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Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey, USAi
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Mount OliveTownship
Morris CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Budd Lake8,968 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
23828
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:23828:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Italian:
Mount Olive, contea di Morris, New Jersey, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Ма­унт-Олив, Моррис, Нью-Джерси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
芒特奥利夫, 摩里斯縣 , 新泽西州, 美国
Spanish:
Municipio de Mount Olive, Condado de Morris, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos
Farsi/Persian:
ماونت اولیو، نیوجرسی, شهرستان موریس، نیوجرسی, نیوجرسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Mount Olive, Nou Jèze, Etazini
Japanese:
マウント・オリーヴ・タウンシップ, モリス郡, ニュージャージー州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Маунт Олив Тауншип, Нью-Джерси, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Маунт Олив Тауншип, Нью-Джерси, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Tamil:
மவுன்ட் ஒலிவ் நகரியம், நியூ செர்சி, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Ukrainian:
Маунт-Олів Тауншип, Морріс, Нью-Джерсі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Welsh:
Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, Unol Daleithiau America


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12 valid minerals.

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'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Colour: Yellow-green
Description: Listed as uranite, a former synonym (yellow-green plates).
'Chlorite Group'
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
'Feldspar Group'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
'Gummite'
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Localities: Reported from at least 14 localities in this region.
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Colour: Pink
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Perthitic. Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Gray to slightly bluish. Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
Uranopilite
Formula: (UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
Description: Reported under a former synonym: uranocher.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: Occurs in a medium- to coarse-grained gneissic granite.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Uranopilite7.EA.05(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Feldspar Group'-
'Gummite'-
'Limonite'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
CCarbon
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
O Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
P AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
S Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
UUranium
U AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
U Uranopilite(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6 · 14H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Olive_Township,_New_Jersey
Wikidata ID:Q1073965
GeoNames ID:5101527

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