Hobby Quarry (Buresch Quarry), North Castle, Westchester County, New York, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hobby Quarry (Buresch Quarry) | Quarry |
North Castle | - not defined - |
Westchester County | County |
New York | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 10' 15'' North , 73° 36' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bedford | 1,834 (2017) | 4.6km |
Pound Ridge | 5,104 (2017) | 5.2km |
Scotts Corners | 711 (2017) | 5.4km |
North Stamford | 121,230 (2017) | 6.7km |
North Castle | 12,304 (2017) | 7.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Stamford Mineralogical Society | Stamford, Connecticut | 14km |
Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 28km |
Nassau Mineral Club | Glen Cove, New York | 34km |
Mindat Locality ID:
13459
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13459:5
GUID (UUID V4):
08e6fec6-58db-4bc8-bc68-0da330078aa6
A quarry in pegmatite located about 1Β½ miles (2.4 km) SE of of the old Kinkel quarry, near Bedford. Owned by Albert Hobby and operated for a period by Otto Buresch. It was subsequently operated by the Kinkel family, then abandoned. Workings are an open cut 150 feet (46 meters) long, 40 feet (12 meters) deep.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
B | Boron | |
B | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
U | Uranium | |
U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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