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Post by novaya on Jul 5, 2012 10:45:11 GMT -5
Does anyone know about this Beryl dump in Eastern Pennsylvania? Is collecting permitted also?
Thanks Tony
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Post by arappaho on Jul 5, 2012 19:07:06 GMT -5
You'll have to ask Ma Beryl.................  Sorry, can't help you. Just had to beat Leonardo to the punch line.  |
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Post by novaya on Jul 5, 2012 20:35:16 GMT -5
There is a strategic stockpile of Beryl from Russia or Conn that has been dumped somewhere in Eastern Pa. I saw Beryl crystals the size of basketballs! Now they are not gem quality, but awesome. However, the locale is still a secret!
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Post by bluecap on Jul 6, 2012 9:21:38 GMT -5
The used to be a company named "BERYLCO" located off Route 422 just outside of Reading, PA. They had a large fenced in area filled with TONS of Beryl. Most of it was massive material but it also contained crystals weighing up to a few hundred pounds. I lived in the area in 1976 while in college and met a security guard there who allowed me to collect crystals off the pile after work. It was very enjoyable, but a little like fishing in a stocking pond. This Beryl was stockpiled by the US Department of Strategic Resources to be used in time of emergency to produce Beryllium. I passed by it recently and the company had closed and all of the Beryl had been removed. Maybe someone knows where it is now located.
Good Luck.
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Post by novaya on Jul 6, 2012 14:29:59 GMT -5
Thanks so much Bluecap!!!
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Post by eechler on Jul 16, 2012 17:09:57 GMT -5
Berylco is now NGK Metals Corporation. The US operations was moved to Sweetwater, TN. I would assume they took the stock piles with them since they are still manufacturing beryllium products.
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Post by rockshine on Jul 17, 2012 6:45:16 GMT -5
Eechler, I just found out recently that there are several fluorite mines in the Sweetwater Tn, area, but all closed to rockhounds.
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Post by eechler on Jul 17, 2012 16:39:38 GMT -5
Found some old post about field trips to the Sweetwater TN area. Last one was dated 2008. Nice looking flourite.
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Post by paleogeology on May 20, 2014 11:33:42 GMT -5
yea I know where theres a huge dump down near lanchaster, ya gotta dig two feet down but its loaded with beryl at the bottom
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