 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ROCKS AND MINERALS 243 WOOD'S CHROME MINE, LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNA. By L. J . D U E R S M I T H Curator...Mineralogy Franklin and Marshall College M u s e u m , Lancaster, Penna. During the year of 1950, the writer had...concerning the famous Wood's Chrome Mine, in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, that he came to the...article describing and bringing up to date this mine would be in order. History There seems to be some...some discrepancy as to what mineral this mine first produced. One source states that the first mineral |  | | 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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | correct spelling. East Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania Lapidary Meeting The pouring rain and howling...following Pennsylvania localities: GROSSULARITE: Berks County: Fritz Island, Dauphin County: Hummelstown...Hummelstown. Delaware County: Leipers Quarry, Lehigh County; Limeport. Philadelphia County: Cobbs Creek Valley...Bucks County: Eden, Finney's Quarry, Hulmville, Mt. Misery, Newportville and Trevose. Chester County: Avondatel...by the quart. SPESSARTITE: Berks County: Bernharts. Chester County: Osborn Hill, Avondale, Boothwyn, |  | | Report (issue) | | Chromite and Other Mineral Deposits in Serpentine Rocks Of the Piedmont Upland Maryland, Pennsylvania...production, and mining development of deposits of chromite, titaniferous iron ore, rutile, talc, asbestos...districts ______ -._-_____-_____-___._. Montgomery County, Md_-_-_---_---_-_-----------_-__--_-_-_Soldiers...____________ Mine descriptions_______________________________________ Montgomery County, Md___-_______________________...and Harris mines..-_---_-_-_--__-_______. Choate mine._________________________________ Unnamed mine__ |  | | Report (issue) | | ___________ Clinochrysotile (Globe-type), Gila County, Ariz___________________________________________...Clinoehrysotile (iron-bearing serpentine), Stillwater County, Mont_________________________ Clinochrysotile...Hill, Harford County, Md____________________ Clinochrysotile and lizardite, Morris County, N.J________...Clinochrysotile and lizardite, variant form, Morris County, N.J.____________________________ Lizardite plus...section___________-___ Lizardite (deweylite), Delaware County, Pa__-___________-_____________-_---__---__--_-Lizardite |  | | Report (issue) | | containing chromite; in metamorphosed limestones and skarns from the reaction of dolomite and chromite. Association:...Association: Chromite, diopside, zoisite, olivine, dolomite, tremolite, quartz, plagioclase, epidote, calcite...still with numerous localities. From the Saranovskii mine, Biserskoye, in the Gorozavod district, and other...Wolfe Co., Quebec. In the USA, from Wood's Chrome mine, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; at Riddle, Grant Co...., Oregon; in the Red Ledge mine, near Washington, Nevada Co., around Newcastle, Placer Co., near New |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | >%ff Li : i Wood's chrome mine, Sunday, December 3, 1 9 5 0 . View looking...finding of green grossularite at the Line Pit Chrome Mine near Rock Springs, Md. Efforts are now under...aggregates. ZAR ATITE: Emerald green incrustations on chromite. Often confused with genthite. The zaratite may..."The Minerals of Lancaster County ", by Herbert H. Beck. 2. "The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania", Samuel G. Gordon...of Investigations 4383. 5. "The Geology of Lancaster County", Second Geol. Surv. Penna., Rep. C3. NAVY |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Investigation of Gilley Fluorspar Deposits in Cherokee County, Alabama, by James F. O'Neill. It is interesting...Birmingham, in Cherokee County, located in West 1/2, West V2 of Section 16, Township 12 South, Range 9 East... Here barite occurs in the Stanley shale of Pennsylvania age on both limbs of a syncline. The ore bed...crystal'ized cinnabar which comes from the Culver-Baer mine, Sonoma Co., Calif. Colorado—An interesting article...pegmatite district lies across the Park-Fremont County line in south-central Co'crado, a few miles northwest |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 3NaAlSiO" NaCl 1:3.00 As many sodalitescontain very little or no iron oxide it is probable that the iron oxide...MacNelly (Texas, Pa.); Mr Moyd (Bridgeport, Pa.,-clear quartz crystals); Mr. Knabe (Wood's Chrome Mine, Line...and Huntingdon Valley, Pa.); Mr. Dornblum (Wood's Chrome Mine, Pa. and Franklin, N. J );Mr. Vanartsdalen...Mr. Frorer to Wood's Chrome mine which yielded zaratite, brucite, magnesite, chromite, and picrolite...South River, Bedford, North Carolina, and Herkimer County, New York. JOURNAL MINERALOGICAL SOCIDTY OF AMERICA |  | | 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) | | LIBERTI COPPER MINE, MARYLAND. By Vernon / . ~filler .................... 