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


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Quartz

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Quartz, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:Occurs as small crystals in the Buckwheat Dolomite cavities. Also a major component of the pegmatitic intrusives at the South end of the Franklin orebody, including the Buckwheat Pit area.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Thorite7
Microcline7
Andradite7
Calcite7
Dolomite3
Smithsonite2
Pyrochlore Group1
- var Calciobetafite (of Mazzi & Munno)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47753
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47753:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
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
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘDouble Rock pegmatite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘCross-Fault Quarry, Franklin Borough, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘCanfield Mica locality, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘEmerald Drive residential construction site, Hardistonville, Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘWallkill Valley Aggregates, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Peters, Thomas A., Koestler, Robert, Peters, Joseph J., Grube, Christian H. (1983) Minerals of the Buckwheat Dolomite, Franklin, New Jersey, in May - June 1983. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (3) 183-194
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 3. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.436
 
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