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Almandine from
Mase Mountain, Tierneys Corner, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mase Mountain, Tierneys Corner, Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:99465
Long-form Identifier:1:3:99465:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘMillington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘKornerupine Group locality, Ringwood, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘPenn Station, 34th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘ65th Street & Broadway, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘ35th Street & Broadway, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘFort Washington Avenue & 171st Street, Washington Heights, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘTubby Hook occurrences, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
References
Volkert, Richard A., 2009, Kornerupine: A Rare and Unusual Mineral in the New Jersey Highlands, The Picking Table, v. 50 (1): 20-21.
library.iem.ac.ru (1999) http://library.iem.ac.ru/can-min/vol33/cm6/young.html
 
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