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Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
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Whispering Woods Lane Post-Excavation

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Whispering Woods Lane Post-Excavation

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Diopside, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Whispering Woods Lane Post-Excavation

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
07005410017272028147145.jpg
Diopside, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 2' 24'' North , 74° 37' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.04016,-74.63101
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Township
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
290303
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:290303:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Italian:
Sparta, contea di Sussex, New Jersey, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Спарта, Сассекс, Нью-Джерси, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
斯巴达, 蘇塞克斯縣, 新泽西州, 美国
Spanish:
Municipio de Sparta, Condado de Sussex, Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos
Catalan:
Sparta, Comtat de Sussex, Nova Jersey, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Danish:
Sparta Township, New Jersey, USA
Farsi/Persian:
اسپارتا, شهرستان ساسکس، نیوجرسی, نیوجرسی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Sparta, New Jersey, Yhdysvallat
Haitian:
Sparta, Nou Jèze, Etazini
Japanese:
スパルタ, サセックス郡, ニュージャージー州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Спарта Тауншип, Нью-Джерси, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Спарта Тауншип, Нью-Джерси, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Mazanderani:
اسپارتا , نیو جرسی
Slovenian:
Sparta Township, New Jersey, Združene države Amerike
Swedish:
Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Ukrainian:
Спарта Тауншип, Сассекс, Нью-Джерсі, Сполучені Штати Америки
Welsh:
Sparta Township, New Jersey, Unol Daleithiau America


A tiny sliver of Sparta township is in the Franklin Mining District as it has been defined.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix.
ⓘ Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix.
ⓘ Norbergite
Formula: Mg3(SiO4)F2
Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix.
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘNorbergite9.AF.40Mg3(SiO4)F2
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘFluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
FFluorine
Fⓘ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Fⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta,_New_Jersey
Wikidata ID:Q599251
GeoNames ID:5104891

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