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Magnetite from
Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA


Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:81266
Long-form Identifier:1:3:81266:3
GUID (UUID V4):e44c5261-5189-4654-a39c-fa09b59d92eb
Localities for Magnetite in this Region
Croft Mine (Croft Magnetic Iron Mine), Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
De Luca Mine (McCoy Mine), Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
September Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
Todd Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘDe Luca Mine (McCoy Mine), Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSeptember Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘStrang Emery Pit, Toddville, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘCrugers Emery Mine, Montrose, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘPhilips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘTodd Mine, Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘAnthony's Nose, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘPhillips ore bed, Town of Putnam Valley, Putnam County, New York, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘDiRubbo Emery Quarry, Cortlandt Township, Westchester County, New York, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘOre loading dock, Fort Montgomery, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
, For. Memb. Geol. Soc. Lond., of Yale College, New Haven, Ct., U.S.A. 1 r p H E hornblendic and associated...north-western of Westchester County, New York—between Croton Eiver on the south and the parallel of Peekskill on the...They differ widely from the ordinary rocks of the county, and may well be designated the Cortland series...reach the banks of the Hudson just south of the Peekskill railroad station, and at several points beyond...and gneiss, and occasionally limestone. Leaving Peekskill by South street, near the river, the first ledges
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in New York, virginia, and North carolina were investigated. The North Carolina locality is a new hoegbomite...spinel and hoegbomite B. The hoegbomite of the New york emery deposits was formed later than the emery...of cortlandt township, New York. De Lapparenta reported the discovery of a new mineral which he termed...has also been reported from the corundum-rich magnetite ore at Roedstand, Soendmoere,Norway.s Sandrea... and Kania, J. J. E. A., Emery deposits near peekskill, N.y.: Econ. Geol., 25, 518 (1930). a De Lapparent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
l\IINERALS • The Metropolitan Mineral Area of New York City --By-- JAl\IES G. MANCHESTER "One of the...lying within a radius of fIfty miles (80 kms.) of New York City. This area, commonly known as the Metropolitan...southeasterly portion of New York State, and the northerly part of the State of New Jersey. 1'hi5 area, with...Committee formed to study the future growth of New York City and to recommend certain civic improvements...Minerals of New York City and Its Environs". by James G. Manchester. bulletin of the New York Mineralogical
Book
MtN€RfllS of New Vork Stole David €. Jensen Includes 16 pages of minerals in full color jgS0% MIN6RRLS... MIN6RRLS of New Vork State David E. Jensen up WARD PRESS Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc...Inc. Rochester, New York • Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David E. Jensen All rights reserved...mining distri* Adirondack Mou somed into a lifet New York State. While obtainu University of Roc Science...Kay Preface This report on the Minerals of New York State is partially a sum­ mary of published knowledge
Book
T TLIBRAr 3 1223 90016 3958 of New York State David E. Jensen .. . , ,,, Includes 16 pages of...Lake in New York's Finger Lakes district. After attending Penn Yan Academy in nearby Penn Yan, New York...blossomed into a lifetime interest in the minerals of New York State. While obtaining his M.S. in geology at...the outline of New York State is LABRADORJTE from the Saranac Lake area. of New York State David E....Natural Science Establishment, Inc . • Rochester, New York • Monterey, California Copyright 1978 by David
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE SAND COLLECTOR CONDUCTED BY PETER. ZODAC PEEKSKILL, IN. Y . Beach sand from Sanibel Island, Fla...coast of Lee County, Florida. Beach sand from Cove Point, Md. Cove Point, in Calvert County, Maryland,...lustrous, black magnetite. Qusrlz sand from Carlton, Minn. From the Carlton County gravel pit, Carlton...black magnetite. River sand from Verplanck's Point, N. Y. Verplanck's Point, in N . W . Westchester County...County, New York, is on the east bank of the Hudson River. From Steamboat Dock Beach in Verplanck's Point
Report (issue)
of the uranium prospect at Camp Smith, New York • with a new model for the formation of uranium deposits...Geology of the uranium prospect at Camp Smith, New York with a new model for the formation of uranium deposits... Geology of the uranium prospect at Camp Smith, New York, with a new model for the formation of uranium deposits...massive sulfide body at Camp Smith, Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York. This large body of iron sulfide...body formed in a submarine volcanic environment. A new model for the origin of the Camp Smith deposit and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
