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Tourmaline from
Goat Hill Quarry, West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goat Hill Quarry, West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70785
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70785:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLambertville Quarry (Trap Rock Industries Lambertville Quarry; Mt. Gilboa Quarry), Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘSourland Mountain, Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘGriggstown Mine (Franklin Mine), Griggstown, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘMcCrea's Quarry, Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘFowler's Quarry, Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘJerry O'Neill's Quarry, Tacony Creek Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘHoffman's Quarry (Hoffmans Quarry), Frankford, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
39.9km (24.8 miles) ⓘWissahickon Valley, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘRidge Avenue and School Lane Quarries, East Falls, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1888):37-38.
 
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