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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Harmotome | ⓘ1 photo of Quartz associated with Harmotome at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 348577 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:348577:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | e4a7489a-828d-46d4-869a-0373af30cf94 |
| Localities for Quartz in this Region |
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| Briarcliff Manor (Whitson), Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA |
| Prison quarry, Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 11.3km (7.0 miles) | ⓘCrugers Emery Mine, Montrose, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | ⓘValhalla, Mount Pleasant, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘVerplanck Point, Verplanck, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 13.7km (8.5 miles) | ⓘTomkins Cove Quarry, Stony Point (Woodbury), Rockland County, New York, USA |
| 13.9km (8.6 miles) | ⓘDickey Brook, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 15.0km (9.3 miles) | ⓘMohegan Quarries, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 16.5km (10.3 miles) | ⓘWhite Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 18.6km (11.5 miles) | ⓘWesley Hills, Town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, USA |
| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘBedford, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 19.0km (11.8 miles) | ⓘBaylis Quarry (Bayliss Quarry), Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse. MAJOR NEW YORK STATE M I N E...E R A L LOC A L I T I E S N ew York State is rich in minerals of interest to collectors. A number of...Dana 1877, 1892). Herbert P. Whitlock published a New York State list in 1903. The most recent comprehensive...localities in the state is the book Minerals of New York State by David Jensen, published in 1978. Our...Mode of Occurrence Most mineral localities in New York can be categorized into three groups based on |  | | Book (edition) | | The current progress in mineralog), with countless new data in books and scientific as well as amateur journals...submitted to, and accepted by, the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...pure freibergite is very rare. The decision that a new mineral species is established when one of the cations...eudialyte, and several other groups: The number of new mineral species may grow as an avalanche, flooding...very old origin, often without lrnown source. e.g. quartz or cinnabar. Current practice most often names |
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