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New Brunswick Mine (French Mine), New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 28' 59'' North , 74° 27' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
New Brunswick57,035 (2017)0.4km
East Franklin8,669 (2017)2.1km
Highland Park14,347 (2017)2.6km
Voorhees29,131 (2017)2.8km
Milltown7,049 (2017)3.1km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey22km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey35km
Leidy Microscopical SocietyFairless Hills, Pennsylvania48km
Mindat Locality ID:
12766
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12766:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A copper mine in Triassic shale started about 1750. Workings featured a 60 foot deep shaft.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Native Copper
Formula: Cu

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Native Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
H ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
C AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
O ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
O CupriteCu2O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Si ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
CuCopper
Cu AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cu ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu Native CopperCu
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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