Locality type: Pit Classification Species: Malachite Formula: Cu2 (CO3 )(OH)2 Comments: formed from small grains of bornite and chalcopyrite in the Franklin Marble found just outside the "mud zone" in the walls of the Passaic Pit, associated with azurite. Habit: acicular, radiating, massive Colour: green Quality for species: Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) Confirmation Validity: Confirmed Confirmation Methods: Visually Identified Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Azurite 10 Bornite 4 Calcite 4 Willemite 2 Galena 2 Franklinite 2 Augite 1 Actinolite 1 Phlogopite 1 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Malachite data Locality Data: Click here to view Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (4 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 760077 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:760077:7 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘ Noble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘ Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘ Franklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘ Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘ Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘ Eastern Concrete Materials Inc. Quarry (Raia Quarry; Cofrancisco Quarry; Hamburg Quarry), Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘ Sulphur Hill Mine (Sulfur Hill Mine), Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘ Andover Iron Mine, Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA 25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘ Rhein Property, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA 26.3km (16.3 miles) ⓘ Lake Valhalla Quarry (Gordon's Crystalline Limestone Quarry), Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA References Leavens,; P.B.,; Zullo,; J.,; Verbeek,; E., (2009) A complex, genthelvite-bearing skarn from the Passaic pit, Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg. Axis , 5. 1-26 Search for references including Malachite Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA