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Baryte from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Baryte

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Baryte

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Baryte

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01632090017272015603892.jpg
Baryte

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01711570017272015638853.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
05158650017272015644479.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Baryte

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01632090017272015603892.jpg
Baryte

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01711570017272015638853.jpg
Baryte, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Baryte, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Occurs in the orebody in secondary veins and fractures. Also occurs as masses and blebs in calcite adjacent to the orebody.
Luminescent properties:Bright creamy white (900 ft. level) to bright white (600 ft. level)(SW). Personally observed (C. Lemanski).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite21
Willemite8
Franklinite7
Zincite5
Sussexite5
Tilasite3
Friedelite2
Gahnite1
Wollastonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1641
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1641:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Baryte in this Region
North Ore Body, Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘOgden Mine (Horseshoe Mine; Lehigh Mine; Lehigh Valley Mine), Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘMt Pleasant, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
Jenkins, R.E. II: The Picking Table:35(1):16-24
Dunn(1995):Pt5:629.
 
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