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Thorutite from
Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


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Thorutite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite, etc.

Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
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Thorutite

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Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Locality type:Pit
Classification
Species:Thorutite
Formula:(Th,U,Ca)Ti2(O,OH)6
Comments:Occurs as small (<2 mm), dark, prismatic crystals associated with thorite in microcline-rich pegmatite. Limited number of specimens (est. 15).
Habit:Black elongated rods with a characteristic re-entry angle grove along their length.
Colour:Black
Luminescent properties:Not fluorescent
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomiteⓘ5 photos of Thorutite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Calciteⓘ4 photos of Thorutite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Pyriteⓘ1 photo of Thorutite associated with Pyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorutite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47748
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47748:8
GUID (UUID V4):69b56c98-ad53-4c1a-a388-bd71a11b81da
Nearest other occurrences of Thorutite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Analysis by Ing. P. Ondrush & Dr. F. Veselovsky, Czech Geol. Sur., Prague
The Picking Table:41(2):20-21 (2000)
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(2009, Fall/Autumn) The Picking Table Vol. 50 (2) The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society
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JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 50, No. 2 – Fall 2009 $20.00 U.S. SPECIAL...Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS...VICE-PRESIDENT Richard Keller 13 Green Street, Franklin, NJ 07416 (973) 209-4178 franklinnj@hotmail.com...SECRETARY Tema J. Hecht 600 West 111TH Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 (212) 749-5817 (Home) (917) 903-4687............................................4-5 New Jersey Earth Science Association Show, April 25-26,
(2015, Fall/Autumn) The Picking Table Vol. 56 (2) The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society
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Roberts, Willard Lincoln, Campbell, Thomas J., Rapp, George Robert Jr. (1990) Encyclopedia of Minerals (2nd ed.) Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.
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completely revised and updated with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the...alphabetical entries, 1000 of which are entirely new • 240 new color photographs, mostly of large specimens...as well as 104 black-and-white photographs • 45 new crystal drawings of rare species • the most complete...distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important new technological developments. The second...Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) amethyst, Veracruz, Mexico;
Roberts, Willard Lincoln, Campbell, Thomas J., Rapp, George Robert Jr. (1990) Encyclopedia of Minerals (2nd ed.) Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York.
Book (edition)
completely revised and updated with a wealth of new information and features. The second edition of the...alphabetical entries, 1000 of which are entirely new e 240 new color photographs, mostly of large specimens...specimens, as well as 104 black-and-white photographs 45 new crystal drawings of rare species the most complete...distinguished group of authors in the light of new research and important new technological developments. The second...Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center) ameihyst, Veracruz, Mexico;
 
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