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Datolite from
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


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Datolite

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
03904940017271968916098.jpg
Datolite

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
09363230017272014924382.jpg
Datolite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
05427470017272035664995.jpg
Datolite

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
03904940017271968916098.jpg
Datolite

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
09363230017272014924382.jpg
Datolite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite18
Calcite16
Analcime11
Laumontite9
Natrolite7
Heulandite-Ca6
Quartz6
Chabazite-Ca5
Stilbite-Ca5
Thaumasite4
Gmelinite Subgroup4
Stilbite Subgroup4
Chabazite3
Pectolite2
Heulandite Subgroup2
Thomsonite-Ca1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38770
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38770:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘLower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘRiverside Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘHinchcliffe Stadium, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘHoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMcKiernan & Bergin Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘUnion Building and Construction Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBraen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘProspect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘBraens Quarry, North Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
Mineral Collector: 2:138-139, Ehrman, A.H. (1895)
Min. Collector 15: 113-118, Papke, H. (1908)
Peters, Thomas A., Peters, Joseph J. (1978) Famous Mineral Localities: Paterson, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (3) 157-179
Peters, Joseph J. (1984) Triassic Traprock Minerals of New Jersey. Rocks & Minerals, 59 (4) 157-183 doi:10.1080/00357529.1984.11764472
 
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