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


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Baryte, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Occurs as a secondary mineral in veins coursing through ore. Also occurs as masses and blebs in Precambrain Franklin marble, associated with wollastonite, in immediate proximity of the orebody, including some willemite veinlets and films plus sufficient m
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite51
Calcite43
Andradite38
Franklinite29
Hodgkinsonite12
Clinohedrite10
Hendricksite10
Wollastonite7
Tephroite7
Lennilenapeite7
Hancockite6
Fluorapatite5
Caryopilite5
Johannsenite5
Nasonite5
Svabite4
Barysilite4
Samfowlerite3
Garnet Group3
Cahnite3
Grossular3
Clinochlore3
Rhodonite2
Chrysotile2
Magnesiochlorophoenicite2
Sphalerite2
Hetaerolite2
Dolomite2
Zincite2
Alleghanyite1
Epidote-(Sr)1
Bementite1
Apatite1
Johnbaumite1
Leucophoenicite1
Fluorite1
Lizardite1
Pyrobelonite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:52494
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52494:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Baryte in this Region
Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Taylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Baryte
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘTaylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, 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
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘOgden Mine (Horseshoe Mine; Lehigh Mine; Lehigh Valley Mine), Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘMt Pleasant, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
References
Palache, Charles (1935) The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. Professional Paper 180. US Geological Survey 135 pp. doi:10.3133/pp180 p.128
Dunn(1995):Pt5:628-629.
 
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