| Locality type: | Pit |
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| Species: | Genthelvite |
| Formula: | Be3Zn4(SiO4)3S |
| Comments: | Found in an assemblage of gahnite, apatite, rhodonite, galena, quartz, titanite, zircon, barite and ore minerals in the footwall of the East vein, Sterling orebody, in the Passaic Pit at the entrance to the fill quarry. Most specimen were represented by s |
| Habit: | 7.5 to 8 cm on edge |
| Colour: | Colorless, whitish, pale greenish. |
| Luminescent properties: | Gray-green (LW UV). |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Galena | ⓘ3 photos of Genthelvite associated with Galena at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ3 photos of Genthelvite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Pyroxene Group | 2 photos of Genthelvite associated with Pyroxene Group at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Genthelvite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Bornite | ⓘ2 photos of Genthelvite associated with Bornite at this locality. |
| Augite | ⓘ2 photos of Genthelvite associated with Augite at this locality. |
| Actinolite | ⓘ1 photo of Genthelvite associated with Actinolite at this locality. |
| Rhodonite | ⓘ1 photo of Genthelvite associated with Rhodonite at this locality. |
| Titanite | ⓘ1 photo of Genthelvite associated with Titanite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Genthelvite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 90010 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:90010:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a2f6e59d-04cb-4a1d-a828-fa10ffc452f2 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Genthelvite |
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| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| References |
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Leavens, P. B., Zullo, J., & Verbeek, E. (2009). A complex, genthelvite-bearing skarn from the Passaic pit, Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. Axis, 5, 26. |
Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA