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Locality Name:
Gooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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

mindat Locality ID: 8856
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-8856.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 41°6'25"N
Longitude: 74°35'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 41.106944444444,-74.595555555556
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 Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B C Ca Cu Fe H Mg Mo O S Si Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteAxiniteCalciteChalcopyriteClinozoisiteEpidoteGarnetMolybdeniteNickeline
NonePyritePyroxeneSpinelZircon

13 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Andradite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)Axinite-(Fe)  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Epidote  (*)Magnetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2134994003419
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3134994001534
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS134994009052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6134994002060
Axinite-(Fe)  (*)AxiniteCa4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)213499400260
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)1349940027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS21349940027198
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)134994008173
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O41349940014899
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2134994005800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS21349940039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8134994009056
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 

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