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Dolomite from
Liberty Mine, Libertytown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Liberty Mine, Libertytown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:90040
Long-form Identifier:1:3:90040:9
GUID (UUID V4):051cbc0f-d183-4d8a-8cf9-f8f51f07173e
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
3.0km (1.9 miles) Unionville Mine, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) Repp Mine, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) Robert D. Repp Prospect (Portland Cement Company), Carroll County, Maryland, USA
17.6km (11.0 miles) Costley Gold Mine, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) Mineral Hill Mine, Louisville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
33.7km (20.9 miles) Marriottsville Quarry, Hernwood, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) Delight Quarry (Soldier's Delight Quarry; Dyer Quarry), Soldiers' Delight ridge, Delight, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
37.4km (23.2 miles) Frost Quarry, Davis, Howard County, Maryland, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) Brighton Dam Road Quarry (Howard-Montgomery Quarry), Howard County, Maryland, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) Tschiffely (Wheatlands) Aggregate Quarry, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Modesto, Calif. Both specimens come from an old Gold mine at Placerville, El Dorado Co., Calif. The following...by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...Moon Mine, a property owned by Mr. C. Walker Lyons, is located below. The Moon Mine was an old mine belonging...who worked the Mine for gold and silver. "The Agency Creek, McDevitt District, Lemhi County, Idaho, radioactive...it's the fluorite mine at Rosiclare, Hardin Co., 111. The closing of this great mine was called to our
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COPPER ORES MARYLAND. ROBERT M•. OVERBECK. INTRODUCTORY. Copperhas beenmined in Maryland sincepre-Revolutionary...generalideaof the formerimportance of coppermining in Maryland. An investigationof these depositswas undertakenwith...vein rock, however, and a very careful searchof the mine dumpselimina.tedsomeof these difficulties. The...Hills mine; (2) the Eastern Carroll Countymines, comprisingthe Patapscomine, the Mineral Hill mine, and...'theFrederickCountymines, comprisingthe Liberty Mine, and the New London,or Linganore mine. DETAILED DESCRIPTIOBI
Report (volume)
Virginia By ERIC R. FORCE Manganese in Shady Dolomite and Knox Group rocks that underlie supergene manganese..."Parental" Carbonate Bedrock A3 Shady (Tomstown) Dolomite and Underlying Quartzite Knox Group A3 Study Methods...Methods A4 Manganese Contents A4 Shady Dolomite and Underlying Quartzite A4 Harpers Ferry Area A4 Shenandoah...of Shady Dolomite A2 2. Graph showing manganese and iron contents of samples of Shady Dolomite A7 TABLES...in laminar limestones at the base of the Shady Dolomite, was only 0.3 percent. The great disparity in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
on the Post territory which covers most of Yuma County, Arizona, and a small area in California."—letter...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U. S.) that has been opened up...Liggett military reserjade deposits in (Monterey County) Cali- vation are some of the very few found on...Middlesex signed to conserve the stone for removal County, Conn., was sent in by Richard by legitimate collectors...studies of the altered triplite from the local Swanson Mine showed that the little tabular crystals which I
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mostly in small amounts. A bed near Pyriton, Clay County, Ala., was worked for copper. One was mined near...of Cleburne County at what was called Wood's copper mine and also at Smith's copper mine about a mile...one little mine I obtained a few specimens of pyrite xls. The small xl enclosed is from a mine about 4 miles...following item, dated Aug. 28, 1954. "In the Brooklyn Mine, San Juan Co., Colo., I found a strikingly beautiful...across in all my travels. This is in Palm Beach County, Fla., and in Palm Beach. It began to rain about
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)
ARIZONA—"Under separate cover 1 am sending you another Yuma County mineral. Look it over as it is a most interesting...my name in R&M. Was glad to send him some Yuma County specimens. That Novice Column is a very nice gesture...for the Riverside Cement Company as the Assistant Mine Superintendent. W e are operating in two areas at...reports a new locality for rose quartz in Cobb County, north of Atlanta, Ga. To reach this locality,...was picked up from the dump of the old Lemhi Union mine in Lemhi Co., Idaho."—A nice specimen of black biotite
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.;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
-Co-Zn-Ni Deposits of the SykesvilleDistrict, Maryland Piedmont P. A. CANDELA, A. G. WYLIE, AND T. M...smelter was pects(Fig. 1). It is locatedin Carroll County,Mary- built at the Patapscominesto producecopperand...rock and the field examination of the abandoned mine sites and surroundingmetapelites,metagraywacke...Overbeck, The Sykesvilledistrictlieswithinthe Liberty com1916; Heyl and Pearre, 1965). plex of the Piedmontprovinceof...the Carroll mine, the situatedbetweenthe BlueRidgeandthe CoastalPlain Mineral Hill mine, and the Patapscomines
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)
(sub-bituminous), copper, crystals, diatomite, dolomite, gold, gold (+/- silver) placer, gypsum or gypsite...by township-range-section, latitude, longitude, county, first commodity, all commodities, 3 operator/owner...Place_Keyword: northeast Washington Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: This digital...State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 99201 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3100 Contact_...degrees of longitude of center of the site County--Name of county in Washington First commodity--Name of
Report (issue)
