Black Hole, Buckwheat Pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Hole | Workings |
| Buckwheat Pit | Pit |
| Franklin Mine | Mine |
| Franklin | Borough |
| Sussex County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 6' 51'' North , 74° 35' 16'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin | 4,855 (2017) | 1.1km |
| Ogdensburg | 2,286 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Hamburg | 3,155 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Sparta | 19,722 (2018) | 9.9km |
| Sussex | 2,043 (2017) | 10.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 36km |
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 39km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 41km |
Mindat Locality ID:
9052
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9052:3
GUID (UUID V4):
8c440a97-38ca-4f13-a2e8-c0cc0f4f9400
An obscure iron working in magnetite at the extreme southern end of the zinc orebody. Now apparently totally obliterated. This locality is within the Franklin Mining District. The complete list of mineral species occurring within this district, as well as the official boundaries of the district, can be found under the locality file for "Franklin Mining District."
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
USA
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- Franklin Mining DistrictMining District
- Sussex County
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