| Locality type: | Pit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Hendricksite |
| Formula: | KZn3(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Large crystals to over 9 cm across and more than 15 cm long in marble associated with tough, massive, dark augite/hendricksite/gahnite rock in the East Ore Vein. Good crystals at the contacts of these rocks. |
| Habit: | prismatic with tapering or pinacoidal terminations |
| Colour: | dark brownish black |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | ⓘ5 photos of Hendricksite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | ⓘ5 photos of Hendricksite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Hydrozincite | ⓘ5 photos of Hendricksite associated with Hydrozincite at this locality. |
| Andradite | ⓘ3 photos of Hendricksite associated with Andradite at this locality. |
| Schefferite | 1 photo of Hendricksite associated with Schefferite at this locality. |
| Gahnite | ⓘ1 photo of Hendricksite associated with Gahnite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hendricksite 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 (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 721419 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:721419:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 6f55a83e-e121-4f5f-be02-b0e2a234631f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hendricksite |
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| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘTaylor Road dumps, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘBuckwheat pit, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.0km (2.5 miles) | ⓘFranklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.2km (2.6 miles) | ⓘTrotter Mine, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘParker shaft, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘMill site dump, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| References |
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Leavens, P. B., Zullo, J., & Verbeek, E. (2009). A complex, genthelvite-bearing skarn from the Passaic pit, Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. Axis, 5, 26. |
Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA