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Schorl from
Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA


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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
04976620017272020048478.jpg
Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Schorl

Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
Ilmenite1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:80650
Long-form Identifier:1:3:80650:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Schorl in this Region
Baylis Quarry (Bayliss Quarry), Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
Consolidated Feldspar Mining Corporation's plant, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
Kinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘConsolidated Feldspar Mining Corporation's plant, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘKinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBaylis Quarry (Bayliss Quarry), Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘHobby Hill Quarry, North Castle, Westchester County, New York, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘCasey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘTiticus Mica Quarry, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘSchorl locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘByram, Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘRedding Glen, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Manchester, James G. (1931) The Minerals of New York City and its Environs. Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club Vol. 3 (1). New York Mineralogical Clubp.65
 
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