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Celestine from
Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA


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Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Celestine, etc.

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
02831410017272733911531.jpg
Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Celestine, etc.

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
02439710017271979475500.jpg
Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
04075110017271979509037.jpg
Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
02831410017272733911531.jpg
Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
05197350017271979443518.jpg
Celestine, etc.

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
02439710017271979475500.jpg
Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
04075110017271979509037.jpg
Celestine

Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Comments:occurs in larger modified tabular crystals with translucent pale blue coloraton first generation. smaller transparent tabular pale blue crystals in 2nd generation.
Colour:blue, yellow
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite37
Strontianite23
Fluorite3
Pyrite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (67 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29853
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29853:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘNational Limestone Quarry No. 2, Lime Ridge, Mount Pleasant Mills, Perry Township, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘEastern Products Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
26.0km (16.1 miles) ⓘFaylor-Middle Creek Quarry, Winfield, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘSusquehanna Quarry, East Salem, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, USA
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘYork Building Supply Quarry, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
83.6km (52.0 miles) ⓘValley Quarry, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘBlue Ball Stone Co. Quarry, Blue Ball, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
95.1km (59.1 miles) ⓘOley Valley Quarry (Oley Stone Quarry; Eastern Industries Quarry), Oley Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Ref.1) The Mineralogy of Pennsylvania 1966-1975
Robert C. Smith II pg. 251., Ref 2) A. L. Ostrander Collection
 
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