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Stirling Brook ("Carnelian Creek"), Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USAi
Regional Level Types
Stirling Brook ("Carnelian Creek")Creek
Warren TownshipTownship
Somerset CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 38' 37'' North , 74° 28' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Watchung5,916 (2017)2.1km
North Plainfield22,140 (2017)4.2km
Berkeley Heights14,179 (2017)5.2km
Warren Township15,311 (2012)5.4km
Plainfield51,217 (2017)5.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey10km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey17km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey40km
New York Mineralogical ClubNew York, New York43km
Mindat Locality ID:
12185
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12185:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A stream running through the Watchung Mountains.

This stream is also known locally as "Carnelian Creek."

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Mogánite
Formula: SiO2
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Description: Occurs in stream gravel.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in stream gravel.
Quartz var. Carnelian
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in stream gravel.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in stream gravel.
Quartz var. Citrine
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in stream gravels.
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in stream gravel.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Citrine4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
var. Carnelian4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Mogánite4.DA.20SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
OOxygen
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MogániteSiO2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O QuartzSiO2
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si Quartz var. CitrineSiO2
Si MogániteSiO2
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Quartz var. CarnelianSiO2
FeIron
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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