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


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Brochantite, etc.

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

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

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

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01436380017272015788003.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

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

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01777610017272734764415.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
01436380017272015788003.jpg
Brochantite, etc.

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

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

Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Brochantite
Formula:Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chalcocite8
Calcite5
Willemite5
Linarite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brochantite 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:2356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2356:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brochantite
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘSchuyler Copper Mine, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘChimney Rock Quarry, Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘLaurel Hill, Secaucus, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
97.2km (60.4 miles) ⓘDoan's Lead Mine (New Britain Mine), New Galena, New Britain Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
References
Cook, David K. (1973) Recent Work on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 4 (2) 62-66
II, Robert E. Jenkins, Misiur, Steven C. (1994) A Complex Base-Metal Assemblage from the Sterling Mine, New Jersey. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (2) 95-104
Dunn(1995):Pt5:630.
 
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