Pine Swamp Mine, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pine Swamp Mine | Mine |
| Town of Tuxedo | - not defined - |
| Orange County | County |
| New York | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 15' 1'' North , 74° 6' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Harriman | 2,476 (2017) | 6.9km |
| Tuxedo Park | 623 (2017) | 8.6km |
| Central Valley | 1,810 (2017) | 9.1km |
| Thiells | 5,032 (2017) | 9.2km |
| Mount Ivy | 6,878 (2017) | 9.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 34km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 37km |
| Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society | Franklin, New Jersey | 42km |
An iron mine in magnetite ore located 5 miles North of the old Greenwood Furnace (no longer on maps) and southeast of Arden in Tuxedo. One of the Greenwood group of mines. Host rock is hornblende gneiss. NOTE: Heinrich Ries (Geol. of orange Co.) makes one reference to the "Spruce Swamp" mine, which may be a mis-nomer for this mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
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 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesio-hastingsite | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnesio-hastingsite | NaCa2(Mg4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainPassive Margin
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Pine Swamp Mine, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA