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Pectolite from
Laurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Pectolite
Formula:NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pectolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:72342
Long-form Identifier:1:3:72342:0
GUID (UUID V4):87a730d8-d2c0-4ce5-aae1-06f17b75e0b8
Nearest other occurrences of Pectolite
2.9km (1.8 miles) Delaware - Lackawanna & Western Railroad tunnels, Bergen Hill, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) Erie Railroad cut (Bergen archways), Bergen Hill, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Erie Railroad tunnel, Bergen Hill, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) New York - West Shore & Buffalo RR tunnel, Weehawken, Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
8.8km (5.4 miles) Bulls Ferry Road, North Bergen, North Bergen Township, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) New York - Susquehanna & Western Railroad tunnel, Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) Interstate 95 and George Washington Bridge Lower Level roadcut, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) Orange Quarry Company Quarry (Eagle Rock Quarry), West Orange, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) McDowell's Quarry (Osborne and Marsellis Quarry), Upper Montclair, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) Little Falls Quarry, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Natural History New York, New York 10024 The Triassic traprock quarries of New Jersey have been a prolific...supplement previous publications dealing with New Jersey traprock* minerals, especially those of Manchester...40 traprock localities in New Jersey. This article focuses on the Bergen Hill occurrence in the Palisades...in the First Watchung Mountain: Upper and Lower New Street quar­ ries, Paterson; Warren Brothers quarry...Rocky Hill and Lambertville) and two Hudson County localities, Laurel (Snake) Hill quarry, Secaucus, and
Catalog/List
DRIVE, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95127 HALITE - Kern County, California (cavernous crystals) GEM ROUGH & SLABS...fl. yellow-green. ARAGONITE 3X4 - Sam Benito County, Califo.fnia - White needles groTdrting in radiating...Ilo $2, 3 X 3 $2.75, 4 X 5 $4.50 San Benito County, California - Greenish hexagonal plates (look like...$2.75, 2X3 $3.50, 3X4 $4.50 - Sa.n Benito County, California - A newl}. discovered mineral from... 3 X 3 $2.75 GARNET PffilANITE - Sam Benito County, California - Small shiny black xls. growing on
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
/ , . I I ' ft OF LAUREL 7, HILL Minerals of Laurel Hill, Secaucus, New Jersey by Nicholas W. Facciolla...Facciolla. Don Bosco Tech, Paterson, New Jersey. Paperback. 6" by 9"; 48 pages; 33 photographs. Price: $3...twenty pages deal with the history and geology of Laurel Hill and its surroundings. Most of the area is covered...sedimentary rocks, sandstones, and shales, thru which Laurel H i l l , an erosion resistant diabase plug, extends...verified mineral species which have been found at Laurel H i l l . Descriptions are quite brief, but they
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21206 Treasurer—Carl Krotki, 170 West End Avenue, New York, N. Y . 10023 Assistant Treasurer—Jack T. Burrus...clubs; the stress that is placed on familiarizing the new members with the many activities of the hobby, and...and the effort that is made to offer both the new and the "old members", meaning those of long tenure...both credit and non-credit for Club members. Those new clubs formed to specialize in particular interests—fossils...CONNECTICUT Anneliese Del Monico, President of the New Haven Mineral Club recounts in the May issue of the
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...cuts, cut banks, breaks, draws and washes, gullies, hill slopes, etc.chalcedony roses, Celestite crystals
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
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600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
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years this has lead to the establishment of many new species that are compositional and structural analogs...Subcommittee for Zeolite Nomenclature of the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...evaluating proposed new species, it is difficult to apply them rigidly to accepted species. 1. A new zeolite mineral...must be demonstrated as a condition for approval of new species. Zeolites that have the same framework and...structure are acceptable as separate species. 2. A new zeolite mineral cannot be defined solely on the basis
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years this has lead to the establishment of many new species that are compositional and structural analogs...Subcommittee for Zeolite Nomenclature of the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...evaluating proposed new species, it is difficult to apply them rigidly to accepted species. 1. A new zeolite mineral...must be demonstrated as a condition for approval of new species. Zeolites that have the same framework and...structure are acceptable as separate species. 2. A new zeolite mineral cannot be defined solely on the basis
Journal (issue)
COLLECTOR. ( Entered as Second - Class Matter at the New York , N. Y., Post Office, March 19, 1894.) NOVEMBER...and my purpose will have been accomplished. Many new beauties in this mineral, both of form and quality... Mr. Bixby contributes the following notes on a new find of quartz in Utah : Good clear and milky quartz...several places in the United States. In Oakland County, Michigan , jasper is found in rounded masses of...most extensive deposit is near Corrizo, Apache County, Arizona, and is known as Chalcedony The Park is
Journal (volume)
SECRETARY Tema J. Hecht 600 West 111th Street, New York NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine...or mining history of the FranklinOgdensburg, New Jersey area is invited to join the Franklin-Ogdensburg...Richard C. Bostwick Tema J. Hecht 600 W. lllthSt.,#llB New York NY 10025 EDITORIAL BOARD John L. Baum Peter...Museum News from Sterling Hill Field Trip Report 6 1998 Franklin-Sterling Hill Gem & Mineral Show 13...community which pertain to the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey area. The List: Changing of the Guard John Cianciulli
Journal (issue)
J. Dunn Famous Mineral Localities: Paterson, New Jersey................157 by Thomas A. Peters, Joseph....................................... 132 What’s New in Minerals?.......................................n . photomicrography: Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York designed by Wendell E. Wilson Mineralogical...receive additional grants we would rather use them for new projects instead of reprinting old ones. We are content...“Descriptive Mineralogy: Discovery and Characterization of New Minerals.” Papers are solicited for both the general
Report (volume)
Experiments relative to the constitution of pectolite, pyrophyllite, calamiue, and analcite, by F. W......................... ' On a hydromica from New Jersey, by F. W. Clarke and N. H. Dart on ..*......... EXPERIMENTS RELATIVE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF PECTOLITE, PYROPHYLLITE, CALAM1NE, AND ANALCITE. By F. W...problem, the problem of constitution. PECTOLITE. The pectolite which was chosen for examination was the...the well-known radiated variety from Bergen Hill, New Jersey. The mineral was in long, white needles, and
Book
CHAPTER 1 Gem Hunting In The Appalachians CHAPTER 2 New Jersey ........... _ . _ 1 _ CHAPTER 3 Pennsylvania___...states each year give collectors a chance to buy new finds, see f i n e workmanship, a n d s h o w t h...r e t h e Tennessee a n d Alabama Rivers. N e w Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood L a k e Pennsylvania:...well known old localities are not all “has beens;” new hobbyists and experienced collectors alike prove...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino........................ 82 by W. E. Wilson What's new in minerals Denver Show 1997.......................miniature size) from the Eagle’s Nest mine in Placer County, California (half of them with quartz matrix) were...Arizona, in the late 1950’s. There he started a new mineral business, called Scott Williams Mineral Company...Univer­ sity. He took on David New as a partner in the business, and New took it over around 1963. Scott
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long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described...Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley Lambert extracted...Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's finest ilmenite specimens
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...and long-wave UV light (LW, 365 nm). Recently, a new wavelength of UV, called midwave (~300 nm) has been
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Rock Collecting HARPER & ROW, PUBLISHERS ....... New York, Evanston, San Francisco, London 1817 Portions...Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc., 10 East 53rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10022. Published simultaneously in Canada...Reading the Geologic Map; Geologic Maps as Guides to New Fields; Other Maps Useful to Gem and Mineral Hunters...Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota...the Old Stone Age) and Homo sapiens (men of the New Stone Age, our direct ancestors, the Cro-Magnon)
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and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about...about two miles up stream to Fairmount, whose bold hill is composed of a gneiss which apparently rises...that found on Ridley and Crum Creeks in Delaware County, contained segregated masses of coarse orthocl...black tourmaline in poor specimens. Near West Laurel Hill Cemetery minute sphenes occur in the gneiss which...Hall the Chestnut Hill schists. Both series contain numerous garnets but the Chestnut Hill schists contain
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America. Van Nostrand Reinhold 115 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10003 Chapman and Hall 2-6 Boundary Row...Enterprises, PO Box 213, Livermore, California, 94551, USA. Because of space limitations, only a subset of the...follow the recommendations of the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...Hidden Valley Road, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37663, USA. The authors appreciate the advice and kind assistance...City, Nevada, USA; Peter Embrey, London, England; Jessie Hardman, Long Beach, California, USA; and Barbara
Report (issue)
4, A1 2 O 3 26.8, Na 2 O 16.3, Lenni, Delaware County. Crystals. Eyerman, 1911, 11. Composition: Analysis:...Sp.gr LOCALITIES: Berks County: Birdsboro, and Gickerville; Delaware County: Leiperville, Lenni (druses...Felton's farm (Chester), and Ward's quarry; Montgomery County: Sumneytown, and Perkiomenville ; Philadelphia:...cut east of Reading (probably Birdsboro), Berks County. White, Smith, 1910, 540. silky mass of radiating...42 9.86 4.77 13.60 100.69 2.277 LOCALITY: Berks County: Birdsboro. MESOLITE m Na Al Si3Oio.2H O 2 2
Report (volume)
Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina...Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland , North Carolina...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State...C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va.) Scottsburg
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University, 324 Brook St, Box 1846, Providence, RI, USA 02912 1 Present address: Jet Propulsion Laboratory...Photonics, Inc., 601 River Street, Fitchburg, MA, USA 01420 d Department of Earth Sciences, University...Science Center, 2255 N. Gemini Dr., Flagstaff, AZ, USA 86001 2 Present address: Department of Natural Sciences...Formation 33 exposed in Meriden, Connecticut, USA, focusing on coordinated analyses of one pillow lava...calcite, prehnite, chalcopyrite, clays, zeolites, pectolite, pyrrhotite, and datolite 96 [CaBSiO4(OH)] (Cummings
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completely revised and updated with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the...alphabetical entries, 1000 of which are entirely new e 240 new color photographs, mostly of large specimens...specimens, as well as 104 black-and-white photographs 45 new crystal drawings of rare species the most complete...distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important new technological developments. The second...Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals Sagiiache County Pu blic Library Saguache , Colorado DEMCO For
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completely revised and updated with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the...alphabetical entries, 1000 of which are entirely new • 240 new color photographs, mostly of large specimens...as well as 104 black-and-white photographs • 45 new crystal drawings of rare species • the most complete...distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important new technological developments. The second...Willard Lincoln. Encyclopedia of minerals ~~cbe County Public Library Saguache, Colorado OEMCO For Refere
 
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