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Locality Name:
Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA


mindat Locality ID: 6869
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6869.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 40°54'18"N
Longitude: 74°11'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.905,-74.187222222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Cd Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAnalcimeApophylliteCalciteChalcopyriteClayEttringiteFeldsparGadoliniteGypsum
NatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePrehnitePumpellyiteQuartzRocksaltRutileSphalerite
StilpnomelaneThomsoniteWurtzite

25 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chrysocolla  (*)Datolite  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)Galena  (*)Glauberite  (*)
Greenockite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Laumontite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Natrolite  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Stevensite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Thaumasite  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O0303
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Glauberite  (*)NoneNa2Ca(SO4)20137
Greenockite  (*)WurtziteCdS0717
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O0425
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)0363
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pumpellyite-(Mg)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2MgAl2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)2·H2O0106
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2057
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O0456
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O0183
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452


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