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Hematite from
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:One occurrence is in the cavities of the Buckwheat Dolomite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:52033
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52033:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘEdison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘCedar Hill Mine (Ten Eyck Mine; Ten Eyck diggings; Smith Mine), McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Palache, Charles (1935) The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. Professional Paper 180. US Geological Survey 135 pp. doi:10.3133/pp180
Peters, Thomas A., Koestler, Robert, Peters, Joseph J., Grube, Christian H. (1983) Minerals of the Buckwheat Dolomite, Franklin, New Jersey, in May - June 1983. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (3) 183-194
Dunn, Pete J. (1995) Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: The world's most magnificent mineral deposits Vol. 4. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society.p.596
 
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