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Pompton Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USAi
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Pompton Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Pompton Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Pompton Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Pompton Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Pompton Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
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Pompton Crushed Stone Co. Quarry, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 0' North , 74° 19' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.00000,-74.31667
GeoHash:
G#: dr71hzu62
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bloomingdale8,215 (2017)0.9km
Riverdale4,273 (2017)1.3km
Butler7,701 (2017)2.1km
Pompton Lakes11,202 (2017)2.3km
Kinnelon10,392 (2017)4.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey15km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey26km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey26km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey37km
New York Mineralogical ClubNew York, New York38km
Mindat Locality ID:
12833
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12833:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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References

Johnson, Meredith E. (1928) The Mineral Industry of New Jersey for 1926. Bulletin 31. New Jersey Geological Survey p.11
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