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Andradite from
Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Melanite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Andradite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Melanite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Andradite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Melanite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Andradite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Melanite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Andradite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Melanite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Andradite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Melanite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Andradite

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Andradite
Formula:Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Comments:Occurs in ore within the Franklin orebody.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite11
Rhodonite11
Willemite10
Microcline6
Clinochlore5
Magnetite5
Tremolite5
Franklinite5
Stilpnomelane5
Augite4
Hendricksite4
Actinolite4
Allanite-(Ce)3
Gahnite2
Bustamite1
Diopside1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andradite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37121:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andradite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘDouble Rock pegmatite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘParker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.4km (0.8 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 1. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.133
 
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