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Chrysotile from
Grymes Hill, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Chrysotile
Formula:Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chrysotile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grymes Hill, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:767485
Long-form Identifier:1:3:767485:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chrysotile
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘLincoln Avenue, Staten Island (Richmond County), New York City, New York, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘStevens Bluffs, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘ10th Avenue between 50th Street & 63rd Street, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘNew York - Susquehanna & Western Railroad tunnel, Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘFeltville Copper mine, Glenside Park (Feltville), Watchung Reservation, Union County, New Jersey, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘMorristown occurrences, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘDavenport Neck, New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘNew Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘLake Valhalla Quarry (Gordon's Crystalline Limestone Quarry), Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘMontville serpentine deposit, Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
Observed David S. Bernstein- Feb. 2012
 
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