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Braen Quarry (Braen Stone Industry Quarry; Sam Braen Quarry), Haledon, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA

Latitude: 40°56'7"N
Longitude: 74°11'48"W
A trap rock quarry located within the Preakness Mountain Basalt of the Watchung Mountains, which commenced operations in 1920. The Braen family acquired the land in 1948 and has run it ever since. Mineralization occurs within the pillow formation, veins, amygdaloidal pockets, scoriaceous basalt and diapiric structures containing cavities. This quarry is one of the very few extensive exposures of the Preakness Basalt.






References

Imbriacco III, F.A. (2009) The Braen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey. Mineralogical Record, 40:511-524.

Mineral List

Albite
Analcime
Anhydrite
'Apophyllite'
Apophyllite-(KF)
Baryte
Calcite
'Chabazite'
Chalcopyrite
Chamosite
Datolite
Epidote
Galena
Goethite
Gypsum
var: Selenite

Hematite
Hemimorphite
'Heulandite'
Laumontite
Mesolite
Natrolite
Pectolite
Prehnite
'Pumpellyite-(Fe)'
Pumpellyite-(Fe3+)
Pyrite
Quartz
Quartz
var: Agate

var: Amethyst
var: Rock Crystal
var: Smoky Quartz
Sphalerite
Stellerite
'Stilbite'
Thaumasite
Wurtzite


36 entries listed. 26 valid minerals.

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