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Opal from
Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:986311
Long-form Identifier:1:3:986311:8
GUID (UUID V4):c8f66da8-4158-4d34-bcae-f235c21006ff
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
4.2km (2.6 miles) Francisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) McDowell's Quarry (Osborne and Marsellis Quarry), Upper Montclair, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) F.J. Marley Quarry, Verona, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) New York - West Shore & Buffalo RR tunnel, Weehawken, Bergen Hill, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) Pennsylvania Railroad cut, Mt Pleasant, Bergen Hill, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) 106th Street & Central Park West, Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) Allen Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) Dickerson Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) Stirling Brook ("Carnelian Creek"), Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) White Plains, Westchester County, New York, USA
References
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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...Watchung Mountain: Upper and Lower New Street quar­ ries, Paterson; Warren Brothers quarry, Prospect Park;...Park; McDowell's quarry, Upper Montclair; and the Francisco Brothers quarry, Great Notch (Fig. 1). Several
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another such pseudomorph to the collection. This new addition also generated further inspiration for a...pectolite was recently found at Prospect Park, New Jersey. The specimen is made up of a remnant rind of...stunning Juster. Munich2004 (Continued from page l) New Finds Mineralientage Miinchen is more than minerals;...about field collecting, descriptive mineralogy and new mineral finds. This year, why not consider giving...information to: (or a copy} with a'.I nEces:ary Mineral New P.O. Box 2088 Peeks kill, NY 10566-2088 Newslette
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Mineral Occurrences ITEMS ON NEW FINDS ARE DESIRED - £ „ . PLEASE SEND THEM I N . Downloaded by [University...collect a few specimens. "The locality is the Jeffrey quarry located 1/2 mile outside North Little Rock city...city limits on State Hwy 65 in Pulaski County, Ark." — letter dated July 31, 1963 from Richard Purifoy,...in hearing from anyone who would like Colorado, New Mexico, or western minerals. Any rockhounds traveling...clusters. Some are around two inches long. It is a new locality, a ledge out close to the power line. There
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Pete J. Dunn Famous Mineral Localities: Paterson, New Jersey................157 by Thomas A. Peters,....................................... 132 What’s New in Minerals?.......................................n . photomicrography: Julius Weber Mamaroneck, New York designed by Wendell E. Wilson Mineralogical...receive additional grants we would rather use them for new projects instead of reprinting old ones. We are content...“Descriptive Mineralogy: Discovery and Characterization of New Minerals.” Papers are solicited for both the general
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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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chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper...jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
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• rV -■ ^SsT?. ; --c - .. ' & ?h>, sc New Arrivals A £7MJPeiiro'\a This month wc hove a number...All are terminated. V^x^s 75COPAL, Trinidad, Mex. Opal in matrix showing fire. About 3Ax3A $1.50. 12 pcs...MINIMUM ORDER $2.00. HARRY SERING 1705 EAST MICHIGAN STREET INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA • 46201 r ROCKS and MINERALS... 10 OCTOBER, 1965 CONTENTS MINERALS IN THE NEW JERSEY TRAPROCKS—Gardiner Gregory A 3,000 MILE COLLECTING...742 748 751 762 774 776 794 722 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ..............................................
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Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous system of repeated alterations of...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
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Illinois geology. These measures constitute the Upper Carboniferous system of repeated alterations of...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
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very probable that, at least in some cases, the new substance has gradually replaced the one that ceded...later disappears, leaving the mold formed by the new mineral. In this article we will examine the main...the mineral is metastable, so that alteration to a new species will depend on the existence of changes in...for other in 1952. By 1955 minerals, did not the new company yield specimens discovered huge of acanthite...transformations involve similar at 103° C. The upper limit of stability of djurleite is reactions between
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57th St. New York, N. Y . 10019 1ST VICE-PRESIDENT Kenneth V. Zohn 4727 North 24th Street Arlington...SHOW C H A I R M A N Francis W . Trapp 1007 Parker Street Falls Church, Va. 22046 SECRETARY Vernon W e r..."Growth" is based on the wish to reach out towards new contacts and broader knowledge. More than 30 percent...are to be available soon. The Rules will be in a new format and with several significant changes, so get...attendance from Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Canada, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
