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Norbergite from
Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Norbergite

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
07195370017272028077445.jpg
Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Norbergite
Formula:Mg3(SiO4)F2
Comments:Dunn (1995) gives the following account:
“Fine, yellow, euhedral norbergite crystals, up to 25 mm in clusters to 3 x 2 x 2 cm, were found in the Franklin Quarry in 1982 and have the tabular habit figured by Palache. In this occurrence, norbergite is associated with calcite, hercynite, and phlogopite."
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite18
Graphite13
Diopside8
Spinel6
Pyrite2
Fluorite2
Tremolite2
Pyrrhotite1
Fluorophlogopite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Norbergite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (14 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:51357
Long-form Identifier:1:3:51357:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Norbergite
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘWhispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘFowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘFurnace Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘFranklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘEdison-Bodnar Quarries, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.1km (5.0 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘEastern Concrete Materials Inc. Quarry (Raia Quarry; Cofrancisco Quarry; Hamburg Quarry), Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘRhein Property, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
References
Betancourt, P.P. (The Picking Table, Vol. 27(2):2-10.
Dunn(1995):Pt3:346.
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.
 
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