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Field CollectingLockport dolostone

31st Oct 2009 16:16 UTCDonald Vaughn

I am currently on vacation and would like to know of any exposures, cuts, or dumps of Lockport Dolostone that is accessible without permission in the western New York area. I have most of the minerals from this formation but I lack galena, and celestine I'd really appreciate any info

31st Oct 2009 17:30 UTCMatt Neuzil Expert

If you can enter canada the montrose occurence may be lockport material. http://www.mindat.org/mesg-5-147445.html

that msg board post has directions for the occurence. its maybe 15 minutes away from the peace bridge.

Galena and celestien are stated to be found there but i have not collected there and do not

know how common they are there. As far as exposures of actual rock im not too sure.

Good luck

31st Oct 2009 17:42 UTCAlbert Mura

Hi Donald, I live in Rochester,NY and there are two large quarries here to get Lockport specimens. However, they only have open houses once a year, our club gets in with special permission once in a while (rasny.org). At least in Rochester there are no useful dumps. Lockport itself has a quarry, again you need permission to enter. Regardless of that, the two minerals you are looking for are very very difficult to find in any of these quarries, the chances of you finding these in this area are slim. Al

31st Oct 2009 21:07 UTCMaggie Wilson Expert

The Montrose occurrence is the Lockport dolostone, but very little (if any) by way of galena or celestine...

Maggie

11th Dec 2009 17:39 UTCDonald Lapham 🌟

Donald,

The quarry in Lockport, NY (LaFarge Corp) has mined its way out of the good crystal layer since June of 2009. The Buffalo Club has also stopped visiting the quarry since then due to the cessation of operations on Saturdays. Access is now only weekdays. In my ten years of collecting at the Lockport quarry I only found galena twice (about 5 mm size crystal, poorly formed or broken). Celestite was not plentiful, and often broke due to the way it grew in the cavities.

The Dundas, Ontario LaFarge quarry has plentiful celestine and occasional galena (much more than Lockport did). The Central Canadian Federation of Mineral Societies runs field trips there in the Spring and Fall of each year.

Don

11th Dec 2009 18:31 UTCMaggie Wilson Expert

and to update, the Montrose occurrence is now under construction - a new grocery store.

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