665 THE ALICE ZINC MINE OF SOUTHERN.......................... 670 COMMENTS ON SOME LANCASTER CO., PENN., LOCALITIES ........671 THE AMATEUR...THE (llJ..4ltltY San Diego County-A Great GemBearing Area San Diego County, California, was at one time...of the readers of Rock.r and Minerals may know little or nothing about San Diego's proud history of the...Olympics a very difficult geologic problem. What little geologic exploration that has been done has been |  | | Journal (issue) | | COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Robert P. Casey, Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Arthur... . . . . . . . . . 1 Geological research in Pennsylvania, 1988 ....... ...... : . . . 2 Areal geology...Gap, about 3 miles northeast of Bellwood , Blair County. Photograph by R. T. Fail!. / PENNSYLVAjiiiA GEOLOGY...tal Resources, P. 0 . Box1 2357, Harri sb urg, Pennsylvania 171 20 . Edlto~. christine M. Dodge. Associate...limitations and ambiguities of geology, we, too, in Pennsylvania have our believers in the occult-in the secret |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | correct spelling. East MINERALOGCAL SOCIETY PENNSYLVANIA OF May Field Trip and 1955 Annual M e e t...SHOWALTER Limestone Quarry, at Blue Ball, Lancaster County, Pa., at the invitation of our much esteemed...to Cedar Hill Serpentine Quarry in southern Lancaster County, close to the Mason and Dixon Line, one mile...Maryland. The location is intermediate between Wood's Chrome Mine and Line Pits, both long famous for their...satisfied with their finds of these species as well as Chromite, Calcite, Zaratite, Kammererite etc. ROCKS AND |  | | Journal (issue) | | � ... ��: ;... �. .. .' ·COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA · Robert P. Casey, Governor 1 DEPARTMENT...viewer. Thus geologic art is doubly valued. Pennsylvania is not represented in The Art of Geology. Yet...International Geological Con gress, 49 images of Pennsylvania geology were one of the main focuses of a large...the 1989 meeting of the Field Con ference of Pennsylvania Geologists and the 1990 meeting of the Northeastern...site near Allen town. At many localities in Pennsylvania, holes have been drilled into rocks to extract |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hammer's trusty automobile to the Brookes Iron & Copper Mine, St. Peters, Pa. The trip proved very pleasant because...Mineral Society, Richmond Hill, N.Y. 592 Fulton County Mineral Club At the meeting held July 29 '57,...paper was read on the origin of the working of the mine. Lewis Valachovic reported on a field trip that...trip for the club. A report on a hematite (iron) mine near Northville was given by Bob Bedford—a possible...Schuylerville. There the group were to visit a graphite mine; Lester Park, and Stark's Knob. Lester Park is a |  | | Book (edition) | | in this part of the series the mineralogist has little occasion to take note. Minerals differ in specific...separate fore. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY. 11 With a little ingenuity the student may construct a goniometer...forms under each of the systems that differ but little in angles from some of other systems for example...right one of the six planes will be 3c f & la. By a little study, the expressions for the other five adjoining...adjoining faces are at right angles to one another. The little ridges of the striated surfaces are made up of |  | | Report (volume) | | INTRODUCTION California. Economic geology. Chromite, El Dorado County: Cater, F. W., Jr. Healdsburg quadrangle:...W. K. Mercur~·, New Almaden mines, Santa Clara County: Bailey, E. H. San Francisco Bay counties: Bowen...Bowen, 0. E , Jr., 3 Mineral resources, Fresno County: Logan, C. A. Geologic maps. Bitterwater Cre€k area:...Am. Jour. Botany-American Journal of Botany. Lancaster, Pa. Am. Jour. Sci.-American Journal of Science...Commission, Division of Geology Information Circular. Little Rock, Ark. Asoc. Mex. Ge6logos Petroleros Bol.