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Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA |
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The Franklin and Sterling Hill mines have been known to produce specimens of:
- acanthite,
arsenopyrite, bornite,
breithauptite ,carrolite , chalcopyrite, covellite,cuprostibite , digenite,djurleite , domeykite, galena, gersdorffite, greenockite,hawleyite , lollingite, marcasite, molybdenite, nickeline,pararammelsbergite , pyrite, pyrrhotite, rammelsbergite, realgar, safflorite, skutterudite, sphalerite, stibnite and wurtzite.
- baumhauerite,
berthierite,
seligmannite , tennantite, tetrahedrite and zinkenite.
- anatase,
aurorite ,birnessite , brookite, brucite,chalcocite ,chalcophanite ,cianciulliite , corundum,cryptomelane , cuprite,feitknechtite , franklinite, gahnite, goethite,groutite ,hauckite hausmannite, hematite,hercynite ,hetaerolite ,hydrohetaerolite ,jacobsite ,lawsonbauerite , magnetite, manganite,manganosite ,mooreite ,pyrochroite ,pyrophanite ,romeiite , rutile, spinel,todorokite , uraninite,woodruffite and zincite
- aragonite,
aurichalcite,
cerussite,
dolomite,
dypingite ,hydrotalcite , hydrozincite, kutnohorite,loseyite , malachite,monohydrocalcite , otavite, pyroaurite, rhodochrosite, rosasite, siderite, sjogrenite, smithsonite, strontianite andznucalite .
cahnite ,canavesite ,fluoborite ,mcallisterite ,roweite and sussexite
- anglesite,
anhydrite,
antlerite,
barite,
bassanite ,bianchite , brochantite, celestite, connellite,charlesite ,devilline , epsomite, erythrite,ferrimolybdite , gypsum,halotrichite ,hexahydrite , huebnerite, linarite,mooreite ,orthoserpierite , powellite, scheelite,serpierite , spangolite,starkeyite , thaumasite,torreyite and wulfenite.
- apatite,
descloizite,
meta-ankoleite,
monazite-(Ce),
newberyite ,niahite ,pyrobelonite ,turneaureite ,wallkilldellite andwendwilsonite
- adamite,
adelite ,akrochordite ,allactite , annabergite,arseniosiderite ,bementite , austinite,brandtite ,chlorophoenicite , clinoclase, duftite,euchroite ,eveite ,flinkite ,fluckite ,guerinite ,haidingerite , hedyphane,holdenite ,jarosewichite ,johnbamite ,kolicite ,kraisslite , legrandite, liroconite,magnesium-chlorophoenicite ,magnussonite ,manganberzeliite ,manganese-hornesite ,mcgovernite ,metalodevite , meta-zeunerite, mimetite,ogdensburgite ,ojuelaite ,parabrandtite , parasymplesite, pharmacolite,pharmacosiderite ,picropharmacolite ,retzain-(La) ,retzain-(Nd) ,sarkinite , scorodite,sterlinghillite ,synadelphite ,tilasite ,uranospinite ,villyaellenite andyukonite
- actinolite,
aegirine,
albite,
allanite-(Ce),
alleghanyite , almandine, analcime,anandite , andradite, anorthite,anorthoclase , apophyllite, augite, axinite, bakerite,bannisterite ,barylite ,barysilite ,bementite , biotite,bostwickite ,bultfonteinite ,bustamite ,caryopilite ,celsian , chabazite,chamosite ,chloritoid , chondrodite, chrysocolla,chinochlore , clinohedrite, clinohumite,clinozoisite ,clintonite , cummingtonite,cuspidine , datolite, diopside, dravite, edenite, epidote, esperite,ferro-actinolite ,fraipontite ,franklinfurnaceite ,franklinphilite ,freidelite ,gageite-1Tc ,gageite-2M ,ganophyllite ,genthelvite ,gerstmannite ,glaucochroite ,goldmanite , grossular,hancockite , hardystonite,hastingsite , hedenbergite, hemimorphite,hendricksite , heulandite, hodgkinsonite, hornblende, humite,hyalophane ,illite ,jerrygibbsite ,johannsenite ,junitoite , kaolinite,kentrolite ,kittatinnyite ,kottigite ,larsenite , laumontite,lennilenapeite ,leucophoenicite ,magnesioriebeckite ,manganhumite ,manganpyrosmalite ,margarite ,margarosanite ,marialite ,marsturite ,meionite , microcline,minehillite , muscovite,nasonite , natrolite,nelenite ,neotocite ,nontronite , norbergite, olivine, oligoclase, orthoclase,pargasite , pectolite,pennantite ,petedunnite , phlogopite,piemontite ,pimelite , prehnite,pumpellyite ,pyroxmangite , rhodonite, richterite,roeblingite ,samfowlerite ,sauconite , scapolite,schallerite , schorl,sclarite ,sepiolite , serpentine, sillimanite,sonolite , sphene, spessartine, stilbite, talc, tephroite, thomsonite, thorite,thortveitite ,tirodite , tremolite, uranophane, uvite, vesuvianite, willemite,wawayandaite , wollastonite, xonotlite,yeatmanite andzinalsite
bold - indicates that either Franklin or Sterling Hill is the type locality for that mineral.
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