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Sheldon Quarry, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
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Hardyston TownshipTownship
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 9' 9'' North , 74° 33' 13'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.15250,-74.55361
GeoHash:
G#: dr6fp7xdw
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Quarry
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hamburg3,155 (2017)1.9km
Franklin4,855 (2017)4.1km
Vernon Center1,713 (2017)5.8km
Sussex2,043 (2017)7.8km
Ogdensburg2,286 (2017)8.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey5km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York34km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey40km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey41km
Mindat Locality ID:
12892
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12892:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A limestone quarry in Precambrian Franklin marble. One of the Bodnar group of quarries.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ 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
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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References

Zodac, P. (1946e), Rocks & Minerals: 21: 416, 492-493.
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 2. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.167
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