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Epidote from
Dunker Pond, Clinton, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Pond
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dunker Pond, Clinton, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:79209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:79209:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘRussia dike, New Russia, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘCarey Mine, Uttertown, West Milford Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘCanfield Mica locality, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘPalmer shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘCharlottesburg feldspar deposit, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
The Minerals of NYC & Its Environs, NY Min. Club Bull. Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 71.
 
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