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Enstatite from
Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Enstatite
Formula:Mg2Si2O6
Comments:Found in large gray-green and gray-brown masses. Exposed faces on dumps commonly alter to a variety referred to as "bronzite"
Habit:massive
Colour:grey-green, grey-brown
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyroxene Group2 photos of Enstatite associated with Pyroxene Group at this locality.
Antigorite1 photo of Enstatite associated with Antigorite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Enstatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81416
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81416:6
GUID (UUID V4):50080859-3b44-4ff0-9ba0-9a5dec8d2d19
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite
34.6km (21.5 miles) Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
37.3km (23.1 miles) Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) Greenwood mine (Patterson mine), Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA
69.8km (43.4 miles) Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
87.4km (54.3 miles) Ulvöspinel Locality, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
88.6km (55.0 miles) Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
88.6km (55.0 miles) Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) Ultramafic rock bodies, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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