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Pectolite from
Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pectolite
Formula:NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Comments:Occurs in cavities and fractures in Watchung basalt.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pectolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71251
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71251:2
GUID (UUID V4):fbdb36cf-bac3-41cf-bf47-fb0dc0594719
Nearest other occurrences of Pectolite
10.8km (6.7 miles) Millington Quarry, Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) Wilson's Quarry (Wilson Stone Co. Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) Ferrante Quarry, Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) Fanwood Quarry (Weldon Quarry), Watchung, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) Houdaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) Stewart Hartshorn Quarry (Hartshorn Quarry), Millburn, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) Hartshorn Quarry, Short Hills, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
31.5km (19.5 miles) Riker Hill, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) Orange Quarry Company Quarry (Eagle Rock Quarry), West Orange, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
41.2km (25.6 miles) Goat Hill Quarry, West Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
yellow-green fluorescence characterizes some New Jersey datolite. Datolite is commonly seen in monoclinic...anhydrite and glauberite are well known from several New Jersey localities, and datolite after quartz is reported...with natrolite, analcime, stilbite, heulandite, pectolite, apophyllite, calcite,, and quartz, and its crystal...in trap rock at notable localities such as the Cheapside quarry at Deerfield, Franklin County, where it...Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; fine specimens were also found at the Notch quarry at nearby Amherst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Natural History New York, New York 10024 The Triassic traprock quarries of New Jersey have been a prolific...supplement previous publications dealing with New Jersey traprock* minerals, especially those of Manchester...(1931) cites more than 40 traprock localities in New Jersey. This article focuses on the Bergen Hill occurrence...Lower New Street quar­ ries, Paterson; Warren Brothers quarry, Prospect Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper...Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great Notch (Fig. 1). Several important diabase localities
Report (issue)
BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS...ITS ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931 BY...BY James G. Manchester AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author...of his recreational hours collecting minerals in New York City and its environs. A record lias been personally...in the old lists, and the names of many others, new to the district, and discovered in recent years,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MILLINGTON QUARRY, NEW JERSEY W A R R E N CUMMINGS 225 Beech wood Avenue Trenton, New Jersey 08618 T H...G T O N Q U A R R Y in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, resumed operation in 1979 after...inactivity. New excavations, begun in late 1980 as part of an aggressive expansion program by the new operators...operators, the Millington Quarry Company, have made this quarry an important producer of mineral speci­ mens...its way into circulation. Geology The Millington quarry exposes the two lava flows (Figure 3) of the Third
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
It also occurs in the groundmass of these general rock types, is a product of deuteric alteration, and...or diabases and pillow basalts of northeastern New Jersey. It has been collected here since the first half...stilbite, heulandite, laumontite, natrolite, pectolite, prehnite, datolite, apophyllite, chabazite, and...across associated with natrolite sprays, calcite, pectolite, apophyllite, and pale green datolite are recorded...Bergen County, and similar specimens have been collected in railroad cuts and tunnels in the Jersey City
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
New Jersey's well-known Fanwood and Summit quarries expose the same stratigraphic section and yield many...Summit Quarries, New Jersey WARREN CUMMINGS 225 Beechwood Avenue Trenton, New Jersey 08618 T H E SUMMIT...road cut, located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, formed a major mineral collecting...Construction Materials, the last operator of the quarry, ceased operation in 1977, and since 1983 the pit...filled with some two million cubic yards of earth and rock debris from another section of the 1-78 project
Journal (issue)
Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Bessudnova Minerals of the Millington quarry, Somerset, New Jersey.......................................Mineralogy of the calcite-fluorite veins near Long Lake, New Y o r k ...........................................time they break open a vuggy chunk of mineralized rock. Elite collecting involves an element of extreme...mine Himalaya mine Hollister Jamestown mine Jensen Quarry Little Three mine Mesa Grande District Orestimba
Journal (issue)
epitaxiaal op babingtoniet • Trap rock en mineralen van New Jersey, USA Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen... epitactisch gegroeid op babingtoniet van New Jersey, USA aangeboden. Meer details hierover vindt U elders...van de Manassas groeve, Prince William County, Virgiania, USA. SEM opname en copyright Thomas Ambruster...apophyllite and chalcedony pseudomorphs after pectolite * MINERAUX ET FOSSILES 31(335), 01.05 5-15 Serpentinites...d'Ottré 64-68 Geomorphologie fluviatile - suite 4 * ROCK AND MINERALS 80(1), 02.05 10-38 Minerals of China
Journal (issue)
distribution in the Orange Mountain Basalt, Paterson, New Jersey ...............................................Natural History Museum, Bob was an early adopter of new technology, and was largely responsible for bringing...endless analysis of two unknown phases from Merehead Quarry, took up much of his time. Eventually, with the...collaborators these phases were characterised as the new minerals parkinsonite and mereheadite. Readers of...rare oxychloride minerals from the Mendip Hills, Somerset, England," Mineralogical Record, vol. 8, no. 4
Book
decade, however, the need has been growing for a new, comprehensive index. Because the 14-year index suffered... Consequently, it was our decision to prepare a new index which is cumulative back to volume 1, fully...the 14-year index, and which is organized on a new plan. Nevertheless, all readers and users of the...the last ten years, and which has inspired this new effort. The current 25-year index is divided into...appears n Brief descriptive note, as in "What's New in Minerals?" p Photograph or other illustration
Book (volume)
