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Atlas Quarry (The Quarry), Hardistonville, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
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Atlas Quarry (The Quarry)Quarry
HardistonvilleVillage
HamburgBorough
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 8' 30'' North , 74° 33' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hamburg3,155 (2017)1.6km
Franklin4,855 (2017)2.6km
Ogdensburg2,286 (2017)7.1km
Vernon Center1,713 (2017)7.3km
Sussex2,043 (2017)8.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey4km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York36km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey39km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey41km
Mindat Locality ID:
12286
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12286:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A limestone quarry in Precambrian Franklin marble lying just North of the limit of the Franklin Mining District. Workings were 300 feet wide by 50 feet deep (or high at the face) & 500 feet wide (2nd. opening).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Description: Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'
Graphite
Formula: C
Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Unclassified
'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
BBoron
B Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
CCarbon
C GraphiteC
C MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
OOxygen
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
AlAluminium
Al MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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