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Calcite from
Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA


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Calcite

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite, etc.

Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Calcite here occurs as rhombic, honey-yellow crystals in cavities and fissures, also as scalenohedral, colorless to white crystals associated with "blister copper" chalcopyrite.
Habit:Scalenohedral; rhombic
Colour:Honey-yellow, colorless to white.
Luminescent properties:Golden-yellow (SW) (rhombic, honey-yellow crystals); pink (SW), white scalenohedral crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcopyrite19
- var Blistered Copper18
Chalcocite17
Chrysocolla15
Native Copper6
Natrolite6
Stilbite Subgroup4
Native Silver3
Malachite2
Datolite2
Palygorskite1
Heulandite Subgroup1
Opal1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (25 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47759
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47759:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘChimney Rock (Geographical feature), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘFields' Copper Mine (Field Mine), Warrenville, Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘPluckemin, Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘMillington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘWilson's Quarry (Wilson Stone Co. Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘFerrante Quarry, Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘFanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘOldwick Quarry (Stavola Quarry), Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘFeltville Copper mine, Glenside Park (Feltville), Watchung Reservation, Union County, New Jersey, USA
References
A Quest for New Jersey Minerals, Speiser, R.:14.
Hawkins, A. C. (1929) New and interesting minerals from central New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 14 (8) 309-311
 
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