A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises...overlooks both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire state are all undisturbed sedimentaries:...borderland from Sheridan Co. to the Wyoming line is good rock hunting country, especially along the southern slopes...of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive rock beds east of the Orella railroad sta. ranks among... The Sandhills Museum in town is well worth the rock hunter’s visit. Draws, cuts and breaks in the hills
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book
CHAPTER 1 Gem Hunting In The Appalachians CHAPTER 2 New Jersey ........... _ . _ 1 _ CHAPTER 3 Pennsylvania___...states each year give collectors a chance to buy new finds, see f i n e workmanship, a n d s h o w t h...r e t h e Tennessee a n d Alabama Rivers. N e w Jersey: L a k e Hopatcong, Greenwood L a k e Pennsylvania:...well known old localities are not all “has beens;” new hobbyists and experienced collectors alike prove...dollars at the noted locality of Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina. An enthusiastic family found and
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fluorescing minerals. The field—mine, mine dump, or quarry—can be richly rewarding in its production of...its infancy, fluorescence pursuits were allied to rock and lapidary interest, and collectors were satisfied...physical attribute of minerals. Few descriptions of new mineral discoveries will fail to report fluorescence...terms used in the study of fluorescence. For those new to the minerals that fluoresce and the localities...Howard of Little Rock, Arkansas; William DeLorraine and Fred Totten of Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown
Book (volume)
GROUP. Green fluorite (121.39 ct), Westmoreland, New Hampshire; blue fluorite (132.12 ct), Illinois; square...Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...established by Dr. George F. Kunz, of Tiffany & Company, New York City, whose famous Gems and Precious Stones...taking place in older deposits and the discovery of new deposits in various places, especially in regard
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fluorescing minerals. The field—mine, mine dump, or quarry—can be richly rewarding in its production of...its infancy, fluorescence pursuits were allied to rock and lapidary interest, and collectors were satisfied...physical attribute of minerals. Few descriptions of new mineral discoveries will fail to report fluoresi...terms used in the study of fluorescence. For those new to the minerals that fluoresce and the localities...Howard of Little Rock, Arkansas; William DeLorraine and Fred Totten of Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown
Report (issue)
Geologic Setting of the Watchung Basalt Flows, New Jersey GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 864-A ...Basalt Flows, New Jersey By GEORGE T. FAUST STUDIES ON THE WATC·HUNG BASALT FLOWS OF NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL...restudy of the volcanism in theN ewark basin of New] ersey UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE...Watchung Basalt flows, New Jersey. (Studies on the Watchung Basalt flows of New Jersey) (Geological Survey... no.: I 19.16 :864-A 1. Geology-New Jersey. 2. Volcanism-New Jersey. Geology, Stratigraphic-Triassic
Book
OF NEW JEt{SEY. BY AUTll0RITY PUBLISHED 0l? THE LEGISLATURE. BY THE BOKRD OF 3IANAGERS. NEW JERSEY...C0NORZSSIONALI)IS'_IIICT. WORTENDY_, sT_,vr. (*_0LOt_t_T. NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ] • o .,s E_CELL_CY THE...THE CQVELIh'OR _OF TIIE STATII OF HON. NEW MARCUS L. WARD, JE_S_T 1 A,%'D__X OIeF/C]O_ pY/2_t]DENT...herewith to submit the Final Report on the GEOLOOYOF NEW JERSEY, as required by the 1,_wpassed March 30, 1864...SUI_V_Y_ COLLEGE. Y. J;, D_c. _9, 1868. NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGIST. PIREFA @E. era*
Book (edition)
The current progress in mineralog), with countless new data in books and scientific as well as amateur journals...submitted to, and accepted by, the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...pure freibergite is very rare. The decision that a new mineral species is established when one of the cations...eudialyte, and several other groups: The number of new mineral species may grow as an avalanche, flooding...and long-wave UV light (LW, 365 nm). Recently, a new wavelength of UV, called midwave (~300 nm) has been
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Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina...Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland , North Carolina...[radiometric age]* Barite [economic geology]* Basalt [rock type]* Bedrock geology Bibliography* Buried basins*...[economic geology]* Copper [economic geology]* Diabase [rock type]* Economic geology [accompanied by commodity...[usually accompanied by rock type]* Geophysics* Gold [economic geology]* Granophyre [rock type] Gravity [geophysics]*
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MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between...Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals from somewhere near Washington, Litchfield County, were described
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Switzerland photomicrography Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York circulation manager Mary Lynn White designed...Korowski and C. W. Notebart Quartz & Pyrite from King County, Washington......................................by J. Medici, N. Ludlum, N. Pfaff, and W. Hawes New minerals 1973-1977: A perspective .................Tilasite from the Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey 385 by F. J. Parker Tveitite from the Barringer............387 byW . W. Crook, III Notes on Some New Occurrences in Alabama..........................
Report (issue)
Bibliography . Geology and of the Index of New Jersey by AGNES ]3. GRAMETBAUR DIVISION OF FORESTRY...and state Forester 1946 J NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ! STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT MORGAN F. Division...OWEN WINSTON .................................. NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Millburn Glen Ridge Hawthorne...Sir : Many people interested in the geology of New Jersey have expressed a desire for a bibliography and...State NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Geologist. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX OF THE GEOLOGY OF NEW JERSEY TO
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years this has lead to the establishment of many new species that are compositional and structural analogs...Subcommittee for Zeolite Nomenclature of the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) of the International...evaluating proposed new species, it is difficult to apply them rigidly to accepted species. 1. A new zeolite mineral...must be demonstrated as a condition for approval of new species. Zeolites that have the same framework and...structure are acceptable as separate species. 2. A new zeolite mineral cannot be defined solely on the basis
 
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