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Native Silver from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Silver
Formula:Ag
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Acanthite1
Chalcocite1
Franklinite1
Rhodonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Silver data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10119
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10119:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Silver
3.9km (2.4 miles) Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) Prospect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) Pluckemin, Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) American Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) Fields' Copper Mine (Field Mine), Warrenville, Warren Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) Chimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
56.3km (35.0 miles) Green Valley, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) George Drake farm, Newtown, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
62.6km (38.9 miles) Sparta Mine, Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
62.8km (39.0 miles) Ossining (Sing Sing), Westchester County, New York, USA
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