Tower Mine, Fort Montgomery, Town of Highlands, Orange County, New York, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tower Mine | Mine |
| Fort Montgomery | - not defined - |
| Town of Highlands | Township |
| Orange County | County |
| New York | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 21' North , 74° 1' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Montgomery | 1,571 (2017) | 3.2km |
| Highland Falls | 3,841 (2017) | 4.7km |
| West Point | 6,763 (2017) | 6.8km |
| Woodbury | 10,879 (2017) | 7.6km |
| Central Valley | 1,810 (2017) | 8.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 36km |
| Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society Inc. | Poughkeepsie, New York | 40km |
| Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 47km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
13658
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13658:4
GUID (UUID V4):
59f484e6-3643-4d69-b56b-bf852edc0db9
Ref.: New York State Museum Bull. Nos. 249-250 (Sep-Oct 1921), Magnetic Iron Deposits of SE NY, Clarke, John M.: Index Map, 44 & 105-106. An iron mine in magnetite ore located about 1½ miles NE of the Forest of Dean mine and 1 mile SE of Long Pond (approx. 3½ miles NW of Fort Montgomery). One of the Forest of Dean group of mines. Reopened in 1919. Workings featured a slope and drift.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
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