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


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Chalcedony
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcedony data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:80164
Long-form Identifier:1:3:80164:9
GUID (UUID V4):4d402c2e-3653-4496-911f-440cef994a61
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcedony
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘPennsylvania Railroad cut, Mt Pleasant, Bergen Hill, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘCastle Point, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘSpottiswoode-Cusack Quarry (George Spottiswood Co. Quarry), West Orange, Essex 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
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘHoudaille Quarry, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
15.7km (9.7 miles) ⓘUnion Building and Construction Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
16.2km (10.1 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘUpper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘProspect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
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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)
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
Report (volume)
in the current-year issues ofthe monthly catalog "New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey." Prices...Box 12 Fairbanks, AK 99701 ‱ FAIRBANKS, Alaska-New Federal Building, 101 Twelfth Ave. Hydrothermal........................... .. Still Creek and Laurel Hill Intrusions .............................................................................. . Chalcedony ...............................................wairakite from outcrops associated with the Laurel Hill intrusion.................... Electron-microprobe
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left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo. Figure...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo....Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis...other nearby orebodies were discovered by the New Jersey Zinc Company when it was exploring for zinc deposits...earths to make saltpeter, at Nicojack Cave in Marion County, then nitromagnesite at the same location (Shepard
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as: concretions, Barite and Celestite crystals, chalcedony rosettes, agates, jasper, fossil plants and vertebrate...known for its agates, chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel...especially to the W of townï‚Ÿagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd....Snyderville Quarryï‚Ÿ chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara...wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford and Harrisonï‚Ÿchalcedony (some blue)
Book
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
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MINERALS WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES Items on new finds wanted. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...Commission, 10.2% U 3 O g . I have been reading about the new mineral finds in each state in the copies of ROCKS...Marble Peak in the Santa Catalina Mountains, in Pima County, Arizona. A note from him reads: "I have done some...taken from the Cherokee district placers in Butte County, California. Mineral Information Service, July...abandoned Flatrock granite quarry at Waterford, New London Co., Conn. Trie aegirite occurs here as greenish
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Augusta, El Dorado, and at mileage 3288.0—Marion County line was crossed; a mile further (3289.0) was the...the river but we did not stop. 3306.0 miles—Chase County line on U.S. 50S. 567 3307.0 miles—Ceder Point...miles—The University of Kansas seen from this spot—on hill way off in front of us—Royce pointed it out to me...miles—We turn right on U.S. 75. 3475.0 miles—Jackson County line on U.S. 75. 3488.0 miles—Indian Reservation...Butler. Quartz (Basanite)—deep black pebble. Chalcedony: rough botryoidal masses of a gray color; also
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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...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...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...botryoidal chalcedony, occasionally with pale Amethysts, or Quartz crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE...deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
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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:...rivers f o r epidote, unakite, blue quartz, agate, chalcedony, petrified wood and other gemstones. Photograph...well known old localities are not all “has beens;” new hobbyists and experienced collectors alike prove
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From Area of Grand County, ’ .” Grand Junction,Colorado 61slaa Limb casts, probably of conifer...most prolifically in the Yellow Cat area of Grand County, Utah, are among the world’s most beautiful examples...wide, spanning southwestern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, southeastern Utah, and northeastern Arizona...Walker speclmens and photo. contains abundant red chalcedony cement and often contains greenish pebbles, giving...volumes of mobile silica. A layer or layers of chalcedony (“seam agate” up to 2 feet thick) or sometimes
Report (issue)
