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Limonite from
New Dorp Mine, New Dorp Station, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Dorp Mine, New Dorp Station, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:116381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:116381:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘCooper and Hewitt Mine, Ocean Terrace, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘTyson's Mine, Four Corners on the Richmond Turnpike, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘLaurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘ106th Street & Central Park West, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘMenlo Park neighborhood, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘBonhamtown, Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘTelegraph Hill, Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
28.9km (17.9 miles) ⓘRiker Hill, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘCheesequake (Jacksonville), Old Bridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
References
New York State Museum Bull. 223,224, Newland, David H. (July-August 1919), The Mineral Resources of the State of New York: 139.
 
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