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Ferro-hornblende from
Interstate 95 and George Washington Bridge Lower Level roadcut, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Ferro-hornblende
Formula:◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Comments:Occurs as very long prismatic crystal sections in vuggy diabase.
Habit:Prismatic
Colour:Black
Luminescent properties:None.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pectolite1
Pyroxene Group1
Stilpnomelane1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ferro-hornblende data
Locality Data:Click here to view Interstate 95 and George Washington Bridge Lower Level roadcut, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:72207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:72207:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ferro-hornblende
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘProspect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘLake Street Quarry, Harrison, Westchester County, New York, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘRyerson de Bow Mine (Bishop Mine; Search Mine), Pompton Station, Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘWanaque Mines (Wynokie Mines), Riverdale, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘBlue Mine, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘBush Mine, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘLake Valhalla Quarry (Gordon's Crystalline Limestone Quarry), Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘMule Mine, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘCannon Mines, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘHard Mine, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
John Durkos collection.
Rocks & Min. (1963) 38:591-592
 
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