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Quartz from
Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Chalcedony

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
09463540017364834877910.jpg
Chalcedony

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Chalcedony

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Feldspar Group1
Prehnite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:148267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:148267:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘH&K Birdsboro Materials Quarry (Dyer Trap Rock Quarry; Hay Creek Trap Rock Quarry), Hay Creek, Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘFritz Island Mines, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘJones mine, Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘHopewell mine, Hopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘHopewell Mines, Warwick (Saint Marys), Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘFrench Creek Mines, Saint Peters, Warwick Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘMartin Stone Quarry, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘKirbyville, Richmond Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
22.9km (14.3 miles) ⓘBlue Ball Stone Co. Quarry, Blue Ball, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘCornog, Wallace Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 23:914-915.
 
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