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14-10-10 Hematite nails in Quartz - China.jpg (Author: John S. White)

14-10-10 Hematite nails in Quartz

A small pocket. (Author: John S. White)

A small pocket.

A so-called "sliced quartz" from the Bor mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia, 12 cm long. The quartz grew among calcite crystals which accounts for the strange "cuts". Some of the calcite still remains on this piece. (Author: John S. White)

A so-called "sliced quartz&qu

A specimen of the colorless quartz crystals, 6 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

A specimen of the colorless quartz

A very fine example of the amethyst from Jacksons Crossroads on display at the Tellus Museum in Georgia (Author: John S. White)

A very fine example of the amethys

A wonderful quartz group from a coal mine! Reading Anthracite mine, near St. Clair, Schuykill Co. 9 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

A wonderful quartz group from a co

After trimming. (Author: John S. White)

After trimming.

Albite from Enosburg Falls Stone Quarry, Enosburgh, Franklin County, Vermont. Photos from Joe Budd (Author: John S. White)

Albite from Enosb
Photos from Joe B

alteredDSCN1485.jpg (Author: John S. White)

alteredDSCN1485.jpg

Amethyst with cristobalite - Brazil.JPG (Author: John S. White)

Amethyst with cristobalite - Brazi

Another detail (Author: John S. White)

Another detail

apatite in quartz - Brazil - 6-2-45 dup Feather.jpg (Author: John S. White)

apatite in quartz - Brazil - 6-2-

apatite in quartz - Brazil 6-2-45 Feather.jpg (Author: John S. White)

apatite in quartz - Brazil 6-2-45

Approaching the mine. (Author: John S. White)

Approaching the mine.

At this point the road is so steep that each vehicle must wait until the one ahead of it reaches the top in case someone has to back down. (Author: John S. White)

At this point the road is so steep

Back view (Author: John S. White)

Back view

Before trimming (Author: John S. White)

Before trimming

Beryl 16-2-4.jpg (Author: John S. White)

Beryl 16-2-4.jpg

Calcite with dolomite and chalcopyrite Sweetwater Mine, Reynolds County, Missouri (Author: John S. White)

Calcite with dolo
Sweetwater Mine,

Calcite, Lincoln quarry, York Co., 7 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Calcite, Lincoln quarry, York Co.,

Calcite, Shippensburg quarry, Cumberland Co. The crystal is 2.5 cm tall. (Author: John S. White)

Calcite, Shippensburg quarry, Cumb

Celestine, Meckley quarry, Mandata, Northumberland Co, the crystal is 3 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Celestine, Meckley quarry, Mandata

cookeite & apatite in quartz - Brazil - 6-2-45 Feather.jpg (Author: John S. White)

cookeite & apatite in quartz -

Copper in quartz. Pine Mountain, Adams Co., the mass of copper is about 3 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Copper in quartz. Pine Mountain,

Cordierite and ruby corundum nodule (Author: John S. White)

Cordierite and ruby corundum nodul

Crystals as far as one’s arm can reach. If the pocket continues then Foster will remove more of the rock covering it. (Author: John S. White)

Crystals as far as one’s arm

Detail (Author: John S. White)

Detail

Dolomite, Ober and Binkly quarry, East Petersburg, Lancaster Co., 10 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Dolomite, Ober and Binkly quarry,

Dravite in marble Texas quarry, Baltimore Co., Maryland, USA 6 cm across (Author: John S. White)

Dravite in marble
Texas quarry, Bal

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Epidote Maryland Materials quarry, North East, Cecil Co., Maryland, USA 8 cm across (Author: John S. White)

Epidote
Maryland Material

Figure 5 Growth spiral in green beryl 15x JSW.jpg (Author: John S. White)

Figure 5 Growth spiral in green be

Finally, we get to collect! (Author: John S. White)

Finally, we get to collect!

