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


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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Microcline, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite4
Powellite3
- var Tungsten-powellite3
Wollastonite3
Augite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7658
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7658:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘFill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘEdison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, 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 (2.4 miles) ⓘ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) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Frondel, Clifford, Ito, Jun, Hendricks, John G. (1966) Barium feldspars from Franklin, New Jersey. American Mineralogist, 51 (9-10) 1388-1393
Jenkins, R.E., II: The Picking Table:35(1):16-24 (1994).
 
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