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Allanite-(Ce) from
Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Allanite-(Ce), etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Allanite-(Ce)
Formula:(CaCe)(AlAlFe2+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Black tabular crystals to a few cm in microcline, quartz, hedenbergite, titanite matrix.
Habit:tabular
Colour:black
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline4
Titanite2
Quartz2
Calcite2
Hedenbergite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Allanite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:72701
Long-form Identifier:1:3:72701:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Allanite-(Ce)
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘDouble Rock pegmatite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘEastern Concrete Materials Inc. Quarry (Raia Quarry; Cofrancisco Quarry; Hamburg Quarry), Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘTuxedo Park Quarry, Tuxedo Park, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘBradley Mine, Town of Tuxedo, Orange County, New York, USA
64.0km (39.8 miles) ⓘInterstate 95 and George Washington Bridge Lower Level roadcut, Fort Lee, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
89.4km (55.5 miles) ⓘKinkel Quarry, Bedford, Westchester County, New York, USA
References
A Quest for New Jersey Minerals, Robert Speiser (1978):9.
 
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