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


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goat Hill Quarry, West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:70786
Long-form Identifier:1:3:70786:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘMercer County Workhouse Quarry, Moore, Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘLambertville Quarry (Trap Rock Industries Lambertville Quarry; Mt. Gilboa Quarry), Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘBrookville syenite deposit, Brookville, Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘ3M Quarry (Gibraltar Rock of Belle Mead), Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘMargerum Brothers Quarry, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘTrap Rock Industries Kingston Quarry, Kingston Trap Rock Quarry, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘGriggstown Mine (Franklin Mine), Griggstown, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘPattenburg Quarry, Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘBethlehem Mine (Swayze Mine), West Portal, Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘNaceville Materials Quarry, Sellersville, West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
NJ State Geol. Ann. Rpt. (1888):37-38.
 
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