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Zircon from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Comments:Large, lustrous, dark brown zircon crystals were found at the keel of the Sterling Hill orebody, 600' level, in coarsely crystallized, franklinite-rich ore, associated with large black mica crystals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:54567
Long-form Identifier:1:3:54567:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘDouble Rock pegmatite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘCopper Mine shaft, Edison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Zr occurrence [1], Stockholm, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Dunn, Pete J. (1979) Contributions to the Mineralogy of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 10 (3) 160-165
Dunn, Pete J.; Frondel, Clifford (1990) An Uncommon Margarite/Corundum Assemblage from Sterling Hill, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (5). p.425-427.
Dunn(1995):Pt3:401.
 
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