Hobby Quarry (Buresch Quarry), North Castle, Westchester County, New York, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hobby Quarry (Buresch Quarry) | Quarry |
| North Castle | - not defined - |
| Westchester County | County |
| New York | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 10' 15'' North , 73° 36' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bedford | 1,834 (2017) | 4.6km |
| Pound Ridge | 5,104 (2017) | 5.2km |
| Scotts Corners | 711 (2017) | 5.4km |
| North Stamford | 121,230 (2017) | 6.7km |
| North Castle | 12,304 (2017) | 7.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 14km |
| Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 28km |
| Nassau Mineral Club | Glen Cove, New York | 34km |
A quarry in pegmatite located about 1½ miles (2.4 km) SE of of the old Kinkel quarry, near Bedford. Owned by Albert Hobby and operated for a period by Otto Buresch. It was subsequently operated by the Kinkel family, then abandoned. Workings are an open cut 150 feet (46 meters) long, 40 feet (12 meters) deep.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | ⓘ Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
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