ha ; COUNTY REPORT C56A Geology and Mineral Resources of Southern Somerset County, Pennsylvania...RR RRR FP WWWNON VNN SOUTHERN iv SOMERSET COUNTY Page terest amet Mauch Chunk Formations mercies...163 166 167 167 168 168 vi SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY Page Mississippian limestones #5... 2 oa ats...festa peated = aio aie adit 3)oe, 504 5. View of a hill developed on rocks of the Conemaugh GEO Tish rs...Mountain anticline 30 Vili SOUTHERN SOMERSET COUNTY FIGURES Page Closeup view of Loyalhanna limestone
Report (issue)
alteration minerals: montmorillonite, calcite, pyrite, chalcedony or a-cristobalite. The andesite flows are interbedded...minerals that may include hematite, opal, gypsum(?), chalcedony, kaolinite, montmorillonite, pyrite, 10 A° mica...appears to have 1504c been altered to quartz or chalcedony?); no other accessory minerals were identified...vein(?) and vug fillings consist of calcite, chalcedony, stilbite, laumontite, hematite, montmorillonite...identified from the debris units include calcite, chalcedony, hematite, montmorillonite, laumontite, stilbite
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Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire ...................... .67 B. Section B:...Section D: Occurrences located in the Newark basin, New Jersey . .99 E. Section E: Occurrences located in the...given in the categories of : 1. name and location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2...nearby geographic feature, such as a hill, stream, or town. County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude
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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...deposit is near Corrizo, Apache County, Arizona, and is known as Chalcedony The Park is about one mile square
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VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON 9:30 am to 6:30 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200 }'ort Vancouver Way Vanc-ouver...''volunteered" to be president in the interim. A new president will he elected each year so that everyone...elsewhere in this issue of the Micro Probe. ror people new to the group we have published infonnation about...informally by a pay-your-own dinner at the Old County Buffet by those who wish to attend. Any one wanting...Six or seven 6-foot tables will be available. Ray Hill is organizing micro mineral events. The space can
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
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GEOLOGICAL SURVET OF NEW' JERSEY HENRY 8. %CMM@L,SUt. Iron Mines and Mining in New Jersey BY Val. VIId the...7nWeq %em& -- Pm Wfe ]pro NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CONTENTS....history of iron-ore mining in New Jersey. .... Outline of the geology of New Jersey. ............. General character...farm exploration. ................... (ii i) NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 32 32 34 35 35 35 39 40 41...Mines near Carpentersville. ............... Silver Hill exploration. ................... Hamlen mine. .
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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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owing to the length of Shelters, herewith much new material archaeology and therefore has present...have been added to the work of the Society, several new undertakings and in addition to the present schedule...collections have been rearranged. Mr. Arthur C. Parker, New York State Archeologist, has rearranged and relabelled...in the sale and exchange accounts. Many of these new books have been catalogued by Miss Kaehlin, the librarian...of Virginia, The Towns: end genealogy The Hudson-Mohawk New York genealogy The Cogswells in and family
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of a " System of Mineralogy." NEW EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED. NEW HAVEN; H. H. PEOK 1867. Entered...Manual up infor- and the associations of species— NEW their » EDITION. to the present state of the...bear in common language. The " diamonds" of central New York, and many other localities, are of this kind...and every additional fact becomes to the nind a new revelation of His wisdom. Still to the action ;...beryl) was obtained a few years since at Acworth, New Hampshire, which measured 4 feet in length and 2ÂŁ
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a "System of MineralpgYv"^ , » > Member , ., NEW HAVEN: HE1STRY H. PECK. 1874. < &3 ^ftO/VAL...numerojs analyses, with their * PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION. In bringing this Manual up to the present...the order of the descriptive part of the work. New Haven, 1867. is list of the more given, following...bear in jrfmmon language. "diamonds" of central New Yorjkf and many other localities, In other. ...and every additional fact becomes to the nind a new revelation of His wisdom. : : \We Mention examples
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etc.: ' ' ' " Ar-thorrra/'f NEW EDITION, REVISED AND ENLAfiGED. NEW HAYEK: H. C._JP_ECK:. 1865. Entered...PREFACE TO THE IN bringing this Manual up * NEW their * EDITION. to the present state of the...the order of the descriptive part of the work. NEW HAVEN, 1857. is list of the more given, following...bear in common language. The " diamonds" of central New York, and many other localities, In other cases a...and every additional fact becomes to the mind a new revelation of His wisdom. alogist. To We Mention
 
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