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


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Chalcopyrite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite24
Tennantite-(Zn)14
Franklinite11
Willemite11
Hydrozincite11
Bornite6
Sphalerite4
Magnetite4
Tennantite Subgroup2
Pyrrhotite1
Pyrite1
Arsenopyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:3210
Long-form Identifier:1:3:3210:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘEdison 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 (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘCopper Mine shaft, Edison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘWindsor Quarry (Winsor Quarry), Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
II, Robert E. Jenkins, Misiur, Steven C. (1994) A Complex Base-Metal Assemblage from the Sterling Mine, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (2) 95-104
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 4. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.531
 
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