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Babingtonite from
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


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Babingtonite, etc.

Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Babingtonite, etc.

Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Babingtonite
Formula:Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz128
- var Rock Crystal1
Calcite93
Heulandite-Ca39
Stilbite-Ca23
Heulandite Subgroup21
Prehnite16
Datolite11
Laumontite9
Diopside7
Apophyllite Group7
Pectolite7
Albite6
Stilbite Subgroup5
Hematite4
Chlorite Group3
Chalcopyrite2
Greenockite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Babingtonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (42 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38803
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38803:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Babingtonite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘUpper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMcDowell's Quarry (Osborne and Marsellis Quarry), Upper Montclair, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘRiker Hill, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘMillington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals 80:4 pp234-241
Vitali, G. (1978) Minerals of the Watchungs - Part II. Lapidary Journal: 32: 1700-1720.
Peters, Thomas A., Peters, Joseph J. (1978) Famous Mineral Localities: Paterson, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (3) 157-179
A Quest for NJ Mins., R. Speiser (1978): 18.
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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