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Calcite from
Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine Dump
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Willemite18
Franklinite13
Andradite11
Microcline8
Diopside6
- var Schefferite6
Hardystonite5
Esperite3
Bustamite3
Fluorapatite2
Augite2
Scapolite2
Quartz1
Antigorite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:846336
Long-form Identifier:1:3:846336:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘHamburg Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘParker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘDouble Rock pegmatite, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCross-Fault Quarry, Franklin Borough, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘFranklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Chester S. Lemanski, Jr.
 
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