describes forty species, all of which are considered new. None of the insects have been found to occur in..., For. Memb. Geol. Soc. Lond., of Yale College, New Haven, Ct., U.S.A. Part I I I . (Concluded from page...the beds ; for quartz, staurolite, fibrolite, magnetite, are infusible /minerals; muscovite and biotite...dark-coloured quartzose garnet rock, heavy with magnetite and containing some staurolite, resembling much...norite. Moreover, the norite contains a band of magnetite, exposed in a •working (near Mrs. Murden's) with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE SAND COLLECTOR Conducted by PETER ZODAC, Peekskill, N. Y. Items on interesting sands wanted. Downloaded...sand was collected along Ark. highway 69, in Izard County, between Brockwell and Cushman (but closer to Cushman)...from Carmel, Calif. Carmel, in N . W . Monterey County, is on the Pacific Ocean and from its beach we...grained black sand consisting chiefly of black magnetite (about 90%) with small amounts of colorless quartz...it in the right way. First we removed all the magnetite by means of a magnet (wrapped in a handkerchief)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in turn is strongly dependent Prong and New Jersey-New York Highlands (Read- on the local structure....Introduction 970 Acknowledgments 970 Geology of New York City area 970 Reading Prong 970 Manhattan Prong...history of New Y ork City region 979 General statement 979 Manhattan Prong 979 New Jersey-New York Highlands...Highlands transition zone 987 Relationship of New York area to total Appalachian picture 988 Conclusions...Location of samples used for isotopic ages, New Jersey-New York Highlands (Reading Prong) 985 5. Location
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SAPPHIRINE OCCURRENCE OF CORTLANDT, NEW YORK GBnnrr M. Fnrnnu.q.N,(Iniaersity of Cincinnati, Cincinnati...Township, Westchester County, New York, located to the south and southeast of the town of Peekskill, about...about 35 miles north of New York City. The mineral occurs in the emery and cordierite-sillimanite hornfels...72+-726, John Wiley & Sons, New York (1946). 244 SAPPHIRINE OF CORTLANDT, NEW VOfuK 245 The emery is...essentially composed of spinel, titaniferous magnetite and corundum. The relative proportions of these
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MAGNETITE DEPOSITS OF PUTNAM COUNTY, NEW YORK B y Henry Truebe Crested Butte, Colorado 81224 This...result of explora­ tions of the mines of Putnam County, New York, in the late 1950s. At that time the mines...deposits is from the work of R . J . Colony. The magnetite deposits described are all east of the Hudson...APRIL 1975 physiographic province known as the New England Highland. With the excep­ tion of one mine...Putnam County, N.Y. (see Figure 1). In the following, the general features of all the magnetite deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
22903 P E T E R Z O D A C WAS B O R N in Peekskill, New York, on September 24, 1894. He was the only child...near Peekskill. For a number of years he was an engineering inspector of the Westchester County (New...(New York) Park Commission and a member of the Society of American Military Engineers. During this period...by 'boosting' the magazine with special articles, new subscriptions and advertisements" (Zodac, 1926)....ing the magazine, he gave up his job with Westchester County in order to devote full time to it. This
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
2014 Figure 1. County map of New York State, prepared by William Besse. MAJOR NEW YORK STATE M I N E...E R A L LOC A L I T I E S N ew York State is rich in minerals of interest to collectors. A number of...Dana 1877, 1892). Herbert P. Whitlock published a New York State list in 1903. The most recent comprehensive...localities in the state is the book Minerals of New York State by David Jensen, published in 1978. Our...Mode of Occurrence Most mineral localities in New York can be categorized into three groups based on
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mixture of corundum and other minerals, chiefly magnetite. Emery, used as an abrasive, is dark gray to black...United States. Emery is mined in Westchester County, New York, near Peekskill, and has been produced at Chester...crystals at Corundum Hill, near Unionville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Fine rubies have been found in several...came from the Cowee Valley near Franklin, Macon County (see R & M, Sept.-Oct., 1950, pages 474-480). Along
Journal (issue)
rge O. Wild The Metro11olitnn Mineral Area of New York City. B y James G. Manehester ,\ Brief History...matter September 13, 1926, at the Post Office at Peekskill, N. Y., under the Act of 1\Iarch 3, 1879 Copyright...their respective arti-0les. ROCKS AND iIINERALS PEEKSKILL, N. Y., U. S. A. The Official Journal of the Rocks...of national h onors; Dr. Bertha Chapman Cady, New York, N. Y ., an officer in the Rocks and Minerals...Mineral Contest, RoCKs AND M INERALS Magazine, Peekskill, N. Y. Name of Voter . . . . . .............
