Manhattan-Staten Island Water Tunnel Rock Dumps, Richmond Co., Staten Island Borough, New York City, New York, USA

Many Water tunnels between Staten Island and Manhattan were built during the 1960's to transport additional water to many new buildings in the growing Staten Island Community. These tunnels intersect bodies of Inwood Marble, Manhattan Schist and a Localized Pegmatite containing many good specimens. Good little specimens of Aquamarine are extremely abundant in blocks of pegmatite. Almandine, Schorl, and Chalcopyrite can be found as fine specimens too.

Mineral List:

	Albite

	Aurichalcite ?

	Beryl var: Aquamarine

	Biotite

	Calcite

	Chalcopyrite

	'Columbite'

	Dolomite

	Microcline

	Muscovite

	Phlogopite

	Schorl

	Zircon ?

13 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.

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