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Datolite from
Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Datolite

Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Comments:Occurs in cavities and fractures in Watchung basalt.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hoxie's Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:68706
Long-form Identifier:1:3:68706:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘMcKiernan & Bergin Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘHinchcliffe Stadium, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘUpper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘLower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘProspect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘBraen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘRiverside Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘBraens Quarry, North Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘUnion Building and Construction Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
Dana 6:1066.
 
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