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Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA

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Prior designation of this locality as "Long Island, Nassau Co." was incorrect. Nassau Co., NY is comprised of glacial detritus. A serpentine facies outcrops on Staten Island and the artinite and hydromagnesite are secondary minerals deposited in fracture surfaces due to weathering.





 Map Reference: 40°36'N , 74°6'W

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  Albite
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Rob Lavinsky ]
    Site Photo
    Manhattan-Staten Island Water Tunnel Rock Dumps, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
    © Joseph Polityka
  		•  'Amber'
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 59.]
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  Aragonite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  Artinite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 3H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Sloan, 1975. Minerals & Gem Trails of NY, NJ, PA, CT (4th ed.)]
    Site Photo
    Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
    © 2006 Peter Cristofono
  		•  'Asbestos'
    Description: Fibers to 1 foot (.3 meters) long.
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
    Site Photo
    Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
    © AsbestosMinerals.com
  		•  Aurichalcite ?
    (Zn,Cu)
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  Beryl
    var: Aquamarine
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  Brucite
    Mg(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Habit: Octahedral
    Colour: Black
    Description: Irregular grains & small, octahedral crystals.
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
    Site Photo
    Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
    © Christopher O'Neill
  		•  Clinochlore
    var: Chromian Clinochlore
    Mg
     
    5
    		(Al,Cr)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  'Coal
    var: Lignite'
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 59.]
  		•  Coalingite
    Mg
     
    10
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    24
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Jensen (1978) Minerals of New York State, p.83]
  		•  Columbite
    (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  'Deweylite'
    Mg
     
    4
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O ?
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Dolomite
    CaMg(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Description: The enstatite occured in a water tunnel under The Narrows channel from Brooklyn to Staten Island.
    Reference: [Personal collection.]
  		•  Forsterite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: NOTE: Reported as "olivine" in a magnesium-rich serpentinized body.
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [George Robinson & Steven Chamberlain (2007) Gazetteer of major New York State mineral localities. Rocks & Minerals, 82, #6, 472-483.; George Robinson & Steven Chamberlain (2007) Gazetteer of major New York State mineral localities. Rocks & Minerals, 82, #6, 472-483.]
    Site Photo
    Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
    © Christopher O'Neill
  		•  Hydromagnesite
    Mg
     
    5
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
    © DM06
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Lizardite
    Mg
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  Magnesite
    MgCO
     
    3
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Description: Occurs in spherical aggregates of crystals and in lignite replacing wood.
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 59.]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [AMNH #37138]
    Site Photo
    Fort George, Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
    © 2008 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Habit: Spherical aggregates of crystals.
    Description: Occurs in clay and in lignite replacing wood.
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 59.]
  		•  Pyroaurite
    Mg
     
    6
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Colour: Green
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Prase
    Reference: [Kunz, 1892. Gems & Precious Stones of N. America, p. 120.]
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]
  		•  'Serpentine Group'
    D
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		](OH)4 + or - nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Sloan, 1975. Minerals & Gem Trails of NY, NJ, PA, CT (4th ed.)]
  		•  'Soapstone'
    Reference: [Sloan, 1975. Minerals & Gem Trails of NY, NJ, PA, CT (4th ed.)]
  		•  Stevensite
    (Ca,Na)
     
    x
    		Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  Stichtite
    Mg
     
    6
    		Cr
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    16
    		|CO
     
    3
    		] · 4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Collected by Steve Okulewicz]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931): 29.]
    Site Photo
    Grymes Hill (Signal Hill), Staten Island (Richmond Co.), New York City, New York, USA
     
  		•  Zircon ?
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Jeremy Zolan collection]


    44 entries listed. 30 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • New York
      • New York City
        • Staten Island (Richmond Co.)
          • Four Corners on the Richmond Turnpike
          • New Dorp Station
          • Ocean Terrace Road

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