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Serpentine Subgroup from
Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Lizardite, etc.

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
04365920017465846682589.jpg
Lizardite, etc.

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

Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Serpentine Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Comments:As massive material with other Mg-rich minerals or calc-silicates, as a bright green rind around corundum, with talc, spinel and phlogopite.
Habit:massive
Colour:gray, brown, olive, bright green
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpentine Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:927381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:927381:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpentine Subgroup
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘSterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘGhost Lake area, Independence Township, Jenny Jump Mountain, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘMontville serpentine deposit, Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘLake Valhalla Quarry (Gordon's Crystalline Limestone Quarry), Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘRhein Property, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
38.2km (23.7 miles) ⓘAhles Mine (Osmun-Robeson Mine; Pequest), Oxford Furnace, Oxford Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘO'Neil Mine, Lake Mombasha, Town of Monroe, Orange County, New York, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘWilks & O'Neil Mine, Village of Monroe, Town of Monroe, Orange County, New York, USA
56.1km (34.8 miles) ⓘRoyal Green Marble Quarry (Warnes Quarry; Rock Products Company Quarry), Lopatcong Township, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘChestnut Hill, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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