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


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Manganese-bearing Vesuvianite

Parker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Beryllium-bearing Vesuvianite

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Manganese-bearing Vesuvianite

Parker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Beryllium-bearing Vesuvianite

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
06392130017271924844070.jpg
Manganese-bearing Vesuvianite

Parker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Vesuvianite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
05757510017271929784422.jpg
Beryllium-bearing Vesuvianite

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
04291760017272030374027.jpg
Vesuvianite, etc.

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Comments:Occurs as a red-brown berylian variety, as a component of the mixture pseudomorphic after hendricksite ("caswellite") and as both green and blue cyprine.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andradite10
Native Lead8
Grossular8
Willemite7
Caswellite7
Axinite-(Mn)2
Hendricksite2
Cahnite2
Sphalerite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54556
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54556:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Vesuvianite in this Region
Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Parker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘParker shaft, 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
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘAmity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘEdenville, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
59.2km (36.8 miles) ⓘWestern portal, New York - Susquehanna & Western RR tunnel, Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
67.7km (42.1 miles) ⓘChestnut Hill, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘSherrer Quarry, C.K. Williams Quarry complex, Chestnut Hill, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Palache(1935):94-95
Dunn(1995):Pt3:423-424.
 
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