Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA

mindat Locality ID: 18561
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18561.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Somerset Co., New Jersey, USA": 70
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 45

Number of Child Localities: 23
Child Localities:
Bedminster Township
Bernards Township
Bound Brook
Branchburg Township
Bridgewater Township
Franklin Township
Griggstown
Hillsborough Township
Lyons
North Plainfield
Peapack
Peapack And Gladstone Borough
Plainfield
Pluckemin
Pottersville
Rocky Hill
Somerset
Somerville (Raritan)
Sourland Mountain
Warren Township
Warrenville
Washington Valley
Watchung

Latitude: 40°35'28"N
Longitude: 74°34'50"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.591111111111,-74.580555555556

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allophane	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apophyllite	Atacamite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet	Gypsum	Ilvaite	Linarite	Malachite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Perovskite	Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scapolite	Sepiolite	Skutterudite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stilbite	Thomsonite	Titanite	Turquoise

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: Ag Al As B Ba C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Cu H O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apophyllite Atacamite Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet Gypsum Ilvaite Linarite Malachite Natrolite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Pectolite Perovskite Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Scapolite Sepiolite Skutterudite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stilbite Thomsonite Titanite Turquoise

71 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aerinite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Analcime ()*
Andradite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*
Babingtonite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Datolite ()*
Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-hornblende ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Ilvaite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Linarite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marialite ()*	Montmorillonite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pectolite ()*	Prehnite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Riebeckite ()*	Saponite ()*	Sepiolite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stellerite ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Tenorite ()*
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Turquoise ()*	Vermiculite ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	3	243653,243677,243701	3419
Aerinite ()*	Not in a structural group	(Ca,Na)₆(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg,Al)₄(Al,Mg)₆Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·12H₂O	1	243653	22
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	7	243653,243662,243672,243675,243701,243711,243712	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	243653	2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	4	243653,243662,243689,243712	1627
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1	243675	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	3	243653,243662,243711	1588
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃	1	243658	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	243653	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	243693	5509
Babingtonite ()*	Rhodonite	Ca₂Fe²⁺Fe³⁺Si₅O₁₄(OH)	1	243653	161
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	243653	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	4	243661,243662,243675,243711	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	243662	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	13	243645,243648,243653,243658,243659,243662,243672,243675,243691,243696,243709,243711,243712	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	243653	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	12	243658,243662,243668,243673,243675,243678,243690,243691,243693,243697,243709,243712	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	10	243653,243658,243662,243666,243675,243677,243691,243693,243711,243712	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈	1	243653	577
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	10	243658,243659,243662,243673,243675,243678,243690,243691,243693,243712	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	243653	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	7	243658,243662,243668,243669,243675,243691,243693	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	1	243675	1008
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	6	243658,243662,243669,243675,243691,243712	2970
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	6	243653,243662,243677,243691,243711,243712	498
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	3	243672,243675,243694	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	8	243658,243662,243672,243675,243677,243691,243693,243711	8173
Ferro-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	243697	271
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	2	243653,243711	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	243672,243675	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	243653,243662,243675,243711	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	243653,243662,243675	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	2	243685,243694	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	243653,243662	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	7	243645,243653,243662,243675,243691,243697,243711	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	243699	5433
Ilvaite ()*	Ilvaite	CaFe³⁺Fe²⁺₂O(Si₂O₇)(OH)	1	243653	197
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	243658	1271
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	243675	987
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	243653	93
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	6	243646,243650,243656,243675,243699,243704	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	11	243658,243662,243668,243673,243675,243678,243690,243691,243693,243709,243712	12537
Marialite ()*	Scapolite	Na₄Al₃Si₉O₂₄Cl	1	243653	139
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	243653	1508
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	6	243645,243648,243653,243662,243711,243712	1236
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	2	243648,243653	471
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	2	243653,243704	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	243675	2349
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	5	243648,243653,243662,243711,243712	363
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	9	243652,243653,243658,243662,243666,243691,243693,243711,243712	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	243653,243658,243672,243675,243678,243691,243693,243711,243712	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	243662	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	243653	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	15	243648,243652,243653,243658,243662,243672,243677,243678,243680,243691,243703,243704,243710,243711,243712	61156
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	1	243691	1711
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	243653	375
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O	1	243653	301
Sepiolite ()*	Sepiolite Clay	Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O	1	243653	241
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	243680	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	6	243658,243662,243675,243690,243691,243709	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	1	243694	531
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	243653	21482
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	2	243653,243711	189
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	243653	268
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	2	243659,243675	1101
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	1	243653	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	243675	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1	243653	433
Turquoise ()*	Turquoise	CuAl₆(PO₄)₄(OH)₈·4H₂O	0		484
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	243696	652
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	243691,243693	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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