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Epidote from
Bog Meadow Pond, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
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 Bog Meadow Pond, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:80684
Long-form Identifier:1:3:80684:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘWest Point, Orange County, New York, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘForest of Dean Mine, Fort Montgomery, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘMount Taurus Quarry, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘPhilipstown, Cold Spring, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘAnthony's Nose, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘPhilips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘCanopus Mine, Travis Corners, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘTodd Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘCroft Mine (Croft Magnetic Iron Mine), Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘCroft Mine, Oscawana Corners, Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, 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.66
 
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