| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Fluoborite |
| Formula: | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| Comments: | The fluoborite from this quarry is exceptional as rice-like grains in the marble which fluoresce bright white (SW UV). |
| Colour: | White |
| Luminescent properties: | Bright white (SW UV) |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Graphite | ⓘ4 photos of Fluoborite associated with Graphite at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ3 photos of Fluoborite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Pyrrhotite | 2 photos of Fluoborite associated with Pyrrhotite at this locality. |
| Chondrodite | ⓘ1 photo of Fluoborite associated with Chondrodite at this locality. |
| Marble | 1 photo of Fluoborite associated with Marble at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluoborite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Edison-Bodnar Quarries, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (17 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 47768 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:47768:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 55065fab-dffa-4390-8488-85f15724f2ca |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluoborite |
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| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘFranklin Quarry (Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | ⓘSterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 9.2km (5.7 miles) | ⓘPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 15.6km (9.7 miles) | ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Franklin Marble, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 15.6km (9.7 miles) | ⓘWarwickite type locality, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA |
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Edison-Bodnar Quarries, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA