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Garnet Group from
Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Garnet Group, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
04334970017371029569612.jpg
Garnet Group, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Garnet Group, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phlogopite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:73117
Long-form Identifier:1:3:73117:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘAmos Sharp's Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘLongcore Mine (Longcove Mine), Clearwater, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘTar Hill Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘNoble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘAndover Iron Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘEdison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘRoseville Mine, Roseville, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘCopper Mine shaft, Edison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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