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Graniteville Quarry, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA i
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Graniteville Quarry

Graniteville Quarry, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

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Graniteville Quarry, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

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Graniteville Quarry

Graniteville Quarry, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Graniteville Quarry

Graniteville Quarry, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

40° 37' 29'' North , 74° 9' 14'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

Type:

Köppen climate type:

Cfa : Humid subtropical climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Graniteville	15,272 (2017)	0.5km
Mariners Harbor	19,905 (2017)	1.4km
Port Richmond	15,470 (2017)	1.7km
Westerleigh	8,927 (2017)	1.9km
Bloomfield	1,248 (2006)	2.5km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc	Mountainside, New Jersey	18km
New York Mineralogical Club	New York, New York	21km
New York Paleontological Society	NYC, New York	28km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.	Paterson, New Jersey	32km
Morris Museum Mineralogical Society	Morristown, New Jersey	34km

Mindat Locality ID:

236745

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:236745:6

GUID (UUID V4):

Not a granite quarry but an excavation in diabase. Notable for a xenolith of Lockatong argillite in the Palisades Diabase sill (trondhjemite). It was discovered in 1975 by Dr. Alan Benimoff, a professor of Geology at the College of Staten Island.

The quarry produced stone for Belgian blocks from 1840 to 1896. Recently preserved as open space.

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5 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Dolerite'

ⓘ Hornfels

ⓘ 'Trondhjemite'

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

References:

Sclar, C. B., & Benimoff, A. I. (1993). An occurrence of magmatic sphalerite, Graniteville quarry, Staten Island, New York. Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 691-691.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

Sclar, C. B., & Benimoff, A. I. (1993). An occurrence of magmatic sphalerite, Graniteville quarry, Staten Island, New York. Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 691-691.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

References:

Puffer, J.H., Hu8sch, J.M., Benimoff, A.I. (1992) The Pallisades Sill and Watchung Basalt Flows, Norther New Jersey and Southeastern New York: A Geological Summary and Field Guide. New Jersey Geological Survey Open-File Report OFR 92-1, 27 pages.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

References:

Sclar, C. B., & Benimoff, A. I. (1993). An occurrence of magmatic sphalerite, Graniteville quarry, Staten Island, New York. Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 691-691.

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Sclar, C. B., & Benimoff, A. I. (1993). An occurrence of magmatic sphalerite, Graniteville quarry, Staten Island, New York. Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 691-691.

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

References:

Sclar, C. B., & Benimoff, A. I. (1993). An occurrence of magmatic sphalerite, Graniteville quarry, Staten Island, New York. Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 691-691.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS

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References

Sclar, C. B., & Benimoff, A. I. (1993). An occurrence of magmatic sphalerite, Graniteville quarry, Staten Island, New York. Canadian Mineralogist, 31, 691-691.

rruff.geo.arizona.edu (n.d.) http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/cm/vol31/CM31_691.pdf

www.minsocam.org (2012) http://www.minsocam.org/ammin/am69/am69_1005.pdf

www.geo.sunysb.edu (n.d.) http://www.geo.sunysb.edu/lig/Conferences/abstracts11/LIG_Benimoff_2011.pdf

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