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Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USAi
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Todd Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Mohegan Quarry (1906 or earlier)

Mohegan Quarries, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Croft Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Todd Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Mohegan Quarry (1906 or earlier)

Mohegan Quarries, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Croft Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Todd Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
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Mohegan Quarry (1906 or earlier)

Mohegan Quarries, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 17' 24'' North , 73° 55' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.29000,-73.92083
GeoHash:
G#: dr76vus7x
GRN:
N28W40
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Peekskill24,043 (2017)0.0km
Buchanan2,268 (2017)3.4km
Montrose2,731 (2017)4.3km
Crompond2,292 (2017)4.7km
Verplanck1,729 (2017)5.3km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Danbury Mineralogical SocietyDanbury, Connecticut41km
Stamford Mineralogical SocietyStamford, Connecticut41km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York45km
Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society Inc.Poughkeepsie, New York46km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey47km
Mindat Locality ID:
4016
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:4016:0
GUID (UUID V4):
90464a54-f4de-40c5-90ce-ef3d21cd362f


Note: Peekskill used to be part of Cortlandt Township, and this has caused some labelling confusion. Many localities are labelled "Peekskill" because that is the closest urban center, but are technically now in Cortlandt or even in neighboring Putnam county.

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22 valid minerals.

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β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Almandine-Pyrope Series'
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gold ?
Formula: Au
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ 'Hypersthene'
Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
β“˜ Sudoite
Formula: Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Habit: scaly, mammilary masses
Colour: silvery
β“˜ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold ?1.AA.05Au
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Sudoite9.EC.55Mg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] Β· 6H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Hypersthene'-(Mg,Fe)SiO3
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Almandine-Pyrope Series'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ SudoiteMg2Al3(Si3Al)O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ Hypersthene(Mg,Fe)SiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

Manchester, James G. (1931) The Minerals of New York City and its Environs. Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club Vol. 3 (1) New York Mineralogical Clubp.86
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