Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Passaic Pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 3961
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3961.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Passaic Pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°4'57"N
Longitude: 74°36'21"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.0825,-74.605833333333

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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Copper
Coronadite	Corundum	Descloizite	Diaspore	Dundasite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Malachite	Mica
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sartorite
Scapolite	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Talc	Thomsonite	Titanite	Tourmaline
Wollastonite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti V W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au B Ba Be C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti V W Zn Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Baryte Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Chalcopyrite Clay Copper
Coronadite Corundum Descloizite Diaspore Dundasite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Malachite Mica
None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Sartorite
Scapolite Scheelite Serpentine Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Talc Thomsonite Titanite Tourmaline
Wollastonite Zircon

64 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anorthite ()*
Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Aurorite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Baumhauerite ()*	Bornite ()*	Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcophanite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysotile ()*	Corundum ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Descloizite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dundasite ()*	Fluoborite ()*
Fluor-uvite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Franklinite ()*	Gahnite ()*
Galena ()*	Genthelvite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Graeserite ()*
Hastingsite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hendricksite ()*	Hetaerolite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Meionite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pararealgar ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Segnitite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*
Tephroite ()*	Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Willemite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Woodruffite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1349	940	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1349	940	8803
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	1349	940	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1349	940	2734
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1349	940	1036
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1349	940	2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1349	940	919
Aurorite ()*	None	Mn²⁺Mn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	1349	940	22
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1349	940	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1349	940	11547
Baumhauerite ()*	Sartorite	Pb₁₂As₁₆S₃₆	1349	940	15
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1349	940	5516
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂	1349	940	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1349	940	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1349	940	4979
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1349	940	5707
Chalcophanite ()*	None	ZnMn⁴⁺₃O₇·3H₂O	1349	940	197
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1349	940	27198
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1349	940	951
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1349	940	1797
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1349	940	599
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)	1349	940	378
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1349	940	4135
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O	1349	940	97
Fluoborite ()*	None	Mg₃(BO₃)F₃	1349	940	52
Fluor-uvite ()*	Tourmaline	CaMg₃(Al₅Mg)(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	1349	940	19
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1349	940	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1349	940	9617
Franklinite ()*	Spinel	ZnFe³⁺₂O₄	1349	940	52
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1349	940	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1349	940	24243
Genthelvite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Be₃Zn₄(SiO₄)₃S	940	940	60
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1349	940	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1349	940	30554
Graeserite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₄Ti₃As³⁺O₁₃(OH)	1349	940	3
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1349	940	209
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1349	940	1689
Hendricksite ()*	Mica	KZn₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1349	940	9
Hetaerolite ()*	Spinel	ZnMn³⁺₂O₄	1349	940	73
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1349	940	1066
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1349	940	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1349	940	12537
Meionite ()*	Scapolite	Ca₄Al₆Si₆O₂₄(CO₃)	1349	940	176
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1349	940	2349
Pararealgar ()*	None	As₄S₄	1349	940	57
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1349	940	2273
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1349	940	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	1349	940	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1349	940	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1349	940	4894
Segnitite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆	1349	940	134
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	1349	940	2473
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1349	940	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1349	940	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1349	940	3337
Tephroite ()*	Olivine	Mn²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1349	940	240
Thomsonite-Ca ()*	Thomsonite	NaCa₂(Al₅Si₅)O₂₀·6H₂O	1349	940	452
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1349	940	4899
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	1349	940	433
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄	1349	940	303
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	1349	940	1247
Woodruffite ()*	None	Zn₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀·4H₂O	1349	940	25
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1349	940	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1031	1017	5251

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
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
sedznpb-00491	1180	1100	1180–1100					Yes				3948	Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA	Sterling Hill	Singer et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009-1252

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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