Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

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

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

mindat Locality ID: 295900
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-295900.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Franklin Marble, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Whispering Woods Lane

Latitude: 41°5'11"N
Longitude: 74°36'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.086388888889,-74.606944444444

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	Calcite	Humite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Pyroxene

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 C Ca F Fe H K Mg O S Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Calcite Humite Mica Nickeline None Pyroxene

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Calcite ()*	Diopside ()*	Fluorophlogopite ()*	Graphite ()*	Norbergite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1349	940	1	243812	27770
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1349	940	1	243812	4135
Fluorophlogopite ()*	Mica	KMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀F₂	1349	940	1	243812	47
Graphite ()*	None	C	1349	940	1	243812	2812
Norbergite ()*	Humite	Mg₃(SiO₄)F₂	1349	940	1	243812	37
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1349	940	1	243812	9056
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1349	940	1	243812	2562

10 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
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

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