New York Traprock Quarry, West Nyack, Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| New York Traprock Quarry | Quarry |
| West Nyack | Village |
| Clarkstown | Town |
| Rockland County | County |
| New York | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 6' 20'' North , 73° 57' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Cottage | 9,107 (2017) | 1.4km |
| West Nyack | 3,439 (2017) | 1.6km |
| Upper Nyack | 2,176 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Bardonia | 4,108 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Nyack | 7,004 (2017) | 3.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 28km |
| Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 36km |
| New York Mineralogical Club | New York, New York | 38km |
| Nassau Mineral Club | Glen Cove, New York | 38km |
| New York Paleontological Society | NYC, New York | 42km |
This is a large excavation in a, short, discordant projection from the top of the Palisades diabase intrusive. Such a physical configuration would suggest that mineralization might be abundant. Since the large majority of the heat released by a cooling intrusive sheet/sill, like the Palisades, escapes through the top of the intrusive one might expect vigorous convection of formation brine. One might also expect a significant amount of volatile accumulation and granophyre. Unfortunately none of this is the case. Consequently, secondary minerals at this locality are very uncommon.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 References: |
| ⓘ Djurleite Formula: Cu31S16 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Djurleite | 2.BA.05 | Cu31S16 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Djurleite | Cu31S16 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Laurentides DomainPassive Margin
USA
- Palisades SillSill
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New York Traprock Quarry, West Nyack, Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, USA