Laurel Hill
Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Laurel Hill is a hill with a former quarry, also known as Snake Hill.
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The site is the type locality for one species of mineral – Petersite-(Y), and produces over fifty other mineral species.
Laurel Hill is also known as Snake Hill, so it is possible specimens from this site may be labelled as Laurel Hill quarry, Snake Hill quarry, or Penitentiary quarry, as the section of the land was formerly used as a prison.
The hill itself was largely destroyed by quarrying, and now has a high point of around 60 meters. This high point is locally referred to as Fraternity Rock or Graffiti Rock.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-5823.html
- https://meadowblog.net/2011/02/all-about-snake-hill/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Hill
We may have specimens from other locales around New Jersey including:
New Jersey- Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
- Laurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
- Lime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
- Riverside Quarry, Woodland Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
- Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
- Upper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
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