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Hematite from
Brookville syenite deposit, Brookville, Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brookville syenite deposit, Brookville, Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:72914
Long-form Identifier:1:3:72914:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘNolf farm exploration, Musconetcong Mtn, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘDurham Mines, Durham, Durham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
30.5km (19.0 miles) ⓘGriggstown Mine (Franklin Mine), Griggstown, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘBachman Mine, Hellertown, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘEdge Hill Iron Company Mine, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘPluckemin, Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘOreland, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘChimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘHarmony Iron Mine, Harmony Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
40.3km (25.1 miles) ⓘSherrer Quarry, C.K. Williams Quarry complex, Chestnut Hill, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Jour. Petrology:10(2):212 (1969).
 
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