Report (issue)
Also in placers. Occurrence: Association: Magnetite, corundum, ilmenite, sillimanite, andalusite....and Vangaindrano, Madagascar. At Peekskill, Westchester Co., New York; near Whittles, Pittsylvania Co...and from Rice, near San Carlos, Gila Co, Arizona, USA. From Cuauhternoc, Chihuahua, Mexico. Found near
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE SAND COLLECTOR CONDUCTED BY PETE.R. ZODAC PEEKSKILL, N . Y . Downloaded by [University of Calgary]...of colorless to smoky quartz, black lustrous magnetite and green epidote. "I am mailing you this small...family were also present. It was thought that magnetite and garnet would predominate in the ROCKS AND...schist, dark gray phyllite, and a little black magnetite. The locality is in a heavily wooded, hilly section...monazite with smaller amounts of lustrous black magnetite and colorless brilliant zircons (fl. brown under
Journal (issue)
same for distribution; to encourage the search for new minerals that have not yet been discovered ; and...Association by nominating them for membership? Each new member helps to extend the Association's activities--helps...SOCIETY NOTES : NEW YORK MINERALOGICAL CLUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NEW JERSEY MINERALOGICAL...matter September 13, 1926, at the Post Office at Peekskill, N . Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879 Copyright...rhtir respurivt a,riclu. ROCKS and MINERALS PEEKSKILL, N. Y., U. S. A. The official Journal of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
emery, four--Greece and Turkey in Eurasia and New York and Virginia in the United States--are geneticallyassociatedwith...Virginia. The Chesteremery depositsin Hampden County, Massachusetts, have been traced for several miles...pure magnetite. .The depositsof the Cortlandt area near Peekskill in WestchesterCounty, New York, occuras...mixture of corundumand magnetite, with or without hematite derived from the magnetite; and (2) spinel emery--a...of spinel (pleonas•e-hercynite),co rundum,and magnetite. The Grecian,Turkish,and Massachu- settsdeposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
14:14 08 August 2017 CONDUCTED BY PETER. ZODAC PEEKSKILL, IW. Y . Pyroxene sand from Middleton Island...smoky), green epidote, and a tiny amount of black magnetite. From an anonymous reader we have a sand sample...from south beach but without success."—on label. Magnetite sand from Tom Mix Wash, Ariz. This is a medium...sand which consists chiefly of lustrous black magnetite, smoky quartz, and whitish feldspar with very...sample of sand was taken from river in southern New Hampshire close to bank, color yellow underwater
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...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 increasingly...Sch75gR¢huberth, Christopner y 1g The geology of New York City and environs ,by, Chris- topher J. Schuberth
Report (issue)
Occurrence: A primary mineral, or replacing spinel or magnetite, in skarns, gabbros, gneisses, “emery” or other...detrital. Association: Corundum, ferroan spinel, magnetite, ilmenite, rutile, nigerite, sapphirine, sillimanite...Namibia. In the USA, at Whittles, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; Peekskill, Westchester Co., New York; and Franklin...Germany. From Inken, Tiovine region, Morocco. In the USA, in the Artillery Mountains, Mohave Co., and in the...743–744. (2) Frondel, C. and E.W. Heinrich (1942) new data on hetaerolite, hydrohetaerolite, coronadite
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 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 (issue)
analyzed until recently. Hematite pseudo after magnetite, Volcan Payun Matru, Malargiie, Mendoza, Argentina...tourmaline were shipped to the company's lapidary in New York. This brief, understated summary does not allude...out of New York in 1881 at the age of 21. At the Second Annual ACA Regatta at Lake George, New York, the...the New York Times (New York Times 1881 b) proclaimed that, Dr. A. E. Heighway, Jr. the young athlete,...well-earned since he was 6 foot, 3 inches in height (USA passport app Iication 1921 ). As a canoer and sail
 
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