Sterling Mine (Sterling ore body; Clark Mine), Sterling Mines group, Sterling Lake, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sterling Mine (Sterling ore body; Clark Mine) | Mine |
| Sterling Mines group | - not defined - |
| Sterling Lake | Lake |
| Town of Warwick | Town |
| Orange County | County |
| New York | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 12' 0'' North , 74° 15' 30'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Lake | 3,113 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Tuxedo Park | 623 (2017) | 6.2km |
| Sloatsburg | 3,135 (2017) | 7.4km |
| Ringwood | 12,448 (2017) | 9.7km |
| Warwick | 6,823 (2017) | 10.6km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 31km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 32km |
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 49km |
Mindat Locality ID:
13759
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13759:2
GUID (UUID V4):
1ead8736-035d-425b-9598-e6e8f93547ac
A former Fe occurrence/mine in magnetite ore located just South of Sterling Lake. One of the Sterling group of mines. Discovered 1750 and closed about 1902. This mine produced the first iron in New York and contributed iron to the legendary chain strung across the Hudson River at West Point during the revolution to prevent British ships from proceeding further up the river. Owned by the Ramapo Ore Company in later years. Ore body was granular magnetite and was 10 to 30 feet (3.2 to 9.7 meters thick) with a 500 foot long outcrop and length of 230 feet at the bottom of the mine. Workings included a 1,000 foot slope.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Milky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Milky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Milky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
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