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102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit
We picked it because its USGS record mentions 1 gem or collectible mineral (Garnet) and 1 of our card minerals overall. That ties with 3 other site(s), so we broke the tie by mine status (past producers first), then USGS record quality, then name. USGS lists it as occurrence for Garnet. Minerals mentioned: Garnet. Approx. location 40.790, -73.950. USGS record.
Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.
Field cards: what kind of sites?
The mineral was noted here, without development.
Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.
Mineral cards
Garnet
Mohs 6.5–7.5. Usually deep red, round many-faced crystals. Mindat
4 sites
Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.
Minerals recorded here
No individual minerals are listed in these records.
Commodities
Iron 4Garnet 2Titanium 2Beryllium 2Molybdenum 1Zeolites 1Kyanite 1Sites
| Site | Commodity | Minerals recorded | Status | Approx. location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd St & 4th Ave Siderite Deposit | Iron | — | Occurrence | 40.752, -73.978 |
| 155th St & 10th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet | — | Occurrence | 40.831, -73.943 |
| 102nd St & 4th Ave Garnet Deposit | Garnet | — | Occurrence | 40.790, -73.950 |
| Manhattan Island Occurrence | Molybdenum | — | Occurrence | 40.751, -73.971 |
| 180th St & 10th Ave Rutile Deposit | Titanium | — | Occurrence | 40.848, -73.933 |
| 159th St & 11th Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | — | Occurrence | 40.835, -73.944 |
| 55th/56th Sts & 3rd Ave Deposit | Iron | — | Occurrence | 40.758, -73.966 |
| 176/178 Sts & 11th Ave Deposit | Titanium | — | Occurrence | 40.847, -73.936 |
| 85th/86th Sts, 9th/10th Aves Dep. | Iron | — | Occurrence | 40.789, -73.974 |
| 49th St & 1st Ave Beryl Deposit | Beryllium | — | Occurrence | 40.753, -73.966 |
| 64th St & 10th Ave Stilbite Deposit | Zeolites | — | Occurrence | 40.773, -73.985 |
| 69th/70th Sts & 2nd Ave Deposit | Iron | — | Occurrence | 40.767, -73.960 |
| 200th St & 10th Ave Kyanite Deposit | Kyanite | — | Occurrence | 40.861, -73.921 |
Nearby counties
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New York mineral guides
- Quartz in New York
- Garnet in New York
- Mica in New York
- Feldspar in New York
- Magnetite in New York
- Pyrite in New York
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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.
Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.
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