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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pectolite
Formula:NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Comments:Occurs in cavities and fractures in Watchung basalt.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pectolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71251
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71251:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pectolite
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
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘHoudaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘStewart Hartshorn Quarry (Hartshorn Quarry), Millburn, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘHartshorn Quarry, Short Hills, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
31.5km (19.5 miles) ⓘRiker Hill, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘOrange Quarry Company Quarry (Eagle Rock Quarry), West Orange, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) ⓘGoat Hill Quarry, West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
References
A Quest for New Jersey Minerals (1978), Speiser, R.:14
 
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