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Locality Name:
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Brewster, Town Of Southeast, Putnam Co., New York, USA


mindat Locality ID: 4004
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-4004.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Brewster, Town Of Southeast, Putnam Co., New York, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°24'59"N
Longitude: 73°38'59"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.416388888889,-73.649722222222

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 As B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba C Ca Ce Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteAutuniteAxinite
BaryteBrochantiteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCorundumDanburite
DiasporeEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGarnetGypsumHexahydriteHumiteHydrotalcite
IlvaiteLinariteMalachiteMarcasiteMelanteriteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNone
Not in a structural groupPalygorskitePectolitePrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileScapolite
ScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSphaleriteSpinelSulphurTalcThomsoniteTitaniteTourmaline
VivianiteZircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Almandine  (*)Anhydrite  (*)
Antigorite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Autunite  (*)
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)Baryte  (*)Bornite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)
Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Danburite  (*)
Datolite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Erythrite  (*)Ferro-actinolite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hexahydrite  (*)Humite  (*)Hydromagnesite  (*)
Hydrotalcite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Ilvaite  (*)Jarosite  (*)Laumontite  (*)
Linarite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Lizardite  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Marialite  (*)Melanterite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Opal  (*)Palygorskite  (*)
Pargasite  (*)Pectolite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Posnjakite  (*)Prehnite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)Sulphur  (*)
Talc  (*)Thomsonite-Ca  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0706
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)01588
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)03250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)20260
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS405516
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O03531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F20236
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O80148
Datolite  (*)GadoliniteCaB(SiO4)(OH)0498
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Erythrite  (*)VivianiteCo3(AsO4)2·8H2O0814
Ferro-actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg2.5-0.0Fe2+2.5-5.0)Si8O22(OH)20129
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O60741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hexahydrite  (*)HexahydriteMg(SO4)·6H2O0251
Humite  (*)HumiteMg7(SiO4)3F2080
Hydromagnesite  (*)NoneMg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O0341
Hydrotalcite  (*)HydrotalciteMg6Al2CO3(OH)16(H2O)4087
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O305433
Ilvaite  (*)IlvaiteCaFe3+Fe2+2O(Si2O7)(OH)0197
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)20987
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S40249
Lizardite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40359
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl0139
Melanterite  (*)MelanteriteFe(SO4)·7H2O0915
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O01236
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Palygorskite  (*)Palygorskite Clay(Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH)·4H2O0306
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20313
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)0363
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Posnjakite  (*)NoneCu4(SO4)(OH)6·H2O0309
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)20375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Thomsonite-Ca  (*)ThomsoniteNaCa2(Al5Si5)O20·6H2O0452
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R040071Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Brewster, Town Of Southeast, Putnam Co., New York, USAhttps://rruff.info/R040071
R050665Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Brewster, Town Of Southeast, Putnam Co., New York, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050665


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