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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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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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resides at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and this jewel of a book includes more...Peters A T INY FOLIOnt ABBEVILLE PRESS PUBLISHERS New York • London • Paris Front cover: Elba ites in...in. ) high from Tourmaline Queen Mine, San Diego County, Pala, California. Back Cover: Azurite and Malachite...Abbeville Publishing Group, 488 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Printed and bound in Hong Kong. First...Minerals-Catalogs and collections-New York (N.Y.) 2. Precious stones- Catalogs and collections-New York ( N.Y.) 3. American
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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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it is probable that, in some cases at least, the new substance has been substituted gradually for that...quartz after calcite. Often called perimorph (the new mineral is on the periphery of the first one). A...simultaneous capillary solution and deposition by which a new mineral of partly or wholly different composition...encrusting calcite that then disappears. b. By having the new mineral totally replace the original one (Abforming...Umwandlung). a. Alteration without gain or loss of new components (Umwandlung ohne Abgabe oder Aufnahme
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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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R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Fluorapatite from the King Lithia mine, Custer County, South Dakota .. 361 by M. L. Wilson, J. B. Paces...Wijchen South Africa: Horst Windisch 30 Van Wouw Street Groenkloof, Pretoria West Germany Christian Weise...COVER: APOPHYLLITE recently collected at the Pashan quarry, Poona, India. The crystal cluster is 6 cm from...Collector's Stope Jim & Patti McGlasson 7387 S. Flower Street Littleton, CO 80123 303-972-0376 Species & Display
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Curtis Executive Secretary, CFMS 609 West 36th Street L.ang Beach, Collf. 90806 AMERICAN FEDERATION ... SCHOENY CONTENTS: FEATURES "The Rockl)ound," New Television Series .................................····· 46 Copyright 1967 by Gamoc Corporation. New Books ··········································...·······-·······-··················· 43 What's New ...............·-·····-·························...move1nent of ice through the Midwest, Canada, and New England. Glacial moraines, both ground and ter­ minal
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ndak.net NEW YEAR, NEW ITEMS, SAME LOW PRICES! 1997 CATALOG #1 Hello again and happy new year! We sincerely...catalog should have something for everyone! Over 250 new and exciting items to choose from! Yup, that's right...again for your patronage and enjoy the catalog! ALL NEW STEMS FOE 1997: PYRITE SUNS IN SHALE MA TRIX: Sparta... TOTAL WRECK WULFENITE: Total Wreck Mine, Pima County, Arizona; Nice butterscotch to near clear thumbnails...at $15.00 each. BROOKITE: Magnet Cove, Garland County, Arkansas; Dipyramidal thumbnail crystals mounted
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Apatite 6-9 Wulfenite, San Francisco Mine 10-23 New Books 24-25 Upcoming Symposia 26-33 FM Chapter...Affiliates 46 Daylight fluorescent hyalite opal (Electric Opal tm), Zacatecas Mexico. 5 cm, Peter Megaw...is growing. With the help of new board member, Jim Houran, we have a new membership trifold brochure (if...shared by mineral collectors worldwide! We have a new newsletter Editor, Beth Heesacker, who has helped...introduce new feature sections that keep us updated on current events, inform us about new books, provide
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Vanadinite 3.4 cm, from the North Geronimo mine, La Paz County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection; Jeff Scovil photo...Kerry Cooper Barbara Muntyan Christi Cramer Jason New Jean des Revières Pinal Geology Museum John Ebner...cm, from the Defiance mine near Gleeson, Cochise County, Arizona. Ken Donn photo. 6 Supplement to The...2.3 cm, from the Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Ken Donn photo. Wulfenite (hot-pink)...from the Glove mine, Tyndall district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Collected in 1958; Ken Donn photo. Chalcedony
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R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...mineral localities: the Sterling mine, Antwerp, New York ........ 199 G. W. Robinson and S. C. Chamberlain.............................219 S. K. G. Bywater New data on lotharmeyerite ............................Monfalcone South Africa: Horst Windisch 30 Van Wouw Street Groenkloof, Pretoria West Germany Christian Weise...natrolite from the Dallas Gem mine, San Benito County, California. For more on this locality see vol
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again, and have added over 30 brand new items to this catalog. These new items are not in the sale section...ASSOC/A TIONS: Finch Mine (AKA Barking Spider), Pinal County, Arizona: Very nice combinations which may have...00 each GLOVE WULFENITE: Glove Mine, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Very nice crystalline specimens with...WULFENITE: Old Yuma Mine, Tucson Mountains, Pima County, Arizona: Butterscotch to deep orange-red crystal...1/4 79 WULFENITE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizo _na: Transparent bright yellow crystals
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we have been busy, and we have a ton (or more) of new material for your viewing pleasure. Winter here was...spring catalog. Once again we have a wide variety of new material, and our prices are as low or lower than...AURICHALCITE - BISBEE: Southwest Mine, Cochise County, Bisbee, Arizona: Exceptional baby blue to deep...AURICHALCITE - 79 MINE: 79 Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona: Delicate radiating acicular and lathlike...Morenci Mine, Clifton-Morenci District, Greenlee County, Arizona: Excellent specimens of this great deep
 
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