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Port Murray, Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USAi
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Bald Pate Mine, Port Murray, Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
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Tailings Mystery

Bald Pate Mine, Port Murray, Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
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Tailings Mystery

Bald Pate Mine, Port Murray, Mansfield Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 47' 8'' North , 74° 54' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.78565,-74.91600
GeoHash:
G#: dr68p0zcd
GRN:
N28W41
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Port Murray129 (2017)0.0km
Anderson342 (2017)1.7km
Port Colden122 (2017)4.0km
Washington6,498 (2017)6.1km
Oxford1,090 (2017)6.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Monroe County Earth Science AssociationStroudsburg, Pennsylvania32km
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey37km
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical SocietyFranklin, New Jersey46km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey49km
Mindat Locality ID:
27914
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27914:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Description: Occurs in med. to coarse-grained granite or quartz monzonite.
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
Description: Occurs in med. to coarse-grained granite or quartz monzonite.
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Occurs in med. to coarse-grained granite or quartz monzonite.
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Description: Occurs in med. to coarse-grained granite or quartz monzonite.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Occurs in med. to coarse-grained granite or quartz monzonite.
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Occurs in med. to coarse-grained granite or quartz monzonite.
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Description: Occurs in med. to coarse-grained granite or quartz monzonite.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘMicrocline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
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ⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
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ⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
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

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