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Calcite from
Oldwick Quarry (Stavola Quarry), Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA


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Calcite

Oldwick Quarry, Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite

Oldwick Quarry, Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
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Calcite

Oldwick Quarry, Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oldwick Quarry (Stavola Quarry), Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:623232
Long-form Identifier:1:3:623232:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘPluckemin, Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed manganese mines, Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘFerrante Quarry, Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘChimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMillington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘChimney Rock (Geographical feature), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘFlemington Copper Mine, Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘWest End Mine (Broderick Mine; Harris Mine; Turkey Hill Mine), Musconetcong Mtn, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) ⓘPattenburg Quarry, Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
References
W. Cummings, personal communication, 2009
 
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