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Locality Name:
Haledon, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA


mindat Locality ID: 15980
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-15980.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Haledon, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Braen Quarry (Braen Stone Industry Quarry; Sam Braen Quarry)

Latitude: 40°56'6"N
Longitude: 74°11'48"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.935,-74.196666666667

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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O Pb S Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeApophylliteBaryteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteEttringiteFeldsparGadoliniteGypsumNatroliteNoneNot in a structural groupPectolitePrehnite
PumpellyitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteStilbiteWurtzite

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chalcopyrite  (*)Chamosite  (*)Datolite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Mesolite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pumpellyite-(Fe3+)  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stellerite  (*)
Thaumasite  (*)Wurtzite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12435088803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O12435081627
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)12435081588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)124350811547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)124350827770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2124350827198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)81243508577
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)1243508498
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12435088173
Fluorapophyllite-(K)  (*)ApophylliteKCa4Si8O20F·8H2O1243508303
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS124350824243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)12435087437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O12435086890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3124350814640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O12435081689
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O12435081271
Mesolite  (*)NatroliteNa2Ca2(Si9Al6)O30·8H2O1243508425
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O12435081236
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)1243508363
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)212435081898
Pumpellyite-(Fe3+)  (*)PumpellyiteCa2Fe3+Al2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O12435085
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2124350839462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2124350861156
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS124350821482
Stellerite  (*)StilbiteCa4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O1243508189
Thaumasite  (*)EttringiteCa3Si(OH)6(CO3)(SO4)·12H2O1243508183
Wurtzite  (*)WurtziteZnS1243508372



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