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Fowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
Regional Level Types
Fowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry)Quarry
Franklin Marble- not defined -
FranklinBorough
Sussex CountyCounty
New JerseyState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 6' 21'' North , 74° 35' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.10583,-74.59083
GeoHash:
G#: dr6cyehdg
GRN:
N28W41
Type:
Quarry
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Franklin4,855 (2017)2.0km
Ogdensburg2,286 (2017)2.7km
Hamburg3,155 (2017)5.4km
Sparta19,722 (2018)9.0km
Lake Mohawk9,916 (2017)11.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Morris Museum Mineralogical SocietyMorristown, New Jersey36km
Orange County Mineral SocietyMiddletown, New York40km
North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc.Paterson, New Jersey41km
Mindat Locality ID:
8767
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8767:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b31d9e32-7d4f-4310-9e9d-24b7acd1dd34


A limestone quarry in the Precambrian crystallized Franklin Marble. A locality within the Franklin District located to the West of Franklin Pond on the West side of Corkhill Road. An industrial plant, formerly owned by the Cellate Corp., occupies this quarry (no relationship to any quarrying operations). This locality is within the Franklin Mining District. Variant locality spellings that contain "h" are in error.

It might be good to remember occasionally that most of the early mineral collectors were naturalists. These naturalists certainly looked at the rocks and minerals, but they also looked at many other things, especially the plants. It should be noted that this quarry not only produced some good specimens of minerals typical of the Franklin marble, but also hosted (and perhaps still does) a great profusion of fringed gentians, (Gentianopsis crinita).

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Mineral List


16 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
References:
Palache(1935):6.
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Description: Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble.
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chondrodite
Formula: Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜ Edenite
Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluoro-edenite ?
Formula: NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Description: No data presented
β“˜ Fluoro-pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
References:
Dr. Robert Martin
βœͺ Fluorophlogopite
Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Habit: Columnar crystals
Colour: Brown
Fluorescence: Yellow
Description: Chemical analyses (Dunn, 1995) show that this mica in near end-member fluorophlogopite according to IMA nomenclature of 1999.
βœͺ Fluor-uvite (TL)
Formula: CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Type Locality:
Habit: First and second order prisms and first and second order trigonal pyramids. Crystal usually equant to slight elongated on "c".
Colour: Full range of light to dark shades of green including olive green and brownish green through greenish brown.
β“˜ 'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series'
Description: Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble. This locality produced some of the finest classic green and brown Franklin fluor-uvite crystals. Originally simply called "uvite", before changes in tourmaline nomenclature
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
Description: Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble.
β“˜ Norbergite
Formula: Mg3(SiO4)F2
Description: According to Dunn (1995), fine Norbergite crystals may attain 2-3 cm, some of them of very high quality. Most norbergite, however, occurs as anhedral to subhedral 1-4 mm grains in the host marble.
β“˜ Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
βœͺ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit: Columnar crystals
Colour: Brown
Fluorescence: yellow
Description: Chemical analyses show that the "phlogopite" of the Franklin Marble is nearly edn-member fluorophlogopite by the IMA nomenclature of 1999. Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble associated with fluorite, graphite, etc.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Description: Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble.
References:
Palache(1935):30.
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Description: Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble.
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Description: Occurs in Precambrian Franklin marble.

Gallery:

Cβ“˜ Graphite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Norbergite9.AF.40Mg3(SiO4)F2
β“˜Chondrodite9.AF.45Mg5(SiO4)2F2
β“˜Fluor-uvite (TL)9.CK.05CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
β“˜Fluoro-pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
β“˜Edenite9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
β“˜Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
β“˜Fluoro-edenite ?9.DE.15NaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
β“˜Fluorophlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
β“˜Phlogopite ?9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Fluor-uvite-Uvite Series' ?-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
BBoron
Bβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Oβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Oβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Oβ“˜ Fluoro-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
Oβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Oβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Fβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Fβ“˜ Fluoro-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
Fβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Fβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Naβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Naβ“˜ Fluoro-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Mgβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Mgβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Mgβ“˜ Fluoro-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
Mgβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Mgβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Alβ“˜ Fluoro-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
Alβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Alβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ ChondroditeMg5(SiO4)2F2
Siβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ NorbergiteMg3(SiO4)F2
Siβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Siβ“˜ Fluoro-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
Siβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
Siβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ FluorophlogopiteKMg3(Si3Al)O10F2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ EdeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Fluoro-edeniteNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22F2
Caβ“˜ Fluoro-pargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22F2
Caβ“˜ Fluor-uviteCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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References

Palache, Charles (1935) The minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. Professional Paper 180. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp180
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
Rocks & Minerals (1987): 62: 119.
Dunn, P. J. (1995): Part 2: 163.
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