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Dravite from
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Borough
Classification
Species:Dravite
Formula:NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dravite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:52104
Long-form Identifier:1:3:52104:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dravite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘMcAfee Quarry, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘInwood Valley (Inwood), Manhattan (New York County), New York City, New York, USA
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘ172nd Street & Grand Concourse, The Bronx (Bronx County), New York City, New York, USA
84.9km (52.7 miles) ⓘTilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
References
Nelen, Joseph A., Dunn, Pete J., Appleman, Daniel, Norberg, Julie (1977) Uvite, a New (Old) Common Member of the Tourmaline Group and Its Implications for Collectors. The Mineralogical Record, 8 (2) 100-108
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.424
 
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