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Gypsum from
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Gypsum

Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Comments:Pseudomorphs after glauberite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapophyllite-(K)1
Prehnite1
Stilpnomelane1
Anhydrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:773255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:773255:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘUpper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘUnion Building and Construction Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBraen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHoudaille Quarry, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) ⓘProspect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘBraens Quarry, North Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘMcDowell's Quarry (Osborne and Marsellis Quarry), Upper Montclair, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBoston mine, Orange County, New York, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘSchuyler Copper Mine, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
References
Peters, Joseph J. (1984) Triassic Traprock Minerals of New Jersey. Rocks & Minerals, 59 (4) 157-183 doi:10.1080/00357529.1984.11764472
 
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