Saturday, June 8, 2013

Updates to the Maryland Minerals Website

We have recently added approximately  30  new images to the  Maryland Minerals Slideshow component of the Maryland Minerals website. Most are listed below. However, we have chosen not to add several that are not listed below. To the best of our knowledge, these occurrences have yet to be reported and will be the subject of one or more future posts.

Amphibole Anthophyllite: Bare Hills Copper Mine, Baltimore
Cummingtonite: Bare Hills Copper Mine, Baltimore
Chalcedony: Bare Hills Serpentine Barrens, Baltimore County
Beryl: Arundel Greenspring Quarry, Baltimore County
Garnet and Scapolite: Arundel Greenspring Quarry, Baltimore County
Goethite and Quartz: Arundel Greenspring Quarry, Baltimore County
Almandine (Garnet Group): Rt. 795 Construction, Owings Mills Baltimore County
Clinozoisite: Milford Mill Quarry, Baltimore County
Almandine (Garnet Group) McComas Ore Banks, nr.White Hall, Baltimore County
Chromian Clinochlore: Soldiers Delight, Baltimore County
Brochantite: Mineral Hill Mine, Louisville, Carroll County
Scheelite:  Maryland Materials Quarry, Cecil County
Hematite: Maryland Materials Quarry, Cecil County
Molybdenite: Maryland Materials Quarry, Cecil County
Titanite (Sphene): Maryland Materials Quarry, Cecil County
Ankerite: Harford Talc and Quartz Quarry, Harford County
Stilbite: LaFarge Quarry, Churchville, Harford County
Sphene: Vulcan Quarry, Havre de Grace,  Harford County
Mackinawite with Pyrrhotite: Montgomery-Howard Quarry, Clarksville, Howard County
Calcite on Prehnite: Hunting Hill Quarry, Rockville, Montgomery County
Pokrovskite: Hunting Hill Quarry, Rockville, Montgomery County
Botroydal Serpentine on Massive Serpentine: Hunting Hill Quarry, Rockville, Mtgy. Co.
Vivianite: Wheeler Road, Prince Georges County