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Ferrante Quarry, Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USAi
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Ferrante QuarryQuarry
BernardsvilleBorough
Somerset CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 42' 33'' North , 74° 34' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bernardsville7,801 (2017)1.2km
Borough of Far Hills919 (2011)4.4km
Far Hills930 (2017)5.8km
Bedminster8,165 (2017)6.7km
Peapack2,086 (2017)6.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey13km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey19km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey41km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey45km
New York Mineralogical ClubNew York, New York50km
Mindat Locality ID:
11157
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11157:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Somerset Crushed Stone Co.


A basalt occurrence/quarry in the Preakness (Second Watchung) basalt. The quarry is located just south of the center of Bernardsville, New Jersey, where the Preakness basalt terminates against the Ramapo Fault which, in this area, marks the western side of the Newark Basin.

The quarry also exposes the uppermost beds of the Feltville formation. Footprints of Batrachopus weren't rare in these sediments. Also present were fossil conifir branchlets and, in tan, sandy beds, carbonized, reed-like plant debris.

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5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Pectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Natrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Unclassified
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
H NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
H PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
O NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
O PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
NaSodium
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Na NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Na PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
AlAluminium
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Al NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Si NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Si PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
KPotassium
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
FeIron
Fe NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

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