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Locality Name:
Franklin Quarry (Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), 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: 8829
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8829.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Franklin Quarry (Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°5'35"N
Longitude: 74°36'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.093055555556,-74.600555555556
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteCalciteChloriteClayCorundumDiasporeFeldspar
FluoriteHumiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScapoliteSphaleriteSpinelTalcTitaniteTourmaline

39 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Azurite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chondrodite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Corundum  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Edenite  (*)Fluoborite  (*)Fluor-uvite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Fluorophlogopite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Hercynite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Margarite  (*)
Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)Muscovite  (*)Norbergite  (*)Pargasite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
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
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)134994003250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS134994009052
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2134994005509
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1349940027770
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F213499400285
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8134994001756
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3134994001797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6134994004135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)2134994009895
Edenite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2Mg5(Si7Al)O22(OH)213499400160
Fluoborite  (*)NoneMg3(BO3)F31349940052
Fluor-uvite  (*)TourmalineCaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F1349940019
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F134994002740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2134994009617
Fluorophlogopite  (*)MicaKMg3(Si3Al)O10F21349940047
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS1349940024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)134994007437
Graphite  (*)NoneC134994002812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O31349940014640
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O413499400407
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)213499400238
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)21349940012537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2134994005674
Margarite  (*)Mica ClayCaAl2Si2Al2O10(OH)213499400168
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)13499400176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)134994004924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)21349940017380
Norbergite  (*)HumiteMg3(SiO4)F21349940037
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)213499400313
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21349940039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8134994009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21349940061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2134994005614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS1349940021482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4134994001934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2134994003337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O134994004899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2134994002562


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 

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