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Siderite from
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:78356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:78356:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘNew York - West Shore & Buffalo RR tunnel, Weehawken, Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘPavonia Avenue and Chestnut Avenue sewer excavation, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘ45th Street & 2nd Avenue, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘAllen Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘMt Pleasant Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘMt Pleasant, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘOgden Mine (Horseshoe Mine; Lehigh Mine; Lehigh Valley Mine), Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘLyons Station, Lyons, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
NJ Geol. Survey Bull. #64, Trap Rock Minerals of NJ, Mason, B. (1960).
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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