88th Street, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| 88th Street | - not defined - |
| Manhattan (New York County) | Borough |
| New York City | City |
| New York | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
40° 47' 18'' North , 73° 58' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 1,487,536 (2014) | 0.8km |
| Morningside Heights | 55,929 (2017) | 2.6km |
| East Harlem | 115,921 (2017) | 2.6km |
| Guttenberg | 11,665 (2017) | 2.7km |
| Hell's Kitchen | 45,884 (2017) | 3.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New York Mineralogical Club | New York, New York | 3km |
| New York Paleontological Society | NYC, New York | 11km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 22km |
| Nassau Mineral Club | Glen Cove, New York | 30km |
| New Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc | Mountainside, New Jersey | 35km |
Mindat Locality ID:
263950
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263950:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0b858c7f-dafe-4b50-85f0-cd08648c4e52
On June 16, 1893, Wallis Levison found a crystal of chrysoberyl in pegmatitic material excavated from cellars on the north side of 88th Street, near to and east of Amsterdam Avenue. The matrix pegmatite consisted of smoky quartz, oligoclase, and minor pyrite.
GPS coordinates are approximate.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| β Chrysoberyl Formula: BeAl2O4 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Chrysoberyl | 4.BA.05 | BeAl2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | β Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
| Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Atlantic OceanOcean
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
USA
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan (New York County)
- Manhattan IslandIsland
- Manhattan (New York County)
- New York City
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