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


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Brandtite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Brandtite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Brandtite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Brandtite

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Brandtite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Brandtite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Brandtite

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
05913100017519808242385.jpg
Brandtite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
08069740017366368901833.jpg
Brandtite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Brandtite

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brandtite
Formula:Ca2Mn2+(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite14
Franklinite14
Calcite7
Rhodochrosite2
Sarkinite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brandtite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (19 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2301
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2301:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.
Gaines, Richard V. (1959) Brandtite at Sterling Hill Mine, N. J. American Mineralogist, 44 (1-2) 199-200
Parker, Fred J. (1982) Arsenate Minerals of the Sterling Hill Mine [New Jersey]: an Overview. The Mineralogical Record, 13 (1) 35-38
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 5. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.659
 
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