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Pectolite from
New York City, New York, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Pectolite
Formula:NaCa2Si3O8(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pectolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New York City, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:611434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:611434:3
GUID (UUID V4):feeb6d35-8667-44cc-957b-ba0db64de04e
References
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Apophyllite and Chalcedony Pseudoinorphs after Pectolite Bradley D. Plotldn bdpchab@optonline.net In the...described epimorphs of several minerals after pectolite hemispheres. Shortly after that issue I had the...another such pseudomorph to the collection. This new addition also generated further inspiration for a...which were pseudomorphs after pectolite. Stevensite and talc after pectolite were omitted as these particular...a hemispherical growth of pectolite was recently found at Prospect Park, New Jersey. The specimen is made
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The Mineral Collector's Newsletter $3.00 A ''New'' Discovery of Philipsbornite and Segnitite Two rare...Prehnite, Calcite and Chabazite Epintorphs after Pectolite Bradley D. Plotkin bdpchab@optonline.net In one...one of my cabinets is an old Prospect Park (New Jersey) specimen from the Joe Cilen Collection. It is...the mystery. (Continues on page 3) ----- 2 A "New" Discovery of Philipsbornite and Segnitite (Continued...Diffraction (XRD) confirmed the material as segnitite, new for the locality and quite similar in appearance
Report (issue)
BULIJE'l'IN OF 'l'HE NE\Y YORK MfNERALOGlCAL 'LUB VoL. 2. No. 2. THE MINERALS OF THE Bv JAM�S G. MA...piericii1: �incralogist, 1910 BULLETIN OF TDE NEvv YORK M1NERALOGlCAL CLUB VoL.2 1919 No.2 · THE MINERALS...THE BERGEN ARCHWAYS1 JAMES G. MANCHESTER Ncw York City Bergen Hill is about 19 kilometers (12 miles)...Jersey City and Hoboken to a point in Weehawken about opposite Thirty-fifth Street in New York City. Here...the Erie and the two Lackawanna tunnels at Jersey City, the West Shore tunnel at Weehawken, and the Susquehanna
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
spiders-under-the-porch problem. He is busting out with a new idea in presenting individual crystal mounts on neat...neat plastic stands. Oh, it may not be that new, but his are so neat and very attractive—and cheap. Watch...collectors in this country. PECTOLITE NEAR NYACK, N. Y. By PETER ZODAC Pectolite is a white silicate generally...close aggregations of needlelike crystals. Some pectolite, especially those found in the trap rock quarries...crystals are removed. Therefore^—always handle pectolite very carefully. sheaf-like in form, pale brownish
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Natural History New York, New York 10024 The Triassic traprock quarries of New Jersey have been a...and 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...in the First Watchung Mountain: Upper and Lower New Street quar­ ries, Paterson; Warren Brothers quarry...stretching from Bergen Point, New Jersey, at the south to Piermont, New Y o r k , to the north (Man­ chester
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. ARTHUR CHAMBERLAIN , Editor . Member of the New York Mineralogieal Club and of the Brooklyn Institute...MARCH , 1896 . KUMMEL LIBRARY CONTENTS , THE PECTOLITE or New Jersey , Rock Sections and How To PREPARE...BY THE MINERAI COLLECTOR COMPANY 26 JOHN ST . , NEW YORK TIE MINERAL COLLECTOR , MINERALS . Scientific...to a smaller building in the central part of the city , we have decided to give our customers the advantage...than at the present time . ( Send for last list of New and Rare Minerals . ) The stock of Scientific and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
magnesium silicate, typically pseudomorphous after pectolite in basalt, has been restudied. X-ray difiraction...of the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1873 published a description and analysis...mineral which he calied talc pseudomorphousafter pectolite. An examination of his paper (Leeds, 1873) shows...its physical properties this pseudomorph after pectolite is near sepiolite in its chemical composition...in the vicinity of Bergen Hiil Tunnel, Hoboken, New Jersey."His analysis,Table 1, showsthat his samplewas
Report (issue)
BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS ENVIRONS...ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931 BY James...James G. Manchester AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author has...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)
