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Opal from
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:841466
Long-form Identifier:1:3:841466:3
GUID (UUID V4):7add0ee0-28d6-4f6c-8a23-fc588be534e1
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAllen Mine, Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘBEMCO prospect (Charlotte Mine), Cranberry Lake, Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘLowrance Mine, Netcong, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘDickerson Mine, Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘRhein Property, Amity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘUpper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘMcDowell's Quarry (Osborne and Marsellis Quarry), Upper Montclair, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘF.J. Marley Quarry, Verona, Essex County, New Jersey, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...Rider College. Subject - Geology of Northwest New Jersey. Saturday, October 16th. Field trip to the...Rambling Through New Jersey Sunday, November 21st. Field trip to the Gooseberry Dumps, Cork Hill Road, Franklin
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 50, No. 1– Spring 2009 $20.00 U.S. ... Inside This Issue: • Opal added to the Franklin-Sterling Hill species list • Uraninite - a “First Find”...Trotter Dump • A useful analog to the Franklin-Sterling Hill mineral deposit • Geology of the Hamburg Quarry...Quarry • A rare mineral discovered in the New Jersey Highlands • How to Photoshop® edit your mineral photos...al 4.0 International License. The Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc. OFFICERS and STAFF
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
greenish-white) in calcite (fluorescent red), Franklin, New Jersey. Shortwave UV radiation; spec­ imen 7 bylO cm...Agate (fluorescent green), Apache Creek, Catron County, New Mexico. Shortwave UV radiation; central cavity...a block of ore from 1100 level, Sterling mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. Photographed under shortwave UV...minerals; by mineralogists as an aid to characterizing new min­ erals; and by geologists in examining drill...CalcSilicate Locality near Genesee Park, Jefferson County, Colorado" and was coauthored with Dan E. Kile
Journal (issue)
Notes on the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey By John S. Albanese VOL. I OCTOBER 1960...address: John S. Albanese P. 0. Box 221 Union, New Jersey No. 5 -79Zincite Zincite is commonly massive...zincite from the ore bodies at both Franklin and Sterling Hill was about one per cent of the total ore. Rich...are Zincite is rare except at the Franklin-Sterling Hill zinc deposits. It has been reported from Olkusz...of a portion of a crystal, but to have developed new crystals from it. Many crystals have in­ clusions
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)
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 (issue)
TABL JOURNAL of the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC. FALL, 1990 VOLUME 31, No. 2 PRICE...al 4.0 International License. The FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, Inc. The Officers, Trustees...Branchville, NJ 07826 JohnCianciulli 60 Alpine Road, Sussex, NJ 07461 Secretary Treasurer Assistant Treasurer...(Editor) PUBLICATIONS available from the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY TITLE PRIC1 PALACHE,...(1935) The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. US. Geological Survey Professional
Journal (issue)
TABLE JOURNAL of the FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, Inc. FALL, 1991 VOLUME 32, No. 2 Price...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 PALACHE, Charles...(1935) The Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey. U.S. Geological Survey Professional
Journal (issue)
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY VOLUMES AUGUST 1968 NUMBER 2 www.FOMSNJ...M. to Noon. September 21st Cellate Quarry, Cork Hill Road, Franklin. Meeting 2:30 P. A. Speaker, John...International License. We particularly require a new Field Trip Chairman. For three years we have enjoyed...resolution of the New Jersey State Legislature, the Borough Council and the Sussex County Board of Freeholders...the Borough Council, the Sussex County Board of Freeholders and other county officials, Franklin businessmen
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-profit...community which pertain to the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey Articles related to the minerals or mines
Report (issue)
BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK MINER.ALOGICAL CLUB Volume 3, No. 1. THE MINERALS of NEW YORK CITY and ITS...ITS ENVIRONS BY JAMES G. MANCHESTER NEW YORK PUBLISHED BY THE CLUB January, 1931 Copyright, 3931 BY...BY James G. Manchester AFFERTON PRESS NEW YORK I AUTHOR’S NOTE Since his boyhood days the author...of his recreational hours collecting minerals in New York City and its environs. A record lias been personally...in the old lists, and the names of many others, new to the district, and discovered in recent years,
Journal (issue)
October 3, 2013 Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. COOL NEW LOCATION !! The meeting will be at the Danbury Museum...“Mapping Our World” National Fossil Day is October 16 NEW DMS WEBSITE http://danburymineralogicalsociety.weebly...for the last few months of 2013, such as picking a new “slate of officers” to vote into office for 2014...course this may change after the election of the new officers, but at least until the end of December...Pawloski's program on the volcanos of Iceland. Our new meeting place, the Danbury Historical Society & Museum
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)
THE PICKING JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY Vol. 44, No. 2—Fall 2003 $15.00...Secretary Tema J. Hecht 600 West 111th Street, Apt. 11B New York, NY 10025 Membership Information Treasurer...mines, or mining history of the Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey, area is invited to join the FranklinOgdensburg...Mineral Museum News, John Cianciulli News From Sterling Hill, Joseph Kaiser FieldTrip Reports, StevenM. Kuitems...Special Attention to the Minerals of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Part I, GaryGrenier Photographers' Guide to
Journal (issue)
THE PICKING TABLE Journal of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society Vol. 53, No. 2 – Fall 2012...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...Editor RICHARD J. KELLER, JR. Scenes From the New Jersey Earth Science Association Gem & Mineral Show
Journal (issue)
Notes on the Minerals J of Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey By John S. Albanese VOL. I JULY 1961...address: John S. Albanese P. 0. Box 221 Union, New Jersey No. 8 -133- Historical The Glory That Was...recent closure of the world famous mine of the New Jersey Zinc Company at Franklin, N. J. Known originally...Sweden, and the Riverside, California, quarries. Many new species were first found and identified in the Franklin...fluorescents stand out by contrast. At an early date the New Jersey Zinc Company installed (with­ out filters) large
Report (issue)
romanèchite, manganite, rhodochrosite, quartz, “opal”. Distribution: Widespread. Well-characterized...Oriente Province. In the USA, at Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co., New Jersey, and the Tip Top mine...National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA. References: (1) Palache, C., H. Berman, and C. Frondel...(2) Frondel, C., U.B. Marvin, and J. Ito (1960) New occurrences of todorokite. Amer. Mineral., 45, 1167–1173
Book
physical attribute of minerals. Few descriptions of new mineral discoveries will fail to report fluorescence...terms used in the study of fluorescence. For those new to the minerals that fluoresce and the localities...Arkansas; William DeLorraine and Fred Totten of Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown of Lucerne Valley, California...Connecticut, and Richard Bostwick of Bloomfield, New Jersey. James Ferraiolo has provided prepublication...AutoCAD program. Helen Brumbaugh of the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Library managed to obtain a seemingly endless
Book
physical attribute of minerals. Few descriptions of new mineral discoveries will fail to report fluoresi...terms used in the study of fluorescence. For those new to the minerals that fluoresce and the localities...Arkansas; William DeLorraine and Fred Totten of Balmat, New York; and Howard Brown of Lucerne Valley, California...Connecticut, and Richard Bostwick of Bloomfield, New Jersey. James Ferraiolo has provided prepublication...AutoCAD program. Helen Brumbaugh of the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Library managed to obtain a seemingly endless
Catalog/List
of the Board Kathleen Guzman Managing Director New York Jim Halperin Ed Beardsley Craig Kissick ...Meteorites, Fossils, Lapidary Art and something a bit new for our department – a group of Scientiic Instruments...Gemstone: Pink Tourmaline - 7.85 Cts. California, USA Pink Tourmaline is one of the most popular and recognizable...mine; Harris mine) Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co. Utah, USA This exceptionally rare stone is a stunning cushion... 72012 Gemstone: Tourmaline - 11.52 Cts. California, USA One of the most popular varieties of mineral, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cincinnati Gem and Mineral Show (1-2 May). STERLING HILL MINE TO BE RE-CREATED In the January/February...January/February issue, this column previewed plans for the new Hall of Geology, Gems and Minerals at t h e Smithsonian...replica of a portion of the famous Sterling Hill mine in Ogdensburg, New Jersey. The reproduction will be used...history of the mine, formerly operated by the New Jersey Zinc Company and now, under the development of...for its preservation and display. Visitors to Sterling Hill can tour both the underground mine and the rapidly
Journal (issue)
....16 Bench Tips ..........................18 New Sites of Sapphire Appreciation “Down Under” Club...Community Outlook ............74 A Sneak Peek at A New Column and Series SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS? Rock &...the Congo, courtesy Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com; opal specimen, courtesy of The Arkenstone Gallery of...walk along the Tomorrow River Trail, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. ANTOINETTE RAHN our staff EDITORIAL...visiting a public dig site? • Have you discovered new materials, techniques, or equipment you’ve used in
Journal (issue)
"Athens of America." Even more fortuitous for the new science of mineralogy was Philadelphia's location...presented the first public display of minerals in the new nation. Adam Seybert, a local chemist, was the first...of the American Philosophical Society. By 1812 a new wave of natural scientists met to establish an organization...of mineralogy. geology, zoology and botany. The new Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia elected...Periodicals Postage (USPS 751-150) paid at Peekskill, New York and additional locations. Postmaster: Send address
Book
Copyright i&l 1983 by Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Van Nostrand Reinhold...manufacturers have recently responded by the introduction of new ultraviolet equipment with major improvements in...Totten of the Governeur Talc Company at Balmat, New York, and C. MacDonald Grout and Bill Lorraine, geologists...Balmat, New York. Similarly, thanks are extended to John Baum, retired geologist of the New Jersey Zinc...helped in this way. Ewald Gerstmann of Franklin, New Jersey, permitted me to examine a number of specimens
Book
Fluorescent Minerals Manuel Robbins oy oar VAN NOSTRAND NEW YORK CINCINNATI REINHOLD COMPANY TORONTO LONDON...Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 135 West 50th Street, New York, N.Y. 10020 Van Nostrand Reinhold 480 Latrobe...manufacturers have recently responded by the introduction of new ultraviolet equipment with major improvements in...Totten of the Governeur Talc Company at Balmat, New York, and C. MacDonald Grout and Bill Lorraine, geologists...Balmat, New York. Similarly, thanks are extended to John Baum, retired geologist of the New Jersey Zinc
 
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