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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Graphite
Formula:C
Comments:Rarely found in "black" ore at this mine. Occurs as flakes, tabular crystals, spherules and smudges on fractures.
Habit:Spherules (rare), tabular, barrel-shaped (rare)
Colour:Black
Luminescent properties:None.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Calcite
Franklinite
Löllingite
Willemite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite15 photos of Graphite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Margarite5 photos of Graphite associated with Margarite at this locality.
Franklinite4 photos of Graphite associated with Franklinite at this locality.
Willemite4 photos of Graphite associated with Willemite at this locality.
Fluoborite3 photos of Graphite associated with Fluoborite at this locality.
Zincite3 photos of Graphite associated with Zincite at this locality.
Corundum2 photos of Graphite associated with Corundum at this locality.
Phlogopite2 photos of Graphite associated with Phlogopite at this locality.
Tremolite1 photo of Graphite associated with Tremolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Graphite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5800
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5800:1
GUID (UUID V4):9839a662-2ab4-40be-9164-2a5e1582948e
Nearest other occurrences of Graphite
0.2km (0.1 miles) Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.2km (0.1 miles) Fill Quarry, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
0.4km (0.3 miles) Whispering Woods Lane, Franklin Marble, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) Franklin Quarry (Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Canfield Mica locality, Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Fowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) Franklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.5km (2.2 miles) Munson Marble Quarry, Franklin Borough, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.6km (2.3 miles) Buckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) Buckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
Journal (issue)
West 111th Street, New York NY 10025 TREASURER John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex NJ 07461 ASSISTANT...FranklinOgdensburg, New Jersey area is invited to j oin 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 nonprofit...community which pertain to the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey area. Articles related to the minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and the Zinc Deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey Highlands, United States WILLIAM H. PECK...University, Hamilton, New York 13346 Jersey Geological Survey, P.O. Box 427, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 Abstract...Abstract Mesoproterozoic marble in the New Jersey Highlands hosts small magnetite deposits that occur in discrete...structurally beneath the Zn-Fe-Mn orebody at the Franklin mine. Marble host rocks are interlayered at Fe and Zn-Fe-Mn...marble-hosted Zn-Fe-Mn deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill contain the assemblage willemite + zincite +
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 (volume)
Palache's "Contributions to the Mineralogy of Sterling Hill, New Jersey:" The 900-Foot Level Revisited Schedule...11B New York, NY 10025 Membership Information Treasurer John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road Sussex, NJ 07461...of the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey area is invited to join the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society...Cianciulli, Treasurer FOMS 60 Alpine Road Sussex, New Jersey 07461 Philip P. Betancourt Richard C. Bostwick...Palache's "Contributions to the Mineralogy of Sterling Hill, New Jersey:" John A. Jaszczak 6 Yellow-Fluorescing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry of the Furnace Magnetite Bed, Franklin, New Jersey, and the Relationship between Stratiform Iron...and Stratiform Zinc Oxide-Silicate Ores in the New Jersey Highlands CRAIG A. JOHNSON† U.S. Geological Survey...Geophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 Abstract The New Jersey Highlands terrane, which...zinc oxide-silicate deposits at Franklin and Sterling Hill and numerous massive magnetite deposits. The...stratiform deposits in the northwest Adirondacks of New York and the Mont Laurier basin of Quebec. In these
Journal (issue)
•\f JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 22 March 1981 Number One www...International License. Spring Program FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 1981 Regular Society...America, Franklin Quarry (formerly Farber), Cork Hill Rd., Franklin, N.J. - 9:00 a.m. to noon. MICRO GROUP:...result of collaboration between Mr. Gerstmann and the new owners, Arthur and Harriet Mitteldorf. To them, the...have led to the finding and preservation of many new or unusual species. Hence the current situation,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGIGAL SOCIETY Volume 19 March 1978 Number One www.FOMSNJ..."Bill" Butkowski - "New Jersey Zeolites" 2:00 P.M. Farber Limestone Quarry, Cork Hill Rd., Franklin, N.J...TABLE , official publication of The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. is issued twice yearly;...editors welcome information on Franklin and Sterling Hill for publication in this journal. Please write... 08886 Richard C. Bostwick, RD No. 1, Box 497, Sussex, N.J. 07461 Helen Warinsky, 695 Suffern Road, Teaneck
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Power House, circa 1940 JOURNAL of the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. FALL.1986 V O L...al 4.0 International License. The FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, Inc. The Officers, Trustees... The PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Incorporated TABLE OF...Philip P. Betancourt 2 Early Products of the New Jersey Zinc Company by John L. Baum 11 The President's...Marsturite epitaxial on rhodonite from Franklin, New Jersey by Pete J. Dunn and Peter B. Leavens 16 A highly
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al 4.0 International License. THE PRANKLIM-OGDENSBURG MlMERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. OFFICERS AttD STAFF...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...Richard C. Bostwick Tema J. Hecht 600 W. lllthSt.,#llB New York NY 10025 EDITORIAL BOARD John L. Baum Peter
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 20 September 1979 Number Two www...Kraissl - "The Micro-minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill" Saturday October 20, 1979 FIELD TRIP: MICRO...permit adequate travel time for the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society 20th Anniversary Dinner...America, Franklin Plant, (former Farber Quarry), Cork Hill Rd., Franklin, N.J. - 9:00 a.m. to noon. MICRO GROUP:...Table is published semi-annually by the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 146, Franklin
