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


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Rhodochrosite

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rhodochrosite
Formula:MnCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite16
Zincite16
Pyrochroite14
Mooreite14
Franklinite11
Chlorophoenicite7
Fluoborite7
Friedelite5
Hetaerolite4
Allactite3
Sarkinite3
Brandtite2
Sussexite1
Calcite1
Hauckite1
Native Copper1
Kolicite1
Torreyite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodochrosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22341
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22341:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Rhodochrosite in this Region
North Ore Body, Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodochrosite
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘPluckemin, Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
99.7km (61.9 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Dunn(1995):Pt4:614.
 
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