[Rockhounds] chromium and other mining in Lancaster County

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Dorothy,

You have probably already thought of this, but putting Lancaster into
the location search at www.mindat.org turns up 30 mines and quarries in
the county. Perhaps being reminded of the 29 locations other than the
Woods Chrome mine will help you find a site that meets your needs.

Kreigh


Dorothy Merritts wrote:
> 
> Dear Rockhound folks:
> 
> 
> 
> I am a geology professor at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA,
> and I am intrigued by the history of mining in Lancaster County.  I saw a
> reference to the Woods Chrome mine on the Rockhound list.  I am looking for
> a place to take 16 geology and environmental studies students on a short,
> fun field trip near Lancaster next Thursday (Nov 1).  Do any of you know if
> there are any features related to mining, such as tailings piles, or mill
> pond sediments that contain sediment from upstream mining, and that are
> relatively accessible for a short hike?  A scientist from Johns Hopkins, now
> at Univ of Pittsburgh, has worked on stream deposits in MD that contain
> sediments from historic chromium mines, and he uses the chromium in the
> sediments as a tracer to date the various historic sedimentary deposits.
> I'd like to find something comparable in Lancaster to show my students and
> this scientist, as he is visiting next week.
> Many thanks,
> 
> Dorothy
>