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


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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Zincite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zincite
Formula:ZnO
Comments:Occurs in ore within the Franklin orebody.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite11
Franklinite11
Sonolite7
Manganosite4
Calcite4
Jacobsite3
Sussexite1
Lizardite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zincite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37124:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zincite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, 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
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, 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
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘPalmerton zinc smelter slag locality, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Although no specific reference is citeable, zincite is pervasive throughout the Franklin orebody and zincite has been collected on the trotter mine dump.
 
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