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Panther Hill Granite Co. Quarry, Whitehall, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
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Panther Hill Granite Co. QuarryQuarry
WhitehallVillage
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 57' North , 74° 44' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
40.95000,-74.73333
GeoHash:
G#: dr6bgqsz5
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Quarry
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Andover581 (2017)4.1km
Hopatcong Hills16,267 (2017)5.3km
Stanhope3,410 (2017)5.6km
Netcong3,253 (2017)6.1km
Hopatcong14,510 (2017)6.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey27km
Monroe County Earth Science AssociationStroudsburg, Pennsylvania39km
New Jersey Mineralogical Society, IncMountainside, New Jersey44km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey47km
Mindat Locality ID:
12798
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12798:4
GUID (UUID V4):
958aa27b-0ae0-4786-b29f-44997179a47f


A stone quarry located Β½ mile North of Cranberry Lake in the Whitehall area. Quarried for building stone in a fine to medium-grained, brownish-gray granite-gneiss. Started about 1904 and owned by the Panther Hill Granite Co.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Ferro-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Description: Perthitic
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Ferro-hornblende9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Ferro-hornblende◻Ca2(Fe42+Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

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References

Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey, Bulletin No. 5, Part 1: 44-45.
New Jersey State Geologist Annual Report (1906): Pl. 2 text.
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