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Locality Name:
Jefferson Township, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA


mindat Locality ID: 23791
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23791.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jefferson Township, Morris Co., New Jersey, USA": 25
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 15

Number of Child Localities: 11
Child Localities:
Berkshire Valley
Bowling Green Parkway Vicinity
Hurdtown
Lake Hopatcong
Mase Mountain
Milton
New Russia
Tierneys Corner
Weldon Mine
Woodport
Woodstock

Latitude: 40°58'53"N
Longitude: 74°34'27"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 40.981388888889,-74.574166666667
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 F Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparGarnetKornerupineMica
NickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRutileSpinelTitanite

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Calcite  (*)Epidote  (*)Ferro-hornblende  (*)
Graphite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prismatine  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12432268803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32243226,2432342353
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2243222,24322527770
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)4243219,243221,243230,2432328173
Ferro-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)24243221,243222,243225,243229271
Graphite  (*)NoneC12432342812
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32243216,2432345433
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2124322668
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O413243216,243217,243221,243222,243225,243226,243228,243229,243230,243235,243237,243238,24324014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12432194924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2124323417380
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12432262349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212432162273
Prismatine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Al,Fe)6Al4(Si,Al)4(B,Si,Al)(O,OH,F)222243226,24323410
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS25243219,243221,243222,243225,24322939462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82243222,2432259056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO27243219,243221,243222,243225,243226,243235,24324061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212432345614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512432341516
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O12432164899


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