First stop where the group gathered and left some non-mountain climbing vehicles behind. (Author: John S. White)

First stop where the group gathere

Fluorapatite crystals in actinolite schist. Silver Hill quarry, Brecknock Township, Lancaster Co. The main crystal is 3 cm. (Author: John S. White)

Fluorapatite crystals in actinolit

Fluorapophyllite - India (Author: John S. White)

Fluorapophyllite - India

fluorapophyllite with prehnite 20-8-3.JPG (Author: John S. White)

fluorapophyllite with prehnite 20-

Foster is a genius with the trackhoe. He not only scrapes the walls of the pits, he also removes a lot of the rock rubble at the foot of the walls and he opens access to the walls so that it is easy to walk up to them. (Author: John S. White)

Foster is a genius with the trackh

Hematite on Albite from Enosburg Falls Stone Quarry, Enosburgh, Franklin County, Vermont. Photo from Joe Budd Specimens from Rob Lavinsky (Author: John S. White)

Hematite on Albit
Photo from Joe Bu

Here you can just make out some small pockets that have been cleaned out near the top of wall. Most are small and occur in a variety of shapes. (Author: John S. White)

Here you can just make out some sm

herkimer scepter.jpg (Author: John S. White)

herkimer scepter.jpg

img196.jpg (Author: John S. White)

img196.jpg

John still supervising! (Author: John S. White)

John still supervising!

John Veevaert supervising. (Author: John S. White)

John Veevaert supervising.

Just left the paved road and heading toward Petersen Mtn. in the distance. (Author: John S. White)

Just left the paved road and headi

Leaving Reno and heading North. (Author: John S. White)

Leaving Reno and heading North.

Magnetite, Grace mine, Morgantown. These crystals are distinctive in that they are dodecahedral, 7 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Magnetite, Grace mine, Morgantown.

Mark Randle with nice amethyst specimen also covered by mud. (Author: John S. White)

Mark Randle with nice amethyst spe

Mining and sharing stories or jokes. My last photo because my point and shoot camera got buggered up with dust because of the strong winds. The vertical white streaks on the rock are from the scraping by the trackhoe. (Author: John S. White)

Mining and sharing stories or joke

My best pocket, the one on the right, and the crystals found in it. (Author: John S. White)

My best pocket, the one on the rig

My favorite minaret quartz (Author: John S. White)

My favorite minaret quartz

Neptunite twin (Author: John S. White)

Neptunite twin

One of the steepest parts of the road in the distance. Here is where we leave the valley floor. (Author: John S. White)

One of the steepest parts of the r

One side of amethyst I acquired while there. It is 6.5 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

One side of amethyst I acquired wh

Orpiment Twin Creeks mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA 4 cm across (Author: John S. White)

Orpiment
Twin Creeks mine,

Orthoclase - Madagascar (Author: John S. White)

Orthoclase - Madagascar

Our group of collectors, eager to get going. (Author: John S. White)

Our group of collectors, eager to

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P1020614.JPG

Phosphosiderite.jpg (Author: John S. White)

Phosphosiderite.jpg

Professor Cook lecturing (Author: John S. White)

Professor Cook lecturing

Pyrite in schist, I-83 roadcut south of York, York Co. The crystal is 3 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Pyrite in schist, I-83 roadcut sou

Pyromorphite, Wheatley mine, Phoenixville, 9 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Pyromorphite, Wheatley mine, Phoen

Quartz group from Virginopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It stands 26 cm tall and the base was made by my good friend Vic Rzonca. (Author: John S. White)

Quartz group from Virginopolis, Mi

Quartz scepter - Mexico - 12-8-1.JPG (Author: John S. White)

Quartz scepter - Mexico - 12-8-1.J

Quartz with incl. - Brazil - 4-9-14 Scovil.jpg (Author: John S. White)

Quartz with incl. - Brazil - 4-9-

Quartz with incl. - Brazil - 4-9-13 Scovil.jpg (Author: John S. White)

Quartz with incl. - Brazil - 4-9-1

quartz with negative xls - Mexico - 6-2-20 Feather.jpg (Author: John S. White)

quartz with negative xls - Mexico

Quartz, var. amethyst Jacksons Crossroads, Georgia (Author: John S. White)

Quartz, var. amethyst Jacksons Cro

Ruby corundum and fuchsite bowl (Author: John S. White)

