| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Fluoborite |
| Formula: | Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3 |
| Comments: | Occurs in secondary veinlets cutting massive ore. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Fluorite
Hydrozincite
Mooreite
Pyrochroite
Willemite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| UM1986-10-CO:ClHMgMnZn (also called Mineral F, Dunn, 1995) | 13 |
| Mooreite | 11 |
| Pyrochroite | 11 |
| Franklinite | 8 |
| Rhodochrosite | 7 |
| Willemite | 7 |
| Lawsonbauerite | 6 |
| Calcite | 6 |
| Sussexite | 5 |
| Zincite | 4 |
| Tephroite | 3 |
| Fluorite | 3 |
| Hauckite | 3 |
| Torreyite | 3 |
| Graphite | 3 |
| Sphalerite | 2 |
| Sarkinite | 2 |
| Hetaerolite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluoborite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (11 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 5201 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:5201:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Fluoborite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | āPassaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 1.1km (0.7 miles) | āFranklin Quarry, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 7.3km (4.5 miles) | āLime Crest Quarry, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 9.0km (5.6 miles) | āEdison-Bodnar Quarries, Rudeville, Hardyston Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 24.5km (15.2 miles) | āWarwickite type locality, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA