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Gerstmannite from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gerstmannite
Formula:MnMgZn(SiO4)(OH)2
Habit:Platy masses, individual microscopic crystals rare.
Colour:Colorless, pale tan
Luminescent properties:None
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Special Storage/
Display Requirements:
None
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gerstmannite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49912
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49912:5
GUID (UUID V4):65a232dd-ec63-4d9e-9ca9-9f800e2efdad
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 18 September 1977 Number 2 www.FOMSNJ...October 15th Field Trip - The Old Andover Iron Mine (Opposite Aeroflex Field), Limecrest Rd., Andover...Zinc Company Resident Geologist"The Geology of Sterling Hill". DAILY FRANKLIN ATTRACTIONS BUCKWHEAT Mineral...PICKING TABLE, official publication of The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc., is issued twice...Editor welcomes information on Franklin and Sterling Hill for publication in this journal. Please write
Journal (issue)
p JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGIGAL SOCIETY Volume 17 March 1976 Number 1 www.FOMSNJ...Paterson Museum • "Micro Crystals of Franklin, New Jersey". Saturday, May 15th Field Trip • The Trotter...Williams; Present Mine, Manager, New Jersey Zinc Company - "The Sterling Hill Mine Today". Sunday, May...Editor welcomes information on Franklin and Sterling Hill for publication in this journal. Please mail...President with Al Lord as the new 2nd Vice President. Helen Warinsky is the new Secretary. John Kolic has
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DISCOVERED AT FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL, NEW JERSEY f \ fc* As the number of new minerals from this famous...the deposits in the Franklin-Sterling Hill area of northwestern New Jersey (Baum, 1982). Over 30 of the...discovered 214 ROCKS AND MINERALS at Franklin-Sterling Hill to be named for a person. The sec­ ond one was...specimens simultaneously discovered at the Benallt mine, Wales, helped establish the existence of the species...of Franklin, New Jersey, who discovered many new minerals and worked for the New Jersey Zinc Company
Journal (issue)
West 111th Street, New York NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex NJ 07461 ASSISTANT...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... THE PICKING TABLE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, IMC. THE PICKING TABLE...Bostwick Tema J. Hecht 600 W. 1 llth St., #1 IB New York NY 10025 SPRING/SUMMER 1996 N ARTICLES EDITORIAL
Journal (volume)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volumes 48-49, Combined Issue 2007-2008 $20...Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS 2007-2008 PRESIDENT Mark Boyer 25 Cork Hill Road...Road Ogdensburg, NJ 07439 (973) 209-8319 markaboyer@earthlink.net VICE-PRESIDENT William Truran 2 Little...SECRETARY Tema J. Hecht 600 West 111TH Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 (212) 749-5817 thecht@att.net SLIDE...updates on the Franklin Mineral Museum and Sterling Hill Mining Museum. www.FOMSNJ.org The contents
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey JOHN C I A N C I U L L I 50 East Shore Trail Sparta, New Jersey 07871...both the Franklin mine and the Sterling Hill mine have continued to con­ tribute new mineral species to...this writing, the Franklin and Sterling Hill mines have introduced 49 new mineral species to mineralogy...Franklin limestone in (Precambrian) northwestern New Jersey. They were sporadically exploited for some 130...first-described mineral species from Franklin and Sterling H i l l , New Jersey, outlines the growth of knowledge and
Report (issue)
(Mg; Mn2+ )2 Zn(SiO4 )(OH)2 Gerstmannite c 2001 ° Mineral Data Publishing, version 1.2 Crystal Data:...256(6) Z=8 X-ray Powder Pattern: Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA. 2.598 (100), 9.326 (85), 3.418 (80)... 93.4 (4) 22.84 6.85 100.00 (1) Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA; after deducting 3.93% of calcite as...manganpyrosmalite, sphalerite. From Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA. For Ewald Gerstmann (1918{...(1918{ ), mineral collector of Franklin, New Jersey, USA. Type Material: Harvard University, Cambridge
Journal (volume)
TABLE JOURNAL of the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. SPRING/FALL 1985 VOLUME 26 www...articles and notes of interest to the Franklin-Sterling Hill mineral collecting community. Submissions should...FOMS membership about all aspects of Franklin-Sterling Hill—mineralogical, geological, historic, and contemporary...of the building. Kraissl Hall, the passage to the mine replica and the exterior area between the lobby...rooms to the rear of the building adjacent to the new lecture hall. All public rooms will be on the same
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY On...International License. Spring Program FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 1980 Regular Society...Svecz, Resident Geologist, New Jersey Zinc Co.G+W, Sterling Hill Mine, Ogdensburg, N.J. "Mining at Franklin...Franklin Compared to Mining at Sterling Hill Today" Saturday April 19, 1980 FIELD TRIP: Saturday May 17...Washington, D.C. - "New Information on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill and the Potential of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
provided by David Woods Tell people that Franklin, New Jersey, is noted throughout the world for its myriad...Tell them that Franklin, along with neighboring Ogdensburg, is the home of a truly unique metal deposit...ethereal glow in sunlight. Franklin and Ogdensburg (Sterling Hill mine) are neighboring towns nestled in the...the rolling hills of northwest New Jersey. Each is situated next to a zinc-iron-manganese ore deposit...may still observe strange doings at Franklin or Sterling H i l l . I recall my own first visit to the famous
Journal (issue)
West 111th Street, New York NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex NJ 07461 ASSISTANT...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...Bostwick Tema J. Hecht 600 W. 1 llth St., #1 IB New York NY 10025 EDITORIAL BOARD John L. Baum Peter...year, in March and September, by the Franklin- Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS), a nonprofit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Metuchen, New Jersey 08840 The small northern New Jersey towns of Franklin and Ogdensburg have long been...the largest private collection of Franklin and Sterling H i l l minerals in the world, with a heavy representation...far away as New York and Pennsylvania and spend hours at the museum to see what was new and to exchange...close friends with several of the zinc miners at Sterling H i l l , including John Kolic, Gene Kline, and...across in the mine. They rapidly became very knowledgeable in Franklin and Sterling Hill minerals, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2017 At the end of 1975, a new mineral from the Franklin, New Jersey area was certi­ fied by the International...Association Commission on New Minerals and Names. The new mineral, Gerstmannite, is named for Ewald Gerstmann...Franklin minerals. Gerstmannite is the 21st mineral only found at Franklin and Sterling Hill and nowhere else...this new mineral be named in his honor. Ervan F. Kushner takes a look at Gerstmann and Gerstmannite. EWALD...GERSTMANN AND GERSTMANNITE By COLONEL ERVAN F. KUSHNER, B.S., J.D. 5 Colt Street Paterson, New Jersey 07505
Journal (issue)
West 111th Street, New York, NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex, NJ 07461 ASSISTANT...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...year, in March and September, by the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS), a non-pro...community which pertain to the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey area. Articles related to the minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kolicite, a new manga_nesezinc silicate arsenate from Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, New Jersey Perr J. DUNN...MnrZno(Aso4)r(sio4)r(oH)*, is a new mineral found in the Sterling Hill mine, ogdensburg,Sussexcounty, New Jersey.Kolicite...theoreticalcomposrtlon. Kolicite is found only in the Sterling Hill and Franktin mines and is associatedwith willemite...Kolicite is named in honor of John Kolic of Rockaway,New Jersey,in recognition of his contributions to the advancementof...knowledgeabout the mineralogyof Franklin and SterlingHill. New Jersey. Introduction the mineral did not match those
Journal (issue)
West 111th Street, New York, NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex, NJ 07461 ASSISTANT...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...EDITOR Joe Kaiser 40 Castlewood Trail Sparta, New Jersey 07871 EDITORIAL BOARD John L. Baum Richard C...year, in March and September, by the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. (FOMS), a nonprofit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Franklin-Sterling Hill, New Jersey, Area JOHN L . BAUM Box 247, Route 23 N. Hamburg, New Jersey 07419 The...known from the noted Franklin-Sterling Hill area of northwestern New Jersey is continuing to increase as...as specimens both old and new are examined. Knowledgeable collectors and some of the nation's foremost...list of species reported from the FranklinSterling Hill area will exceed 300. This list is updated annually...vJdlcua Ganomalite Ganophyllite Gersdorffite Gerstmannite Glaucochroite Goethite Gold Goldmanite Graphite
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 20 March 1979 Number One www.FOMSNJ...International License. Spring Program FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 1979 Regular Society...America, Franklin Plant (former Farber Quarry), Cork Hill Road, Franklin, N.J. — 9:00 a.m. to noon. Micro...the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 146, Franklin, New Jersey 07416, a non-profit...all, it reflected the ideals of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society. Those very important first
Journal (issue)
THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 55, No. 2 – Fall 2014...al 4.0 International License. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS AND STAFF...SECRETARY TEMA J. HECHT 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 H: 212-749-5817 C: 917-903-4687 thecht@att... . . . . . . . . . 4 Publisher THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. Managing Editor RICHARD... Photo Editor TEMA J. HECHT Happenings at Sterling Hill, William Kroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (issue)
LEVEL, FRANKLIN MINE NO. 2 • AUTUMN 1984 • VOLUME 25 JOURNAL of the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL...of The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey U.S.G.S. Professional Paper 180...during the highlyproductive years of the Franklin-Sterling mines, and through the efforts of Dr. Palache...several very important suites of FranklinSterling Hill minerals, most notably of which are the Hancock...day will include displays of major Franklin-Sterling Hill mineral exhibits, the presentation of a series
Journal (issue)
07826 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex, NJ 07461 ASSISTANT TREASURER Stephen C. Misiur...mines, or mining history of the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey area is invited to join the FranklinOgdensburg...and send to: Mr. John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road Sussex, NJ 07461 www.FOMSNJ.org The contents of The Picking...10605 THE PICKIMG TABLE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIM-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, IMC. VOLUME 33 EDITORIAL... T O ARTICLES The Check-list of Franklin-Sterling Hill Fluorescent Minerals: Discussion and Update
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 16 AUGUST 1975 Number 2 www.FOMSNJ...September 20th Field Trip - Cellate Quarry, Cork Hill Road, Franklin, N.J. 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. Meeting...Saturday, October 18th Field Trip • Old Andover Iron Mine (opposite Aeroflex Field) Limecrest Road, Andover... has joined the New Jersey Earth Science Association, a coalition of ten New Jersey Societies, and will...Executive Board meeting, the invitation of the New Jersey Earth Science Association, Inc., to apply for
Journal (issue)
Clynes - regarding Current Mining Activities at Sterling Hill. Saturday, April 21st Field Trip - The Buckwheat...Auditing Field Trip F.O.fa.S. Notes We welcome two new officers to our 1973 Executive Board - Bill Welsh...been retitled "The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill - A Check List", while only a small volume,...annual field trips, have visited the Bethlehem Steel mine at Cornwall, Perm. These members should particularly...State. One afternoon I arrived at Cornwall, Lebanon County, where there are extensive iron mines. Going first
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 50, No. 2 – Fall 2009 $20.00 U.S. SPECIAL...al 4.0 International License. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS and STAFF...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,...18-20 How Did a Group of Specimens From Franklin, New Jersey End Up in an Attic in Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Journal (issue)
(CKITNc TABLE JOURNAL of the ERANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGIGAL SOCIETY, Inc. SPRING, 1991 VOLUME 32...al 4.0 International License. The FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY. Inc. The Officers, Trustees...07826 Treasurer John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex, NJ 07461 Assistant Treasurer Steven C. Misiur...* * PUBLICATIONS available from the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY TITLE PRICE PALACHE, Charles...(1935) The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. U.S. Geological Survey Professional
 
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