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Norbergite from
Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Norbergite, etc.

Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Road
Classification
Species:Norbergite
Formula:Mg3(SiO4)F2
Comments:Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside11
Fluorophlogopite6
Graphite5
Calcite5
Pyrrhotite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Norbergite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Whispering Woods Lane, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:51649
Long-form Identifier:1:3:51649:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Norbergite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘFowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFurnace Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘFranklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘEdison-Bodnar Quarries, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘEastern Concrete Materials Inc. Quarry (Raia Quarry; Cofrancisco Quarry; Hamburg Quarry), Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘRhein Property, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
References
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