-Asociaci6n |  | | Book (edition) | | an ore of iron, will be heavy in the hand. a little experience, the gem "heft" of a specimen to...feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose...should always ask permission it may be un- or a mine dvmip. Cleanliness around a camp site and removal...collectors because a many material others of the Texas ranches are closed few carted away agate by the...Lincoln Co. Todd's Branch, Mecklenberg Co. Portis mine, Franklin Co. Muddy Creek headwaters, McDowell |  | | Journal (issue) | | . . . . . . . 1.25 GADOLINITE, Barringer Hill. Texas. Solid mass. 3 x l v2xl ' '2 I 12 oz.I . 4.00 LIMONITE...'2 3.00 UVARCVITE. Ural Mts. Micro. xled . on Chromite. 1 ½ x l .......... . 2 .50 CERUSSITE. Tsumeb...Consoli- former president of the Federation, mandated Mine near Eureka, Utah. H e plans aged the contest. The...as a Tilly Foster Unit. The old abandoned iron mine (magnetite) at Tilly Foster, Putnam Co., N. Y. is...town is located near the western edge of Morrill County which is in western Nebraska. Flowing south of |  | | Journal (issue) | | ewewewsewewewewywe” FROM WOOD'S CHROME MINE... ... LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNA., one of the earliest...nesite on serpentine 3x4”, $2.50; 4x5”, $3.50. CHROMITE: Choice black masses. 2x3”, $.50; 2%x3%”, $.75;...rose chlorite occurring as foliated masses on chromite or rock. 2x3" 3.13: 3x4”, $1.50; 31x4”, $2.00...pyrighted 195 by The Earth Science Pu S. and Great Britain. All rights Title registered in U. S. Patent Office...worth through soil accumulations, is that there is little if any soil present on the hills. There is scant |  | | Book (edition) | | mortised and tied together, so as to admit of a little movement at centre. Then, the model when in its...expressions, appearing at first sight possibly a little obscure, may be translated into simple language...[i-i] a [6>] As The abridged symbols need very little explanation additional to that given on p. 25....These relations may perhaps be made more clear by a little further through the vertical axis at Suppose a...; when this is not the case the relations are a little less simple. m MATHEMATICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |  | | Catalog/List | | COVER PHOTOGRAPH: _ VANADINITE Apache mine, near Globe, Gila County, Arizona. Sharp hexagonal barrel-shaped...... . Fl. Utah Toelle Co., Gold Hill, Gold Hill mine. .50 2.50 Transparent xls on limonite with austinite...fluo rescence under ultraviolet light. The Ojuela mine is one of Mexico's largest producers of beautiful...calcium hydroxy-silicate. Ca lifornia Riverside County, Crestmore. White prismatic crystalline on merwinite...Copper aluminum silicate. Arizona Pima County, Ajo, New Cornelia mine. Sky-blue micro xls and coatings on |  | | 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... Copyright bt EDWARD S. DANA 1877. Press of J. J. Little & Co* Astor Place, New York. ; PREFACE. preparation...above, there is also the department of Economic Mine) alogy, which is not here and (3) in the coarser...mortised and tied together, so as to admit of a little movement at centre. Then, the model when in its |  | | Book (edition) | | COPYRIGHT BT EDWARD S. DANA 1877. Press of J. J. Little & Co* Astor Place, New York. PREFACE. " " Text-Book...mortised and tied together, so as to admit of a little movement at centre. Then, the model when in its...expressions, appearing at 'first sight possibly a little obscure, may be translated into simple language...oo : : # a a The abridged symbols need very little explanation additional to that given on p. 25....These relations may perhaps be made more clear by a little further explanation. Suppose a plane to pass through |  | | Report (volume) | | Pub. Co. Texas, Tordilla Hill area, color: Shale nomenclature: Clark, T. H. ,6. South Texas Geol. Soc...described. Div. Mines, 1; Jenkins, O. P., Choctaw County, Highway 17 area: 3. Toulmin, L. D., Jr., 3. Minor:...analysis: KelH. D., 5. ler, W. D., 3. Talladega County, hematiteOklahoma, potash agstone, granite magnetite...ground water: Powham, C. E. ell, W. J., 4. Marengo County: Newton, J. G., 1. Core-drilling program, ChattanooMica:...J.,4. Excursion, Tertiary type-localiMontgomery County: Reade, ties: Rainwater, E. H. , 1. H. L. , Jr |
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Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA