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Brucite from
Lime Crest Quarry, Franklin Marble, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Brucite
Formula:Mg(OH)2
Comments:Micaceous layers with other Mg-rich minerals in skarns. Much or what has been called muscovite from here is likely brucite.
Habit:micaceous
Colour:pale to dark green
Luminescent properties:pale blue
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual (Fluorescence)
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite2 photos of Brucite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Actinolite1 photo of Brucite associated with Actinolite at this locality.
Graphite1 photo of Brucite associated with Graphite at this locality.
Scapolite1 photo of Brucite associated with Scapolite at this locality.
Serpentine Subgroup1 photo of Brucite associated with Serpentine Subgroup at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lime Crest Quarry, Franklin Marble, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:927929
Long-form Identifier:1:3:927929:2
GUID (UUID V4):2832d289-6930-467a-805e-f7cfb0bf3db7
Nearest other occurrences of Brucite
7.3km (4.5 miles) Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) Chestnut Hill, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
57.5km (35.7 miles) Sherrer Quarry, C.K. Williams Quarry complex, Chestnut Hill, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA
64.1km (39.9 miles) Piermont, Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, USA
65.3km (40.6 miles) Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) Philips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
77.3km (48.0 miles) New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) Harrison, Westchester County, New York, USA
95.7km (59.5 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
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West 111th Street, New York, NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex, NJ 07461 ASSISTANT...of the FranklinOgdensburg, New Jersey area is invited to join the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society...John Cianciulli, Treasurer FOMS 60 Alpine Road Sussex, NJ 07461 www.FOMSNJ.org The contents of The Picking...TABLE EDITOR Joe Kaiser 40 Castlewood Trail Sparta, New Jersey 07871 EDITORIAL BOARD John L. Baum Richard...twice each year, in March and September, by the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS)
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THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL CLIFFORD FRONDEL THE MINEt 4-S OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL...describes the unique ore deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. For over two hundred years, the...hundred different minerals have been identified at Franklin and Sterling Hill, including forty-four that had...helped to stimulate international interest in Franklin and Sterling Hill. Part Two traces the area’s...complete list of current references. The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill is illustrated with over thirty
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THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL A Check List By Clifford Frondel This concise and informative...describes the unique ore deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey. For over two hundred years, the...hundred different minerals have been identified at Franklin and Sterling Hill, including forty-four that had...helped to stimulate international interest in Franklin and Sterling Hill. Part Two traces the area's...complete list of current references. The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill is illustrated with over thirty
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