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Palache, Charles (1935) The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. Professional Paper 180. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp180

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LocalityCitation Details
Worcester vesuvianite locality, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Fowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Franklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Parker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Taylor Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Windsor Quarry (Winsor Quarry), Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Noble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

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MineralCitation Details
Beryllium vesuvianite
Chlorophoenicitep.122
Clinohedrite
Esperitepp.81-82
Franklinite
Gageite
Hancockite
Hetaerolite
Hydrohetaerolite
Kembleite
Larsenite
Leucophoenicitepp.103-105
Magnesiochlorophoenicitepp.123-124
Margarosanite
Pyrochroite
Vorhauserite
Zincite

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Beryllium-bearing Vesuvianite, β“˜ Caswellite, β“˜ Holdenite, β“˜ Vesuvianite
Franklin Marble, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Phlogopite
Franklin Mining District, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Diopside, β“˜ Schefferite
Balls Hill Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Magnetite
Canfield Mica locality, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Epidote, β“˜ Fluorophlogopite
Fowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Edenite, β“˜ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Franklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Arsenopyrite, β“˜ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series, β“˜ Fluorapatite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Graphite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Pyrrhotite, β“˜ Spinel, β“˜ Titanite
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Alleghanyite, β“˜ Antigorite, β“˜ Aragonite, β“˜ Aurichalcite, Axinite-(Fe), β“˜ Azurite, β“˜ Clinohedrite, β“˜ Cyprine, β“˜ Diopside, β“˜ Esperite, β“˜ Hedyphane, β“˜ Leucophoenicite, β“˜ Loseyite, β“˜ Magnesiochlorophoenicite, β“˜ Schefferite, β“˜ Vorhauserite
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Actinolite, β“˜ Albite, β“˜ Aragonite, β“˜ Arsenopyrite, β“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Chalcopyrite, β“˜ Dolomite, β“˜ Fluorite, β“˜ Franklinite, β“˜ Friedelite, β“˜ Goethite, β“˜ Hematite, β“˜ Hemimorphite, β“˜ Leucophoenicite, β“˜ LΓΆllingite, β“˜ Molybdenite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Pyrochroite, β“˜ Rhodochrosite, β“˜ Rhodonite, β“˜ Sphalerite, β“˜ Spinel, β“˜ Talc, β“˜ Tephroite, β“˜ Willemite, β“˜ Zincite
Parker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Andradite, β“˜ Barysilite, β“˜ Botryolite, β“˜ Datolite, β“˜ Esperite, β“˜ Larsenite, β“˜ Nasonite, β“˜ Native Lead
Trotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Nickelskutterudite
Furnace Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Pyrite
Noble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Microcline
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAβ“˜ Azurite, β“˜ Chalcophanite, β“˜ Malachite

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(1962) The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. Bulletin 65. New Jersey Geological Survey
Barringer, Thomas (1996) Flood magnitude and frequency of Franklin Pond tributary at the culvert on New Jersey Route 23, Franklin Borough, Sussex County, New Jersey. Open-File Report Vol. 1996 (96-327) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr96327
- Notes on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey
Baker, Donald R., Buddington, A.F. (1970) Geology and magnetite deposits of the Franklin quadrangle and part of the Hamburg quadrangle, New Jersey. Professional Paper 638. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp638
Nolan, T.B., Nolan, T.B. (1935) The Gold Hill Mining District, Utah. Professional Paper 177. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp177
Zapecza, Otto S. (1989) Hydrogeologic Framework of the New Jersey Coastal Plain. Professional Paper 1404b. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1404b
Oriel, S.S. (1969) Geology of the Fort Hill quadrangle, Lincoln County, Wyoming. Professional Paper 594m. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp594m
Larsen, E.S. (1942) Alkalic rocks of Iron Hill, Gunnison County, Colorado. Professional Paper 197a. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp197a
Baker, Donald Roy (1955) Geology of the Edison area, Sussex County, New Jersey. Open-File Report Vol. 1955 (55-3) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr553
Garry, J.D. (1999) Hydrogeology of the Port Jervis area, in Orange County, New York; Pike County, Pennsylvania; and Sussex County, New Jersey. Open-File Report Vol. 1999 (98-275) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr98275
, (1982) The National Gazetteer of the United States of America; New Jersey 1982. Professional Paper 1200nj. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1200nj
 
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