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Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USAi
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Utter Mine

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Utter Mine

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Old Farm Field

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Utter Mine

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Utter Mine

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Old Farm Field

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Utter Mine

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Utter Mine

Utter Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 7' 36'' North , 74° 24' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.12676,-74.41627
GeoHash:
G#: dr71fwgsz
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Village
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
West Milford26,968 (2017)4.1km
Highland Lake4,933 (2017)6.5km
Vernon Center1,713 (2017)10.1km
Vernon Valley1,626 (2017)13.6km
Hamburg3,155 (2017)13.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey14km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey31km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York35km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey37km
Mindat Locality ID:
19158
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:19158:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A populated place.

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2

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