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY VOLUME 12 AUGUST 1971 NUMBER 2 www.FOMSNJ...intersection of Routes #23 and #517, Franklin, New Jersey. Pre-meeting activities start at 1:00 P.M. Speaker...September 18th. Field trip to the Cellate Quarry, Cork Hill Road, Franklin, N. J. 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. Meeting...of Northwest New Jersey. Saturday, October 16th. Field trip to the old Andover Iron Mine, opposite Aeroflex...Rambling Through New Jersey Sunday, November 21st. Field trip to the Gooseberry Dumps, Cork Hill Road, Franklin
Journal (issue)
''".iasi,,,,,,,,"*'"" JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINFRAI OGICALSOCIETY Volume 43, No. 2 - Fall...Arsenate Photo Essay Part II The 2002 Franklin-Sterling Hill Mineral Species List... Evidence of Early Life...27, 2002 was a very special day in Franklin, New Jersey! It was so special we put down our picks, shovels...administrative assistant became his wife, creating a new partnership dedicated to recording and preserving...geological and mineralogical history of The Franklin-Sterling Hill mining community. The wedding reception was
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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
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Wollastonite at the Sterling Hill Fe–Zn–Mn ore body, Ogdensburg, New Jersey A. Dúzs-Moore1; , P....1 2 University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA Newark, DE, USA Received August 18, 2002; revised version...occurs abundantly at the Sterling Hill Fe–Zn–Mn ore deposit, Ogdensburg, New Jersey, one of the few occurrences...generally accepted values of 750  C at 5 kbar at Sterling Hill during metamorphism in the Grenville Orogeny...Wollastonite occurs at the Sterling Hill Fe–Zn–Mn deposit, Ogdensburg, New Jersey (Dunn, 1995), as a constituent
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 17 September 1976 Number 2 www.FOMSNJ...18th Field Trip - Cellate (Fowler) Quarry, Cork Hill Road, Franklin, N.J. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Meeting...October 16th Field Trip — The Old Andover Iron Mine (opposite Aeroflex Field), Limecrest Rd., Andover...Editor welcomes information on Franklin and Sterling Hill and their minerals for publication in this journal...the dates on the calendar and plan to attend. A new slate of officers is scheduled to head the F.O.M
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TABLE The Taylor Mine Volume 24 Autumn Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Incorporated...License. from the liditor 27th Annual FRANKLIN-STERLING HILL Mineral Show A SPECIAL WORD The Franklin Show...Institution, has become synonymous with Franklin and Sterling Hill, and for good reason. It is in large part, from...contributing an unprecedented number of mineral species, new to science from these deposits. Since our last issue...is our particular pleasure to say, FRANKLIN STERLING-HILL Congratulations! Dr. Dunn. MINERAL SHOW 25th
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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
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TRE PICEING JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 51, No. 1 - Spring 2010 ...al 4.0 International License. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS and STAFF...SECRETARY Tema J. Hecht 600 West 111TH Street, Apt. 11 B New York, NY 10025 (212) 749-5817 (Home) (917) 903-4687...Purported Greenockite (Cadmium Sulfide) From Sterling Hill, Donald Halterman, Jr. 8 Letters From the...Past, George Elling 9 Publisher THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. Editor FRED YOUNG
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THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 53, No. 2 – Fall 2012...Metamorphic Rocks, Part 1 • The Strange Morphologies of Graphite From the Trotter Dump • ‟Christmas Tree Ore” Explained...al 4.0 International License. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS AND STAFF...edu TEMA J. HECHT 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 H: (212) 749-5817 C: (917) 903-4687...Publisher THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. 40th Annual New Jersey Earth Science Association
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THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 56, No. 2 – Fall 2015...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. E From the Editor’s... Mineral Species Found at Franklin and Ogdensburg, New Jersey, FMM Species List Committee . . . . . .... . . . . . 29 rt D A E Happenings at Sterling Hill, William Kroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF THE FRANKLIN-STERLING AREA, NEW JERSEY By J. M. Hague, J. L. Baum, L. A. Herrmann...The Franklin-Sterling area is located in Sussex County, New Jersey, and Orange County, New York, along...along the western border of the New Jersey Highlands. A geologic study of the Precambrian rocks of the area...metavolcanic types was undertaken by geologists of The New Jersey Zinc Company. The marble and paragneisses have...Mountain gneisses, the Franklin marble band, the Cork Hill gneiss zone, the Wildcat marble band, and the Pochuck
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The Sterling Mine A Talk with BOB METSGER THE STERLING MINE AT OGDENSURG, New Jersey, and the Franklin...Franklin mine close by are noteworthy for the great number of different minerals that occur there, including...minerals, have been recorded from Franklin and Sterling HUL This is a greater variety of minerals—both...conjecture. The Franklin mine closed in 1954 with the exhaustion of its ores, but Sterling continued in operation...species. In 1987, however, Sterling ceased operation, and with the closing of the mine, an era has closed for
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JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGIGAL SOCIETY VOLUME 16 FEBRUARY 1975 NUMBER 1 www.FOMSNJ..."Memorabilia and the Native Elements of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mining District". Saturday, April 19th Field...Kraissl, Jr. re: "Simple Silicates of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mining District". Sunday, May 18th Field Trip...second year of office. For 1975, therefore, we have a new administration headed by Bernard Kozykowski as President...Secretary, and Rudolph Appeld as Treasurer, are new to these offices. Their records as active and highly
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y ICKTNC TABLE JOURNAL of the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. SPRING, 1990 VOLUME...al 4.0 International License. The FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, Inc. The Officers, Trustees...Woods Treasurer John Cianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex, NJ 07461 Assistant Treasurer Steven C. Misiur...Editor 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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