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South Amboy Borough, Middlesex Co., New Jersey, USA

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Ref.: The Iron Mines of New Jersey (1910), AmMin 10:152-155 (1925); Bayley:31; The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92. A bog ore deposit described as lying between Manalpan and Machaponix Creeks, which are no longer on maps.





 Map Reference: 40°28'N , 74°17'W

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Amber'
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.]
  		•  'Coal
    var: Lignite'
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.]
  		•  Cristobalite
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [AmMin 10:152-155]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.]
  		•  Lechatelierite
    var: Fulgurite
    Reference: [AmMin 10:152-155]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Occurs as bog ore.
    Reference: [The Iron Mines of NJ (1910), Bayley:31.]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.]
  		•  Melanterite
    FeSO
     
    4
    		·7H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.]
  		•  Mullite
    Al
     
    8
    		[(O,OH,F)|(Si,Al)O
     
    4
    		]
     
    4
    Reference: [AmMin 10:152-155]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull. Vol. 5, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 92.]


    10 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

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