wares, and so often bends over backwards to please new and old customers, can and does help the collector...June with your sample of the special or specials. A new advertiser, Coast Gems and Minerals, Inc., of 11669...Simply order, select, and return what is not needed. New customers may send only a small deposit, sending...white jadeite from Kotaki Gawa, Japan. This is a new locality for jadeite and as it is good material readers...spiders-under-the-porch problem. He is busting out with a new idea in presenting individual crystal mounts on neat
Journal (issue)
Periodicals Postage (USPS 751-150) paid at Peekskill, New York and additional locations. Postmaster: Send address...textbook publisher in Austin. February 2004 ---- New Finds at the Cryo-Genie Mine, San Diego Co., California...unusual and significant discoveries. We found a new mineral for the United States and only the fifth...(Los Angeles County Natural History Museum) as a new mineral from the Cryo-Genie mine. Mr Housley found...Sheltonphotograph. More Specimens When you look at the new Rocks and Minerals Volume 79, Number 1, there are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jersey Although good specimens of most zeolites from New Jersey are so charac­ teristic that, once seen, they...recognized again, certain ones like natro­ lite and pectolite sometimes resemble each other. Also many specimens...particularly true of those occui.'ing in less well known New Jersey trap rock quarries, and of the stilbite, heulandite...crystals in cracks in the Manhattan schist of New York City, and in the rocks at the Tilly Foster mine....Minerals: The minerals considered are:—preh­ nite, pectolite, datolite, heulandite, stil­ bite, analcite, chabazite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NORTHUP Morristown, New Jersey Although good specimens of most zeolites from New Jersey are so characteristic...recognized again, certain ones like natrolite and pectolite sometimes resemble each other. Also many specimens...particularly true of those occurring in less well known New Jersey trap rock quarries, and of the stilbite, heulandite...crystals in cracks in the Manhattan schist of New York City, and in the rocks at the Tilly Foster mine....Minerals: The minerals considered are:- prehnite, pectolite, datolite, heulandite, stilbite, analcite, chabazite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MtxBnALocIST SEPTEMBER, 1919 No. 9 BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK NIINERALOGICALCLUB, 2,2. THE MINERALS OF THE...THE BERGEN ARCHWAYS' JAMES G. MANCHESTER New York CitY Bergen Hill is about 19 kilometers (12 miles) long...Jersey City and Hoboken to a point in S-eehawken about opposite Thirty-fifth Street in Nerv York City. Here... on the succeedingpage' The construction of the new cut was commenced in October, 1906, and with a force...two-thirds years to build. The cost of this new entrance to Ner.v York City amounted to $8,000,000' The task of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
radiation; 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... excavations. For example, the well-known Upper and Lower New Street quarries at Paterson (Peters et al. 1980)...Railroad cut and tunnel, and the New Jersey Railroad cut, Jersey City; the New York–West Shore Railroad cut at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zell, Lucian M., 522 5th Ave. at 44th St., New york City. Zodac,Peter,l57 Wells St., peekskill.N. y....localities describer!. F. A. Cnyonr, Secretary NEW YORK MINERALOGICAL CLUB Regal,ar Montlily Meeti...October 20, 1926. A regular monthly meeting of the New york Mineralogical club was held in the I.'ast Assembl|...Madison Avenue, N. y. City;Mr. Joseph euinn. Amer. Museum of Natural History, N. Y. City; and Dr. H. R. Blank...Blank, Columbia University, N. y. city. The secretary moved that in view of the fact that one of these
Report (issue)
====================================== What’s New in the Mineral World? Report #51 December 4, 2018...thing or two, as I like to do, concerning— What’s New on the Web A glance at just the first two pages of...2018 Munich Show, as excellent specimens from two new finds which debuted at that show appear on pages...telegraph it too much, but here is a specimen of the new Iranian andradite from page one of the Quebul site...Africa. The specimen is of a style typical of a new lot which was unveiled in Munich by Paul Balayer
Journal (issue)
Scovil photo. In this issue also: Twin Creeks mine, USA Scott KLEINE, Bryan K. LEES & Malcolm SOUTHWOOD ...Paul Cragan (USA) Malcolm Southwood (Australia) Associated Photographer: Jeff Scovil (USA) Contact: s...store@spiriferminerals.com Continued on page 4 new mineral species Marcus J. ORIGLIERI sought-after...die-hard of systematic enthusiasts. The discovery of new minerals is exciting on the one hand, but somewhat...worked out Marshallsussmanite The vast majority of new mineral species occur as microscopic grains or crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
