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Calcite from
Riker Hill, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Babingtonite1 photo of Calcite associated with Babingtonite at this locality.
Prehnite1 photo of Calcite associated with Prehnite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Riker Hill, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:440376
Long-form Identifier:1:3:440376:0
GUID (UUID V4):2f8b5008-66fa-424e-a731-fdbf741d9ccd
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Fawn Drive excavations, Livingston, Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) Hartshorn Quarry, Short Hills, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) Orange Quarry Company Quarry (Eagle Rock Quarry), West Orange, West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) F.J. Marley Quarry, Verona, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) Stewart Hartshorn Quarry (Hartshorn Quarry), Millburn, Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) Montclair, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) Houdaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) McDowell's Quarry (Osborne and Marsellis Quarry), Upper Montclair, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) Cedar Grove Reservoir, Cedar Grove, Cedar Grove, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) Francisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE EVOLUTION OF A NEW JERSEY COLLECTING SITE Downloaded by [JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY] at 06:34 26 August...in northern New Jersey. Through the Livingston-Roseland area of Essex County, New Jersey, outcrops one...is lo­ cally known as Riker Hill. During the 1950s I lived at the foot of the Hill, which at that time...of the Hill, and as my interest in mineralogy grew, I couldn't wait for the day that the Hill was developed...sad results. At the northernmost emergence of the Hill in Roseland there is an interesting red shale quarry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
RIKER HILL, NEW JERSEY-AN ACTIVE COLLECTING AREA by ROSS POLLACK 80 N. Mitchell Ave. Livingston, N.J...Traprock quarries of Paterson, New Street, Great Notch and BoundBrook, New Jersey. They yielded fine mineral...can only be entered by spe­ cial permission. Riker Hill is different from these listed because of its...E M B E R 1977 541 Minerals found at Riker Hill, New Jersey Prehnite: Beautiful green or white halls...juirinu. i>r pcalcite. up to 3 inctu« h j u bcei lour.d aK with smaller
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mounters Corner—First Impressions Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia vs. Observations. April, p. 126; The...Minerals and Dinosaur Tracks from Little Falls, New Jersey. Mar., p. 66 Lasmanis, Raymond. Selenite Crystals...Prehistoric Past. April, p. 141 Machiewicz, Michael C . Calcite Crystals from Oahu, Hawaii. Mar., p. 70 Martineau...Mitchell, Richard S. Barite Crystals from Gage County, Nebraska. Sept., p. 357; Cerussite and Hydrocerussite...286; Minerals from the Old Sulphur Mine, Louisa County, Virginia. June, p. 275; Some Noteworthy Minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Morristown, New Jersey MARK GERMINE Morris Museum Normandy Heights and Columbia Roads Morristown, New Jersey...Franklin/Sterling Hill mines in New Jersey and to the mineral collecting areas of the New Jersey traps such...such as Paterson, Snake Hill, and Riker Hill, the Museum concentrates on maintaining and enhancing a large...groups. The Fossil Gallery contains displays of New Jersey fos­ sils and the geologic time scale, and dinosaurs...request. Franklinite with calcite and willemite, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. Gift of Jack Clark
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Florida] at 07:16 08 August 2017 Rockingham County Mineral Club President, Charles Setliff 1301 Courtland...27320 Central New York Mineral Club President-Mr. Dominick Trascritti 625 Mary Street Utica, New York 13501...a n d Silver Spring, Md. 20901 Minerals Beaver County Rock and Mineral Society President, William Schroeder..."Introduction to Facet­ ing," presented by the New Jersey Lapi­ dary Society. Photography by Henry Thomas...to Flint Ridge, Ohio. Sergio Carvajal of Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania, demonstrated phases of the Art of
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,
Book
Geology of New York City and Environs || uuu Christopher J. Schuberth From the air, two of New York’s most...features owe their appearance to the geology of the New York City area. The effect of glaciers in shaping...The entire area looks the way it does today, from New Jerseys imposing Palisades to the location of the...underlying geologic make-up. Not much is known about New York City before Pre-Cambrian times, but we have...Sch75gR¢huberth, Christopner y 1g The geology of New York City and environs ,by, Chris- topher J. Schuberth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Triassic Palisade diabase and Watchung flows of New Jersey appeared to be satisfactory material, and large......................... .......... 3rd Watchung Riker H ill.............................................942, Oldwick basalt) on one other specimen of New Jersey trap rock. While these recent de­ terminations...magnetite retains all its helium. Accordingly, a new program of research was initiated to investigate...Meme, T. N ., H a iti.................... Fierro, New M exico................... Early Cretaceous Prince
Journal (issue)
Bancroft The Braen Quarry, Haledon, Passaic County, New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...announcement made at the end of the August 3 “what’s new in the mineral world” installment on our website...stopped for a minor traffic infraction by a Pima County Sheriff’s Deputy while driving home from work....Tanzania, and gained fame for his discovery of the new gem grossular variety tsavorite in 1967. In 1968...States for identification by the GIA Gem Trade Lab in New York. When his mines were nationalized by the Tanzanian
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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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*
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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
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Edward, 1911- The geology and landscapes of New Jersey 31 s 52 3'2..2 5 0 - --, Peter 557. 49 Wolfe...Edward, l~llWOL The geology and landscapes of New Jersey - ----1 BOl'ROWCR S NAM( ----- ,., ,i.,...cape0000wolf The Geology and Landscapes of New Jersey Delaware River a11d Water Gap, w1tli Kittat11111y...CRANE RUSSAK 1rllil® • NEW YORK The Geology and Landscapes of New Jersey Published bv Crane, Russak...& Company, Inc. .347 Madison A\'enue ew Yori-.., New York 10017 Copynght © 19'i7 Crane, Ru~sak & Company
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AREAS IN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GUIDEBOOK OF EXCURSIONS ND SOME l^irg OP HILL AND DOWN...v> *> ‘ y : GEOLOGY OF SELECTED AREAS IN NEW JERSEY AND EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND GUIDEBOOK OF EXCURSIONS...Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1969 2 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS New Brunswick, New Jersey Copyright © 1969...by Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey Library of Congress Catalog Number: 70-96027...Pensauken Formation —A Pleistocene fluvial deposit in New Jersey, by J. F. Bow¬ man, II and William Lodding 3
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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...Lake Road occurrence, Faraday Township, Hastings County. In fall 1994, Dan and Shelley Lambert extracted...excellent loose ilmenite crystal clusters from a calcite vein-dike digging site which they called the Bentley
 
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