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Native Silver from
Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Comments:Hauck, Richard, 1986, History of a Traprock Silver, Mineralogical Record, 17:407-408.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38809
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38809:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘSparta Mine, Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘOssining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘFields' Copper Mine (Field Mine), Warrenville, Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘGreen Valley, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘGeorge Drake farm, Newtown, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘPluckemin, Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘChimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
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