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


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Aragonite, etc.

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

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

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Aragonite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08239220017366981115413.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

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

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

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
09496580017366981124168.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Aragonite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
06363990017272024878641.jpg
Aragonite

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

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
09496580017366981124168.jpg
Aragonite, etc.

Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite10
Willemite2
Sphalerite1
Franklinite1
Thomsonite-Ca1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite 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:52496
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52496:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Aragonite in this Region
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, 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
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘSulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘAndover Iron Furnace Quarry, Andover, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘAtlas Quarry (Empire Quarry), Pine Island, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘEdenville, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, 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.57
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 4. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.
 
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