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Milky Quartz from
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


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Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
04466060017367135986189.jpg
Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
03537380017367135999684.jpg
Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
03606800017272735932096.jpg
Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
04466060017367135986189.jpg
Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
03537380017367135999684.jpg
Milky Quartz, etc.

Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Milky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Milky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:78352
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78352:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Milky Quartz
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘErie Railroad cut (Bergen archways), Bergen Hill, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘErie Railroad tunnel, Bergen Hill, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatites, Wildcat Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘSterling Mine (Sterling ore body; Clark Mine), Sterling Mines group, Sterling Lake, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘHurd Mine (Hurdtown Mine; Level Mine; Turnpike Mine; South Vein Mine; Bluff Mine), Hurdtown, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘValhalla, Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘWindsor Quarry (Winsor Quarry), Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘPhilips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘBaylis Quarry (Bayliss Quarry), Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
References
Mineral Collector 15: 113-118, Papke, H. (1908)
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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