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


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Zincite

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

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

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

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
07739770017272030467809.jpg
Zincite, etc.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zincite
Formula:ZnO
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Esperite
Franklinite
Glaucochroite
Hodgkinsonite
Jacobsite
Leucophoenicite
Manganosite
Sonolite
Willemite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Franklinite252
Willemite199
Calcite146
Leucophoenicite54
Esperite44
Hardystonite39
Sussexite27
Tephroite22
Manganosite18
Pyrochroite16
Sonolite14
Mineral E (of Dunn, et. al., 1982)12
Jacobsite11
Hodgkinsonite11
Jerrygibbsite7
Gageite7
Glaucochroite6
Native Copper6
Hydrozincite6
Clinohedrite4
Clinochrysotile4
Sarkinite3
Humite Group3
Magnesiochlorophoenicite2
Rhodochrosite2
Chlorophoenicite2
Cuprite2
Hetaerolite2
Baryte2
Yeatmanite1
Larsenite1
Microcline1
- var Amazonite1
Andradite1
Lizardite1
Sepiolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zincite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (80 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54566
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54566:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Zincite in this Region
Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Hamburg Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Taylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Zincite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, 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
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘHamburg 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
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
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘPalmerton zinc smelter slag locality, Palmerton, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Palache(1935):39
Dunn(1995):Pt4:558-565.
 
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