At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
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Essential Information
Specimen ID
6410
Mineral Name
Quartz
Chemical Formula
SiO2
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Magnetite
Specimen Number
F037
Physical Description
Massive black franklinite or magnetite, noteworthy because it is cut by two veins of massive quartz. Quartz is a minor mineral in the area, volumetrically trivial, but is known as a component of retrograde metamorphic and hydrothermal assemblages postdating formation of the primary ores.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine