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Quartz from
Houdaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA


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Houdaille Quarry, Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
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Agate

Houdaille Quarry, Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
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Agate

Houdaille Quarry, Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Houdaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:133422
Long-form Identifier:1:3:133422:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Commonwealth Quarry No. 1, Houdaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Commonwealth Quarry No. 3, Houdaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘStewart Hartshorn Quarry (Hartshorn Quarry), Millburn, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘHartshorn Quarry, Short Hills, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘFanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘGreen Brook, Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘRiker Hill, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘSpottiswoode-Cusack Quarry (George Spottiswood Co. Quarry), West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘWilson's Quarry (Wilson Stone Co. Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘOrange Quarry Company Quarry (Eagle Rock Quarry), West Orange, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘStirling Brook ("Carnelian Creek"), Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘMorristown occurrences, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
Cummings, Warren (1987) Mineralization at the Fanwood & Summit Quarries, New Jersey. Rocks & Minerals, 62 (3) 150-159 doi:10.1080/00357529.1987.11762647
 
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