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Gooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA i
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Gooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

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Gooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

41° 6' 25'' North , 74° 35' 44'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: dr6cye34v

Type:

Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024

Köppen climate type:

Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Franklin	4,855 (2017)	2.1km
Ogdensburg	2,286 (2017)	2.8km
Hamburg	3,155 (2017)	5.4km
Sparta	19,722 (2018)	9.0km
Lake Mohawk	9,916 (2017)	11.3km

Nearest Clubs:
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Club	Location	Distance
Franklin Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society	Franklin, New Jersey	1km
Morris Museum Mineralogical Society	Morristown, New Jersey	36km
Orange County Mineral Society	Middletown, New York	40km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.	Paterson, New Jersey	41km

Mindat Locality ID:

8856

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:8856:8

GUID (UUID V4):

One of the more prominent, very old iron mines on Balls Hill, hosted in the Cork Hill Gneiss at the contact of the Precambrian Franklin marble. See Dunn, P.J. (1995) Pt 1: 115 for a map. Closed by 1882. This locality is within the Franklin Mining District.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Iron

ⓘ Iron - Magnetite

Mineral List

13 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite

Formula: ◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrain Franklin marble.

References:

Palache(1935):71.

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃

Description: Occurs associated with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss.

References:

Palache(1935):75(as "garnet")

Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 3. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.360

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

References:

Palache(1935):35.

ⓘ Augite

Formula: (Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆

References:

dan weinrich

ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)

Formula: Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble. Palache (1935) describes this mineral as part of a mineral assemblage that almost certainly indicates its occurrence in a secondary vein. This supposition is further supported by the occurrence of axinite-Fe or axinite-Mn in veins, accompanied by similar associated minerals, at 7 other localities along the northwest margin of the Reading Prong highlands.

References:

Palache(1935):100.

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Description: Palache (1935) describes this mineral as part of a mineral assemblage that almost certainly indicates its occurrence in a secondary vein.

References:

Palache, C. (1935)

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble.

References:

Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 2. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.249

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)

Description: Palache (1935) describes this mineral as part of a mineral assemblage that almost certainly indicates its occurrence in a secondary vein.

References:

Palache, C. (1935)

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Description: Occurs in a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble.

References:

Palache(1935):45.

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS₂

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble.

References:

Palache(1935):26.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble.

References:

Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 2. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.249

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble.

References:

Palache(1935):17.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble.

References:

Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 2. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.249

ⓘ 'Scapolite'

References:

Palache(1935):17.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Description: Occurs in conjunction with a magnetite orebody hosted in Cork Hill gneiss at its contact with Precambrian Franklin marble.

References:

Palache(1935):17.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Molybdenite	2.EA.30	MoS₂
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Andradite	9.AD.25	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
ⓘ	Axinite-(Fe)	9.BD.20	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
ⓘ	Augite	9.DA.15	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Actinolite	9.DE.10	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Scapolite'	-
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
H	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
B	Boron
B	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
O	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Al	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Si	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Ca	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Ca	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Ca	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Actinolite	◻Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Fe	ⓘ Andradite	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺(SiO₄)₃
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	(CaCa)(AlAlFe³⁺)O[Si₂O₇][SiO₄](OH)
Fe	ⓘ Axinite-(Fe)	Ca₂Fe²⁺Al₂BSi₄O₁₅OH
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Mo	Molybdenum
Mo	ⓘ Molybdenite	MoS₂

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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North America PlateTectonic Plate

Appalachian BasinBasin
Laurentides DomainPassive Margin

USA

New Jersey
- New Jersey HighlandsComplex
- Sussex County
  - Franklin Mining DistrictMining District

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References

https://www.fomsnj.org/Franklin_Mineral_Terms.aspx

Dunn, P.J. (1995) Part 1: 115 (map).

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