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Goat Hill Quarry, West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USAi
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Goat Hill Quarry, West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 20' 44'' North , 74° 56' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.34583,-74.93778
GeoHash:
G#: dr4tw8xzx
GRN:
N27W42
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lambertville3,833 (2017)2.3km
New Hope2,510 (2017)2.3km
Stockton524 (2017)7.7km
Newtown Grant3,620 (2017)9.6km
Pennington2,598 (2017)12.6km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Leidy Microscopical SocietyFairless Hills, Pennsylvania20km
Friends of Mineralogy - Pennsylvania ChapterSt. Peters, Pennsylvania27km
Delaware Valley Paleontological SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania48km
Philadelphia Mineralogical SocietyPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania48km
Mindat Locality ID:
12202
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12202:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Goat Hill is a local portion of the Lambertville Sill, immediately south of Lambertville, New Jersey, that rises abruptly above the Delaware River. The Goat Hill Quarry is located on the very steep hillside, above state highway 29, along a section of that road known locally as “the narrows.” The remnants of some loading docks, made of diabase stone blocks, can be seen along the road. This locality is not listed in the USGS MRDS database.

From Goat Hill the Lambertville Sill extends a short distance southwest into Pennsylvania, as Solebury Mountain, and approximately 16 miles northeast. Over most of its length to the northeast the sill forms a low ridge and is known as Sourland Mountain (famous as the site of the Lindbergh baby’s murder in 1932).

The Lambertville Sill is an up-faulted, down dip extension of the Palisades intrusive complex. At Goat Hill the sill is approximately 1,300 feet thick and nearly conformable with the sediments of the lower part of the Passaic Formation. A more detailed discussion of the geochemistry of the diabase at Goat Hill is found in Husch and Hozsik (1988).

The Goat Hill Quarry is quite shallow, not excavated deeply into the hillside. This seems to be because it was not a crushed stone operation but rather was worked to produce Belgian blocks (cobble stones). A significant number of secondary mineral species were reported from here.

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Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
ⓘ Natrolite
Formula: Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘ Pectolite
Formula: NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ Stilpnomelane
Formula: (K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDatolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘPectolite9.DG.05NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
ⓘPrehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
ⓘStilpnomelane9.EG.40(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘNatrolite9.GA.05Na2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
ⓘLaumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Hⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Hⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
BBoron
Bⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Oⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Oⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Naⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Naⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Alⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siⓘ NatroliteNa2Al2Si3O10 · 2H2O
Siⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Siⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caⓘ PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Caⓘ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Stilpnomelane(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36 · nH2O

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References

New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1888): 37-38.
[2] Ritter, M. and Ritter, M. (1956), Datolite from Lambertville, New Jersey, Keystone Newsletter, The Mineralogical Society of Pennsylvania: 6(2).
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.
Husch, J. M., Bambrick, T. C., Eliason, W. M. , Roth, E. A., Schwimmer, R. A., Sturgis, D. A. and Trione, C. W. (1988), A review of the petrology and geochemistry of Mesozoic diabase from the central Newark Basin: New petrogenetic insights, in Husch, J. M., and Hozik, M. J, editors, Geology of the central Newark Basin: Geological Association of New Jersey, Fifth Annual Meeting, Guidebook and Proceedings: 149–194.
[1] Husch, J. M., and Hozik, M. J. (1988), Mesozoic diabases along the Delaware River: A road log for a half-day field trip, in Husch, J. M., and Hozik, M. J, editors, Geology of the central Newark Basin: Geological Association of New Jersey, Fifth Annual Meeting, Guidebook and Proceedings: 291–331.
[3]Cummings, Warren (2007), Geologist, New Jersey Department of Transportation, personal communication to Mindat.org.
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