Provenite

Binkley-Ober Quarry (East Petersburg)

QuarryUnknownDraft data

40.1001° N, 76.3526° W · ± 10 km

Dolomite from Pennsylvania, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Dolomite

Dolomite at Binkley-Ober Quarry (East Petersburg)

Plate of large, strongly curved pink dolomite crystals.
Plate of large, strongly curved pink dolomite crystals.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
CaMg(CO₃)₂
Morphology
Large, strongly curved crystals
Color / luster
Distinct pink

Sources: SRC-519 SRC-472

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Geology of the locality

Region
Pennsylvania
Country
United States

Manheim Township, Lancaster County. Coordinates are those of East Petersburg borough.

Sources: SRC-494 SRC-472

Sources

  1. SRC-494 · Website
    East Petersburg, PennsylvaniaWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-472 · Website
    Dolomite - Gallery (Minerals.net)Minerals.net · Minerals.net
  3. SRC-519 · Website
    File:Dolomite-24532.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)Robert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.