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Locality Name:
Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Oldest recorded age at locality: 1349
Youngest recorded age at locality: 940

mindat Locality ID: 251986
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-251986.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 5
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 5

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Canfield Mica Locality
Fowler Quarry (Nichol Quarry; B. Nicoll Quarry; Nicoll Quarry; Nicol Quarry; Cellate Quarry)
Franklin Iron Company Quarry (Pistol Range Quarry; Rifle Range Quarry)
Franklin Quarry (Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry)
Furnace Quarry

Latitude: 41°6'18"N
Longitude: 74°35'29"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.105,-74.591388888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Diaspore
Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Humite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scapolite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Titanite
Tourmaline

Albite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chondrodite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Corundum ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Edenite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluoborite ()*	Fluor-uvite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluorophlogopite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Margarite ()*	Meionite ()*	Microcline ()*
Muscovite ()*	Norbergite ()*	Pargasite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Talc ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Calcite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Diaspore
Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Humite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scapolite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Titanite
Tourmaline

42 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1349	940	2	243779,243780	8803
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1349	940	1	243777	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1349	940	1	243779	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1349	940	4	243777,243778,243779,243780	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1349	940	1	243779	5509
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1349	940	5	243776,243777,243778,243779,243780	27770
Chondrodite ()*	Humite	Mg₅(SiO₄)₂F₂	1349	940	2	243777,243779	285
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1349	940	1	243779	1756
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1349	940	1	243779	1797
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1349	940	1	243779	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1349	940	1	243779	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1349	940	3	243777,243778,243779	160
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1349	940	1	243776	8173
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	1349	940	1	243779	52
Fluor-uvite ()*	Tourmaline	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	1349	940	4	243777,243778,243779,243780	19
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1349	940	4	243776,243777,243778,243779	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1349	940	3	243778,243779,243780	9617
Fluorophlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	1349	940	4	243776,243777,243778,243779	47
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1349	940	1	243779	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1349	940	2	243776,243779	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1349	940	4	243776,243777,243778,243779	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1349	940	1	243779	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1349	940	1	243779	407
Magnesio-fluoro-hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂F₂	1349	940	1	243776	6
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1349	940	1	243779	238
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1349	940	1	243779	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1349	940	1	243779	5674
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	1349	940	1	243779	168
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1349	940	1	243779	176
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1349	940	1	243779	4924
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1349	940	2	243779,243780	17380
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂	1349	940	4	243777,243778,243779,243780	37
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1349	940	2	243777,243779	313
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1349	940	4	243777,243778,243779,243780	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1349	940	5	243776,243777,243778,243779,243780	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1349	940	1	243779	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1349	940	2	243779,243780	5614
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1349	940	1	243779	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1349	940	4	243777,243778,243779,243780	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1349	940	1	243779	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1349	940	3	243778,243779,243780	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1349	940	1	243779	2562

11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Be-00028	940	940	940			high		Yes		Samfowlerite, Wawayandaite	Be	8541	Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA		Volkert et al. (2005)	10.1016/j.precamres.2005.06.003	PR139_1
Kristen001384	1289	1275	1282±7		emplacement of tonalite protolith		zircon	Yes	Zircon			8541	Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001385	1259	1245	1252±7		arc magmatism		zircon	Yes	Zircon			8541	Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001398	1302	1286	1294±8		extrusion of rhyolite protolith		zircon	Yes	Zircon			8541	Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001399	1349	1331	1340±9		detrital xenocrysts		zircon	Yes	Zircon			8541	Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
sedznpb-00461	1180	1100	1180–1100					Yes				8541	Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	Franklin	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252
Kristen001386	1259	1249	1254±5	207Pb/206Pb	igneous crystallization of dacite protolith		zircon	Yes	Zircon			8827	Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001387	1031	1017	1024±7		metamorphism	high	zircon	Yes	Zircon			8827	Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001388	1051	1039	1045±6		formation of monazite cores	high	monazite	Yes				8827	Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001389	1037	1027	1032±5		formation of monazite mantles		monazite	Yes				8827	Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307
Kristen001390	978	962	970±8		formation of monazite rims		monazite	Yes				8827	Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	New Jersey Highlands	Vokert et al. (2010)	10.1130/2010.1206(14)	GSAM206_307

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
FKM-36	Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-36
FKM-37	Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-26-to-fkm-50/#FKM-37
FKM-112	Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-101-to-fkm-125/#FKM-112

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