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


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Albite

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

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

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

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

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

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
02817340017363090029886.jpg
Albite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
04528250017363090023120.jpg
Albite, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
09297180017272734073411.jpg
Albite

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
09745020017272014288756.jpg
Albite, etc.

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

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

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz16
Heulandite Subgroup13
Babingtonite11
Apophyllite Group5
Hematite5
Hedenbergite3
Anhydrite2
Gmelinite Subgroup2
Chabazite1
Laumontite1
Stilbite Subgroup1
Calcite1
Fluorapophyllite-(K)1
Chabazite-Ca1
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38846:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
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
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
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘOrange Quarry Company Quarry (Eagle Rock Quarry), West Orange, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘLaurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘInterstate 95 and George Washington Bridge Lower Level roadcut, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBulls Ferry Road, North Bergen, North Bergen Township, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
References
Peters, Thomas A., Peters, Joseph J. (1978) Famous Mineral Localities: Paterson, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (3) 157-179
 
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