(sub-bituminous), copper, crystals, diatomite, dolomite, gold, gold (+/- silver) placer, gypsum or gypsite...by township-range-section, latitude, longitude, county, first commodity, all commodities, 3 operator/owner...Place_Keyword: northeast Washington Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: This digital...State_or_Province: WA Postal_Code: 99201 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-509-368-3100 Contact_...degrees of longitude of center of the site County--Name of county in Washington First commodity--Name of
Journal (issue)
before entering private property, as failure to do Frederick, Page, Rockingham, Shenandoah, and so violates...Warren county road maps of the Virginia Department The road log begins at Hayfield, Frederick County and...Geological Survey ends at Folly Mills, Augusta County. Distances between 7.5-minute series topographic...cumulative mileage, are for use with this road log. The county road maps are shown. available for 10 cents each...76-86)for a discussion of Little North Mountain in Frederick County. Proceed west on State Road 629. Turn around
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 (article/letter/editorial)
Tomview Rd. Rome, Ga. 30161 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Frederick Krcissl, Jr. 224 Kinderkamack Rd. N. Hackensack... They are sometimes found in town libraries or county buildings. Occasionally club members in a community...the collecting days ahead. I recall a friend of mine telling me that when he was a boy, he spent every...scheduled a trip to the smoky quartz 10eation near Liberty Hill. RHODE ISLAND A double barrelled treat for...Bucks County, Fallsington, when they travelled there for corundum, sphene, chrondrodite, dolomite, graphite
Book
Pennsylvania___ _ _ _ 1 _ 2 _ 2 1 CHAPTER 4 Maryland ... 3 CHAPTER 5 Virginia 4 1 CHAPTER 6 West...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..." c o l o r " i n y o u r pan. Maryland: M o n t g o m e r y, Frederick, H o w a r d , C a r r o l l Vi...n d a n assortment o f fossils. Photograph b y Maryland Board o f Natural Resources. 2 K e n t u c k...Washington D.C. area visit Virginia's noted Rutherford Mine. Photograph by Dr. Virginia Lee Blackford. ical
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals Theme: Education Opens New Horizons MARYLAND Recycling has been regarded as some­ thing new...Austin in a talk before the Frederick County Rock and Mineral Club, Frederick, takes the stand that nature...aragonite; and, six sided, prismatic crystals of dolomite! The Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Prince...Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County operates a "Junkite Table" at the Club Show. The...Academy to study the geo­ logic formations of Maryland, and to do a bit of collecting Dr. Joel Arem presented
Journal (issue)
CONTENTS HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE The Mineralogy of Maryland: A Hiswrical Sketch by Jay L. Lininger HISTORIC...MINERAL FEATURE A History of Chromite and Copper in Maryland: The Tyson Years by Sally Newcomb HISTORIC MINERAL...the Copper Mine at Bare Hills, Maryland by Herbert C. Moore HISTORIC MINERAL FEATURE Maryland GOLD by Walter...MINERAL FEATURE William Keith's Copper Mine: Prelude to the Maryland-Pennsylvania Border War by Paul Chrastina...Lininger 125 HISTORICAL MINING CERTIFICATES The Maryland Gold Company by Walter A. Goetz 128 ON THE COVER
Journal (issue)
Maloney Bethesda, Maryland Joseph Urban Tucson, Arizona Ruth Cole Wertz Silver Spring, Maryland PHOTOGRAPHIC...PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR Joel Arem Laytonsville, Maryland ROCKS 8 MINERALS SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1978, Volume 53 Number...Dayvault 214 Turquoise from Virginia's Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969
Journal (issue)
Maloney Bethesda, Maryland Joseph Urban Tucson, Arizona Ruth Cole Wertz Silver Spring, Maryland PHOTOGRAPHIC...PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR Joel Arem Laytonsville, Maryland ROCKS 8 MINERALS SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER 1978, Volume 53 Number...Dayvault 214 Turquoise from Virginia's Kelly Bank Mine Richard S. Mitchell Howard R . Freeland 219 A...collecting rocks FUI July 15, 1978 4 sh Emperor gold mine and gold ore BRAZIL June 8 1974 40 c sandstone...sandstone cliffs January 13, 1969 40 c Emperor gold mine and gold ore FRANCE July 8, 1975 September 27, 1969
Report (issue)
Powder Pattern: Pittsburg-Liberty mine, Masonic district, Mono Co., California, USA. 3.243 (100), 3.331 (62)...(1) Dumps near the North Star mine, Tintic district, Juab Co., Utah, USA; average of 6 electron microprobe...vein deposits emplaced in contact-metamorphosed dolomite (Tintic) or a volcanogenic fault-breccia deposit...deposit emplaced in granodiorite (Pittsbug-Liberty mine). Association: Mixite, pyrite, bismuthinite, barite...richelsdorfite (Pittsbug-Liberty mine). Distribution: From dumps of the Pittsburg-Liberty mine, ~19 km north northwest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
e Rt. 2 2 4 west 1 mile from Interstate 7 5 and County Road 140 north V2 mile. M E X I C A N C U T T...K A R E A G E O D E S — J u s t opened new geode mine. Rockhounds can dig for $ 1 0 . 0 0 per day or 100...about geodes and owner of St. Francisville geode mine. Beautiful quartz lining w i t h subsequent growths...shiny black geothite needles, sphalerite, or pink dolomite c r y ­ stals. Y O U R C H O I C E : Six cabinet-size...E BOOK SHOP, 4 2 1 5 Kolb A v e . , Baltimore, Maryland. 2 1 2 0 6 May 11, 12, 1973 Pleasantville, N
Report (issue)
Skehan, RaNaye B. Dreier, and Michael J. Webster Liberty Complex; Polygenetic mélange in the central DLOTVIMIE...terrane, central Appalachian Piedmont, Virginia and Maryland; Its origin and tectonic RISlOry ee ae ree ua...composite mélange-olistostrome belt in the Piedmont of Maryland and Virginia that includes olistostromes such...of the Morgan Run Formation (of debated age) and Mine Run Complex, some of which contain possible ophiolite...poorly constrained, as for the diamictites of Maryland and Virginia. Six main sets of mélanges and olistostromes
 
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