— it isn't boring exactly but an itch to conquer new fields develops. That is the beauty of the gem cutting...eye in the office of InterOcean Trading Corp. in New York Gty last year. This fist-sized piece of rough... Hematite in Quartz — Schortmann's show in New York City in 1952 provided a crude quartz crystal from...him at the famous Palermo Quarry, North Groton, New Hampshire. A most handsome cabochon mottled in several...A on leather. Pectolite—In Lake Co., 2 miles east of Middletown, California, pectolite occurs in seams
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
World News on Mineral Occurrences Items on new finds are desired. Please send them in. Abbreviations:...statement— "Large scale replacements of diabase by pectolite may be seen about iy2 miles North of Middletown...is strongly and intricately veined with white pectolite, which locally forms large irregular masses. To...To the East, a dike of pure white pectolite extends several hundred feet and reaches a maximum width...width of about 30 ft." This pectolite is very hard, nicely striated, free from fibrous spikes, and takes an
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fl. colors which threw me were the bright pink pectolite and the greenish yellow willemite (I call it mustard...greasy, bright yellow to amber material. The pectolite can be seen as parallel pearly plates, white,...for their expert closely associated with the pectolite. opinion. Following is the description they On...phlogopite which persists through all the fl. of the pectolite and the mustard yellow alteration sequence. Axinite...prehnite and pectolite. These willemite which fl. yellow and phos. pearly plates of pectolite in such material
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The following checklist of New York minerals was compiled by William Ulrich, a member of the Naussa Mineral...Inc., Paramus, New Jersey. Joe Wunk is current editor of the Matrix. CHECKLIST OF NEW YORK MINERALS by...I L L I A M U L R I C H 404 McNulty Place New Hyde Park, New Y o r k 10040 ACMITE ACTINOLITE AESCHYNITE...OLIGOCLASE OLIVINE ORPHIMENT ORTHOCLASE PARAGONITE PECTOLITE PHLOGOPITE POLYCRASE PREHNITE PSILOMELANE PYRITE...Southeastern New York State (1967) Ronald Everett Januzzi The Minerals of New York City and its Environs
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Tema J. Hecht 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 Membership Information Treasurer Denise...mines, or mining history of the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey, area is invited to join the FranklinOgdensburg...(2005) Address: City: Zip: State: E-Mail Address: (Optional) Liaison with the New Jersey Earth Science...Franklin, New Jersey, Richard C. Bostwick Clinochrysotile: A Fluorescent Serpentine From Franklin, New Jersey...largest known example from this legendary Franklin, New Jersey, find. It resides at the Franklin Mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AMERICA Yor,. 6 JULY. 1921 JURUPAITE-A No. 7 NEW MINERAL ARTHUR S. EAIS,E Uniuersitg of Calitornia...mineral have needle-like points similar to the pectolite of I Mineralsassociated with the crystallinelimestoneat...1oz THE AMERICAN MINENALOGIST 108 Paterson, New Jersey; (compare frontispiece of this nun'ber) and...and the mineral closely resembles this pectolite in other respects' The mineral is probably monoclinic...indicesgovernedby the amount of water present. The new mineral, plazolite, described by Foshag' occurredimbeddedin
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COLLECTOR. ( Entered as Second - Class Matter at the New York , N. Y., Post Office, March 19, 1894.) NOVEMBER...and my purpose will have been accomplished. Many new beauties in this mineral, both of form and quality... Mr. Bixby contributes the following notes on a new find of quartz in Utah : Good clear and milky quartz... The Drake Company have on exhibition in New York City a quantity of polished sections of agatized...A. Julien read the following paper before the New York Mineralogical Society in January, 1892: “ In
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Blue Pectolite from the Dominican Republic Robert E. Woodr~lf/and Emmanuel Fritsch NOTES AND NEW TECHNIQUES...COVER: During the 1600s the Spanish conquerors of the New Worldshipped tons of gold, silver, and copper back...c h m e t z e r Heidelberg, W. G e r m a n y New York, LVY A l a n T Collins C . S. H u r l b u t ...seen colored stones reach new heights in availability and consumer awareness. New localities have been found...unusual varieties of old favorites (witness the new Paraiba tourmalines). Perhaps most challenging of
 
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