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Franklinite from
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Franklinite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
02278980017788617117231.jpg
Franklinite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08871010017368022643333.jpg
Franklinite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
02278980017788617117231.jpg
Franklinite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08871010017368022643333.jpg
Franklinite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
02278980017788617117231.jpg
Franklinite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Franklinite
Formula:Zn2+Fe23+O4
Colour:Black.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite23
Willemite17
Zincite4
Chondrodite3
Microcline3
- var Amazonite3
Cuspidine3
Humite3
Andradite2
Hydrozincite1
Rhodonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Franklinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38502
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38502:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Franklinite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘParker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Palache, Charles (1935) The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. Professional Paper 180. US Geological Survey 135 pp. doi:10.3133/pp180
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 5. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.668
 
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