Ruby corundum and fuchsite bowl

Rutilated quartz - Pakistan 19-10-3.JPG (Author: John S. White)

Rutilated quartz - Pakistan 19-10-

Rutile - Brazil TW-2 23-8-77 Scovil.jpg (Author: John S. White)

Rutile - Brazil TW-2 23-8-77 Scovi

Rutile, Parkesburg, Chester Co., 5 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Rutile, Parkesburg, Chester Co., 5

Scepter quartz - Mexico 12-9-16.JPG (Author: John S. White)

Scepter quartz - Mexico 12-9-16.JP

Scepter with a smoky cap on an amethyst stem, 5.5 cm high. From Ankazobe, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. (Author: John S. White)

Scepter with a smoky cap on an ame

schorl - Pakistan SC-164 (2) (on right).jpg (Author: John S. White)

schorl - Pakistan SC-164 (2) (on r

Schorl in schist Maryland Materials quarry, Cecil Co., Maryland, USA The crystal is 6 cm tall (Author: John S. White)

Schorl in schist
Maryland Material

Scott Werschky working a good pocket. (Author: John S. White)

Scott Werschky working a good pock

Smoky quartz 9 cm high The best large piece that I found. I am hoping that some of the other collectors will post photos of their fine specimens (Author: John S. White)

Smoky quartz 9 cm high The best la

Smoky quartz with a citrine stem 5.5 cm Small but my favorite specimen. It has a citrine stem that passes all the way through the back and is doubly terminated. (Author: John S. White)

Smoky quartz with a citrine stem 5

Sphalerite, Phoenixville, Chester Co., 6 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Sphalerite, Phoenixville, Chester

Spinel - SC 198.jpg (Author: John S. White)

Spinel - SC 198.jpg

Staurolite - Brazil (Author: John S. White)

Staurolite - Brazil

Stilbite in quartz Maryland Materials quarry, Cecil Co., Maryland, USA 6 cm across (Author: John S. White)

Stilbite in quart
Maryland Material

Stilbite with calcite, Kibblehouse quarry, Perkiomenville, Montgomery Co., 8 cm in long dimension. (Author: John S. White)

Stilbite with calcite, Kibblehouse

Still heading North (Author: John S. White)

Still heading North

Strontianite, Oak Hill quarry, Centre Co., 3.5 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Strontianite, Oak Hill quarry, Cen

Terry and Mark working a pocket (Author: John S. White)

Terry and Mark working a pocket

Terry and Travis using a gas powered circular saw. Terry is pouring water over the blade. (Author: John S. White)

Terry and Travis using a gas power

Terry Ledford and Bob Cook (Author: John S. White)

Terry Ledford and Bob Cook

Terry washing some crystals at his cabin. (Author: John S. White)

Terry washing some crystals at his

Terry with amethyst piece just recovered, covered by mud. (Author: John S. White)

Terry with amethyst piece just rec

Terry working pocket (Author: John S. White)

Terry working pocket

The othere side of the same piece. (Author: John S. White)

The othere side of the same piece.

The pit. (Author: John S. White)

The pit.

The safety lecture before being allowed to enter the pit. (Author: John S. White)

The safety lecture before being al

The trackhoe, without which we would not have collected very much. Approximately every half hour or so Foster scrapes rock off of some of the walls of the pit, usually exposing a lot of pockets. (Author: John S. White)

The trackhoe, without which we wou

Tony working a pocket. (Author: John S. White)

Tony working a pocket.

Track hoe, very useful for moving waste rock and for breaking up the granite. (Author: John S. White)

Track hoe, very useful for moving

View from the road approaching the mine. (Author: John S. White)

View from the road approaching the

View of Mt. Rose (10,785 ft, 3,287 m high) from my motel in Reno. (Author: John S. White)

View of Mt. Rose (10,785 ft, 3,287

Wavellite, Mt. Pleasant Mills quarry, Perry Township, Snyder Co. 5 cm across. (Author: John S. White)

Wavellite, Mt. Pleasant Mills quar

You can see some of the road ahead in the far distance, and part of the mine which is light brown in color (Author: John S. White)

You can see some of the road ahead