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


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Diopside, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08545250017363250617732.jpg
Diopside, etc.

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite22
Wollastonite18
Willemite6
Franklinite5
Sphalerite4
Pyrite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4536
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4536:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘWhispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘAtlas Quarry (The Quarry), Hardistonville, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘEastern Concrete Materials Inc. Quarry (Raia Quarry; Cofrancisco Quarry; Hamburg Quarry), Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Dunn(1995):Pt3:434.
 
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