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Atacamite from
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Atacamite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Atacamite, etc.

Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Atacamite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
00277620017272025078330.jpg
Atacamite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
00641860017362366913584.jpg
Atacamite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Atacamite, etc.

Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Atacamite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Atacamite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Atacamite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
07161760017272025029770.jpg
Atacamite, etc.

Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
03444900017272025056050.jpg
Atacamite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
00277620017272025078330.jpg
Atacamite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hendricksite2
Andradite2
Ganophyllite1
Willemite1
Franklinite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:52486
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52486:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Atacamite in this Region
Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
55.7km (34.6 miles) ⓘAmerican Mine (Alpha Copper Mine; Bridgewater Mine; Somerville Mine; Somerville deposit), Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘDyke Park, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 4. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.607
 
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