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


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Brookite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
02389450017856569318834.jpg
Brookite, etc.

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

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Brookite
Formula:TiO2
Comments:Occurs as small crystals in cavities in the Buckwheat Dolomite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brookite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47755
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47755:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brookite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, 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
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘEllenville Mine (Ellenville Lead Mine; Ulster mine), Ellenville, Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘMargerum Brothers Quarry, West Windsor Township, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
References
Gordon, Samuel G. (1951) Brookite Crystals from Franklin, N. J. Rocks & Minerals, 26 (9) 510-511 doi:10.1080/00357529.1951.11768238
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. 4. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.pp.584-585
 
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