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| Species: | Spessartine |
| Formula: | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
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Display Requirements: | Gem spessartine crystals in Manhattan were first discovered by J.G. Manchester in 1916 at an apartment building excavation at Haven Ave. & 179th Street, and within a few years, Manchester and Gilman Stanton also located gem spessartine crystals at construction sites at Riverdale Drive & 165th Street. and a third locality at Ft, Washington Ave. & 181st Street. All three localities are within a few blocks of each other on a ridge (Manchester, 1931), near the eastern terminus of the George Washington Bridge in the Washington Heights neighborhood. |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spessartine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Washington Heights, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 953932 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:953932:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f89d061a-b835-4b18-99e2-d5826bda9ca2 |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘ179th Street & Haven Avenue, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA |
| 61.9km (38.4 miles) | ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 61.9km (38.5 miles) | ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 62.2km (38.6 miles) | ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 62.4km (38.8 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 74.5km (46.3 miles) | ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 75.4km (46.9 miles) | ⓘCaptain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | with magnetite inclusions from Riverside Drive, Manhattan. 21 × 17 cm, SIM SM471. Figure 47 (above). Orthoclase...mineral crystals, labeled simply as being from New York, New York. In 1967 almandine crystals in biotite schist...schist were discovered in fill being dumped in the New Jersey Meadowlands, a tidal wetland area that was...“recovered” using fill from excavation sites in Manhattan. The source of the excavated material turned out...across, in Inwood Marble from Dyckman Street, Manhattan. 5 × 5 × 3 cm, NYSM 16875. found in a dark seam |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralogy at Michigan Technological University. A native New Yorker, he has had a lifelong interest in the minerals...of the state and is a research associate at the New York State Museum. 458 ROCKS & MINERALS Dr. Steven...minerals of New York State and is coordinator of the Center for Mineralogy at the New York State Museum...University] at 04:12 29 December 2014 The GEMS of NEW YORK State J ust what constitutes a gemstone has...such as opal, aquamarine, or tourmaline. Although New York State is not known for its traditional precious |  | | 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 | | | 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 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Number Six Articles Barite after paralstonite, a new pseudomorph from Cave-in-Rock, I llin o is ........Wilson Kingsbridge, an early quarrying district on Manhattan Island ........................................................442 by W. L. Wilson Abstracts of new mineral descriptions................................................483 by J. A. Mandarino What's new in minerals Springfield Show 1997 ............... |
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