Latitude: 40°53'N
Longitude: 74°2'W
An extremely unusual and unique find of an erratic boulder of Franklin zinc orebody ore beyond the New Jersey highlands. Found in a gravel bed, 15 feet down. Preserved in the collection of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Note: While found in Hackensack, these minerals are not from this town but were transported from their true origin in Franklin, New Jersey.
References
Roth, F.C. (1902).
Manchester, J.G. (1931), The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bulletin: 3(1): 76.
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