, Rensselaer county, afford large quantities...gas. There is another locality at Canoga, Seneca county, where the water is in violent ebullition from...Blue Ridge at Warm and Hot Springs in Buncombe county, N. C. and on the Washita in Arkansas. At Bath...been met with, in Rutherford county, North Carolina, (fig. 4,) and Hall county, Georgia. The original rock
Book (edition)
and other parts of North Wales in Scotland in the county of Wicklow, Ireland ; in Sweden, at Edelfors. In...rare, and mostly in filaments at the Ophir tained. mine rare, and disseminated or filamentous ; in California...sands of the Rhine; at St. Aray, val du Drac ; county of Wicklow, Ireland ; on the river Jocky, St. Domingo...countries ; in California, especially in the Pioneer mine, in the Napa Valley. ; AMALGAM. The dodecahedron...Warren, N. J. rare ; at Prince William antimony mine, N. Brunswick, rare. ALLEMONTITE. Arsenical antimony
Book (edition)
70 impleshape,] 54. horizontal entrance to a mine. A A ; A : Amygdaloidal, 339. Anhydrous. [Lat...springs in Columbia county, New York, and a region in the town of Hoosic, Rensselaer county, afford large quantities...gas. There is another locality at Canoga, Seneca county, where the water is in violent ebullition from...at Warm and Hot Springs in Buncombe At Bath, in county, N. C. and on the Washita in Arkansas. England...been met with, in Rutherford county, North Carolina, (fig. 4,) and Hall county, Georgia. The original rock
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
that found on Ridley and Crum Creeks in Delaware County, contained segregated masses of coarse orthocl...black friable conglomerate, the cement of which is wad containing cobalt. It can be found in many places...northwesterly line between Philadelphia and Mont(romery County, it has been largely quarried for over a century...Vanartsdalen's quarry near Feasterville, in Bucks County, where a small bed of limestone is exposed and...noted marble quarry is at Marble Hall, Montgomery County, on the Ridge Road about fourteen miles from Philadelphia
Book (edition)
^ fe o -• vO y MINERALOGY AND MINING. Mine Accidents —Ventilation — Ore Dressing, Etc. DESCRIPTIVE...lific of valuable treats and advice." PRACTICAL MINE VENTILATION. WILSON. For the Use of Mining Engineers...above, there is also the department of Economic Mine) alogy, which is not here and (3) in the coarser...further on p. 173. PHYSICAL CHARACTERS OF 120 MINE.'?AL8. hedron, dodecahedron, or rhombohedron, it...and other parts of North Wales in Scotland in the county of Wicklow, Ireland ; in Sweden, at Edelfors. In
Book (edition)
66. AcICULAR, [Lat. The horizontal entrance to a mine. Alkali An oxyd having an acrid taste, and caustic;...springs in Columbia county, New York, and a region in the to,vn of Hoosic, Rensselaer county, afford large...gas. There is another locality at Canoga, Seneca county, where the ,vater is in violent ebullition from...Blue Ridge at Warm and Hot Springs; in Buncombe county, N. C.; and on the Washita in Arkansas. At Bath...been met with, in Rutherford county, North Carolina, (fig. 4,) and Hall county, Georgia. The original rock
Book (edition)
resources the more the miner, a and farm from mine more than any bank. popularity editor, develop...Variegated Copper Rock — — — — — — Ore — Wad —Willemite — Zincite, . 20 . CHAPTER Prospecting...north-west as, Missouri, Colum- Hancock Fla; County, Fulton, Penn.; Wy.* — mealy Alum. or solid...UNDERGROUND streaks. TREASURES. Md; Sable, Cape County, N. C.; coal slates and in in caves and Franklin... Aurora, Amedio Canon and Tulare Sol- Cal. County, 6. — Asbestus. Occurs finely fibrous, flax-like;
 
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