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Galena from
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Galena

Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Comments:Galena was found several years ago in a huge boulder in the Passaic pit, associated with cerussite and dundasite. Recently (August, 2002) galena is being retrieved from another section of the Passaic pit associated with gahnite, fluorapatite, sphalerite a
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hydrozincite11
Hemimorphite9
Cerussite9
Calcite6
Rosasite4
Genthelvite3
Albite3
Actinolite3
Augite2
Anglesite2
Sphalerite2
Malachite2
Bornite2
Potassic-hastingsite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38594
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38594:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘNoble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘSussex Lead Mine, Sussex Mills (Howellsville), Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
J. Cianciulli, Curator, Franklin Min. Museum
C. Lemanski, Jr.
Leavens,; P.B.,; Zullo,; J.,; Verbeek,; E., (2009) A complex, genthelvite-bearing skarn from the Passaic pit, Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg. Axis, 5. 1-26
 
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