Sphalerite from
Limecrest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Description
Comments:	Occurred in a Mississippi Valley-like deposit within the Franklin marble. Some masses of oil-green spahalerite were transparent and faceting grade material.
Colour:	Oil-green & dark brown
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Collected by C. Lemanski, Jr.; Jaszczak, John A. (1997), Unusual graphite crystals from the Lime Crest quarry, Sparta, New Jersey: Rocks & Minerals: 72(5): 330-334
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Limecrest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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