MICA and CRYSTALS DUG in EASTON PA.

[SPiperato]

while digging for bottles I came across a pocket of Mica, this piece measures 5" across and 3 1/4" high and about 1/4" thick. The crystals were dug about a week before this find.

 

[travelorian]

The quartz is sweet.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

I'm not from your neck of the woods, (I did work for Lancaster Regional, and Carlisle Reg. through their parent comp HMA outta Naples) So my ears kinda "perk" up when I hear Penn, Amish, etc......

I saw a show, a few years back, spoke of a recent major mica discovery in Penn., I want to say. Some brothers had owned many many acres of land, but, also owned the mineral rights, and low and behold, someone located, like a 20million dollar deposit, on these boys land. Talk about pay dirt! They were very happy. You may want to go on-line, see if there is more info on it. I didn't follow up, well, I live in S. Fl. but I found it very interesting. Maybe you will too. Good luck and keep us posted.

Oh yeah, dig that crystal too! Beauty you got there!

 

[SPiperato]

Thanks for the info and the comments

 

[Eu_citzen]

Keep digging, if they where not put there by some person or geologic event a pegmatite pocket might be close. Good potential for nice finds.

 

[JUDDZILLA]

NICE! Not sure what the first is. I live in Allentown and have been doing some collecting for about 2 years. Some effigy stones and other crystal and nice looking rock specimens. Any good spots you know??

 

[Eu_citzen]

The first one is a variant of mica called Muscovite.