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Rutile from
County Line Quarry, Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Comments:Reported by A. Montgomery (PA Min. pg. 129), observed on a few Anatase crystals. Not confirmed/observed by Smith in 1976 report (rare).
Habit:reticulated
Colour:yellow (golden)
Luminescent properties:N/A
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view County Line Quarry, Wrightsville, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:433455
Long-form Identifier:1:3:433455:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
16.0km (9.9 miles) Safe Harbor Quarry, Safe Harbor, Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) Codorus Stone & Supply Co. Quarry, Emigsville, East Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) Pequea Silver Mine, Pequea Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) Rawlinsville, Martic Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) Cornwall Mines (Cornwall Iron Mine), Cornwall Borough (Cornwall), Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) Fawn Grove (Constitution), York County, Pennsylvania, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) Quarryville Lime and Stone Company Quarry, Quarryville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) Dinning Rutile prospect, Clermont Mills, Harford County, Maryland, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) Blue Ball Stone Co. Quarry, Blue Ball, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
61.6km (38.3 miles) Martin Marietta Texas Quarry, Cockeysville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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