| Locality type: | Pit |
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| Species: | Tremolite |
| Formula: | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Very elongated crystals to at least 9.5 cm, with gray color possibly caused by tiny graphite inclusions. |
| Habit: | acicular |
| Colour: | gray |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | ⓘ4 photos of Tremolite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Graphite | ⓘ1 photo of Tremolite associated with Graphite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tremolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1483935 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1483935:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 50fd9cfd-fcae-4e69-afd5-6cd4d40eab4f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘWhispering Woods Lane, Franklin Marble, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘFranklin Quarry (Braens Quarry; Moses Bigelow Quarry; Farber Quarry), Franklin Marble, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘEdison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘLime Crest Quarry, Franklin Marble, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 15.1km (9.4 miles) | ⓘPochuck Mountain, McAfee, Vernon Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 18.7km (11.6 miles) | ⓘByram Crushed Stone Quarry (Tilcon Byram Quarry), Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 21.3km (13.3 miles) | ⓘScrub Oaks Mine (Replogle Mine), Mine Hill, Morris County, New Jersey, USA |
| 24.2km (15.0 miles) | ⓘAmity, Town of Warwick, Orange County, New York, USA |
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Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA