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Locality Name:
Trotter Mine (Lehigh Mine; Trotter Shaft; Trotter Dump), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 3960
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3960.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Trotter Mine (Lehigh Mine; Trotter Shaft; Trotter Dump), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°7'4"N
Longitude: 74°35'14"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.117777777778,-74.587222222222
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ba Be C Ca Ce Co F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be C Ca Ce Co F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Th Ti U Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllaniteAllophaneAmphiboleAragoniteArsenopyriteAxiniteBaryteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClay
CorundumEpidoteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetLöllingiteMicaNickelineNonePerovskite
PhenakitePyritePyrosmalitePyroxeneRhodoniteRocksaltSkutteruditeSodaliteSphaleriteSpinel
StilpnomelaneTitaniteVivianiteWurtziteZircon

50 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Annabergite  (*)Aragonite  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Axinite-(Mn)  (*)Baryte  (*)Bementite  (*)
Breithauptite  (*)Calcite  (*)Clino-suenoite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Franklinite  (*)Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Glaucodot  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hendricksite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganosite  (*)Microcline  (*)Nelenite  (*)
Neotocite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pararammelsbergite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyroxmangite  (*)Rammelsbergite  (*)Rhodonite  (*)Safflorite  (*)Skutterudite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stilpnomelane  (*)Sussexite  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Uraninite  (*)Willemite  (*)Zincite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)134994008803
Allanite-(Ce)  (*)Allanite EpidoteCaCe(Al2Fe2+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)13499400706
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3134994001534
Annabergite  (*)VivianiteNi3(AsO4)2·8H2O13499400445
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)134994003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS134994009052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6134994002060
Axinite-(Mn)  (*)AxiniteCa4Mn2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)21349940088
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)1349940011547
Bementite  (*)ClayMn7Si6O15(OH)813499400173
Breithauptite  (*)NickelineNiSb13499400175
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1349940027770
Clino-suenoite  (*)Amphibole   Mn2+2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21349940057
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2134994009895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2134994009617
Franklinite  (*)SpinelZnFe3+2O41349940052
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O413499400445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1349940024243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S940940060
Glaucodot  (*)Arsenopyrite(Co0.5Fe0.5)AsS13499400131
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31349940014640
Hendricksite  (*)MicaKZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2134994009
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)6134994001066
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O413499400172
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs213499400762
Magnesio-riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Mg3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21349940093
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41349940014899
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO1349940073
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)134994004924
Nelenite  (*)Pyrosmalite ClayMn2+16As3+3Si12O36(OH)17134994004
Neotocite  (*)Allophane(Mn,Fe)SiO3·H2O (?)13499400186
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs13499400633
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS13499400767
Pararammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs21349940052
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21349940039462
Pyroxmangite  (*)NoneMn2+SiO313499400147
Rammelsbergite  (*)LöllingiteNiAs213499400233
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)13499400969
Safflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs213499400317
Skutterudite  (*)Skutterudite PerovskiteCoAs313499400531
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)134994002473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1349940021482
Stilpnomelane  (*)Stilpnomelane Clay(K,Ca,Na)(Fe,Mg,Al)8(Si,Al)12(O,OH)36·nH2O13499400456
Sussexite  (*)NoneMn2+BO2(OH)1349940025
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)134994001006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O134994004899
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2134994002718
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO413499400303
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO1349940098
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1031101705251


11 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Be-00028940940940  high   YesSamfowlerite, WawayandaiteBe8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA Volkert et al. (2005)10.1016/j.precamres.2005.06.003PR139_1 
Kristen001384128912751282±7 emplacement of tonalite protolithzircon  YesZircon  8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
Kristen001385125912451252±7 arc magmatismzircon  YesZircon  8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
Kristen001398130212861294±8 extrusion of rhyolite protolithzircon  YesZircon  8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
Kristen001399134913311340±9 detrital xenocrystszircon  YesZircon  8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
sedznpb-00461118011001180–1100     Yes  8541Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAFranklinSinger et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009-1252 
Kristen001386125912491254±5207Pb/206Pbigneous crystallization of dacite protolithzircon  YesZircon  8827Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
Kristen001387103110171024±7 metamorphismhighzircon  YesZircon  8827Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
Kristen001388105110391045±6 formation of monazite coreshighmonazite  Yes  8827Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
Kristen001389103710271032±5 formation of monazite mantlesmonazite  Yes  8827Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 
Kristen001390978962970±8 formation of monazite rimsmonazite  Yes  8827Noble Pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USANew Jersey HighlandsVokert et al. (2010)10.1130/2010.1206(14)GSAM206_307 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R120150Trotter Mine (Lehigh Mine; Trotter Shaft; Trotter Dump), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USAhttps://rruff.info/R120150

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