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                                                                           C. K. Williams Quarry

                         Easton, PA  

December 4, 2004, Saturday:  C. K. Williams Quarry, Easton, PA:  This trip was into the C.K. Williams Quarry, an inactive serpentine quarry on the north side of Easton along the Delaware River.  Minerals that have been found at this quarry include: serpentine minerals (chrysotile, antigorite, lizardite), talc, actinolite, tremolite, titanite, dolomite, feldspar, quartz, pyrite, pyrolusite dendrites and williamsite.  Some of the serpentine from this quarry can be cut and polished into rather nice cabochons!   [Bob Asreen]

 

OUT IN THE FIELD
C.K. Williams Quarry
Easton, PA - December 4, 2004

On December 4, Karissa D. Hendershot and I drove up to the C.K. Williams Quarry in Easton, Pennsylvania.  Although several DMS members had expressed interest in visiting this inactive serpentine quarry on the north side of Easton along the Delaware River, Karissa and I were the only ones who made the trip on the crisp, cold, sunny December morning.  We spent several hours at the quarry collecting specimens of verdanite, which can be cut and polished into rather nice cabochons, and a few cabinet specimens of williamsite before heading back home! 

Junior members are welcome to attend this trip.

 

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Members find some tremolite and smile

[Photo by Karissa Hendershot, 5-23-2004]

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(Photo by Ken Casey)

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Easton, PA Fieldtrip Slide Show, 5-23-2004 (N)

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