I have not actually collected at Crystal Point Diamond Mine in Williamsport PA. Several years ago, I was in Williamsport on business but did not have a chance to visit the mine.
There are plenty of reference to the Crystal Point Diamond Mine.
The http://www.raytowneinc.com/CrystalPointDiamondMines.htm link is broken probably because the content is no longer on http://www.raytowneinc.com.
If someone has visited the mine recently, please post a comment or email and tell me when you were last there and how was the collecting experience.
Thanks Gary K.
from MinDat.org
Crystal Point Diamond Mine, Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Reference on Treasure Hunting Wiki
Crystal Point Diamond Mines
PA's Ultimate Crystal Mine
1307 Park Ave.
Williamsport, PA 17701
Ph. (570) 323-6783
Email: rpsmith@csrlink.net
| Data exported from DRC 2.0 (c) 2009 Gary Kindel | |||||
Mine: | Crystal Point | ||||
| City: | Mine ID: | 340242 | |||
| County | Lycoming | Seq Nbr: | 1857_4-01593 | ||
| State | PENNSYLVANIA | Latitude | |||
| Country | USA | Longitude | |||
| Alternate Mine Names | |||||
| Topographic Map | |||||
| Map Name | Map Scale | 250' Quad Map | |||
| Map Coordinates | |||||
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Sub Section | |
| Zone | Hemisphere | Northing | Easting | ||
| Geology and Ore Deposit Information | |||||
| Deposit Model | Deposit Type | Deposit Size | Deposit Age | Deposit Form | |
| Deposit Desc: | |||||
| Local Structure | |||||
| Non-Ore Minerals | |||||
| Ore Minerals | |||||
| Mineral Occurrences | |||||
| Mineral Species | Variety | Strunz | Frequency | ||
| Hematite | Not specified | 4/C.04-20 | Reported | ||
| Quartz | Not specified | 4/D.01-10 | Reported | ||
4 comments:
I'm trying desperately to get ahold of someone there to get more info on hours of operation, cost, exact location, nearby hotels, etc..to no avail. Neither the phone number, email, or link work. Any info you could forward would be much appreciated!!! kmbrocious@gmail.com
I collected there in the mid-90's, when I was in college, and before it was a full-blown pay site. I believe that the state shutdown the operation, perhaps because of lack of permits/licenses for mining. The pieces I did collect were nice enough, but somewhat busted up. They ranged from single points to some pieces that were a foot square coating of crystals, up to an inch in width. Some of them had a nice hematite coating on them.
Thanks for the update. Too bad the site is closed.
State of Pennsylvania, in its infinte wisdom, decided to classify the site as a commercial "mine" which would require anyone that digs there to go through days of professional safety training before being permitted to enter the "mine"(which was a long trough in the ground.
Of course New York State , with the Herkimer site, was thrilled with this decision to send the Pa. tourist money up to them LOL
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