| Locality type: | Pit |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Magnetite |
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Grains and crystals to >15 cm found in the saddle between the Passaic and Noble Pits associated with spessartine, augite, microcline, fluorapatite. The best crystals were found "loose" in saprolite alteration of the enclosing calcite. |
| Habit: | octahedral, commonly rounded |
| Colour: | black metallic |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Spessartine | ⓘ20 photos of Magnetite associated with Spessartine at this locality. |
| Calcite | ⓘ16 photos of Magnetite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Augite | ⓘ10 photos of Magnetite associated with Augite at this locality. |
| Microcline | ⓘ7 photos of Magnetite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Hastingsite | ⓘ6 photos of Magnetite associated with Hastingsite at this locality. |
| Anomalite | ⓘ4 photos of Magnetite associated with Anomalite at this locality. |
| Actinolite | ⓘ3 photos of Magnetite associated with Actinolite at this locality. |
| Grossular | ⓘ3 photos of Magnetite associated with Grossular at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | ⓘ2 photos of Magnetite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Meionite | ⓘ1 photo of Magnetite associated with Meionite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Magnetite 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 (19 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 407773 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:407773:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 274f3e2f-9bbb-47b4-a7bd-0fd45add91e0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘNoble pit (Lot #10 - Ogden Divisions; Noble Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘSterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 2.9km (1.8 miles) | ⓘGooseberry Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘPanic Mine, Balls Hill Iron Mines, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘFurnace Mine (Furnace Vein Mine), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.6km (2.2 miles) | ⓘEdison Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.6km (2.3 miles) | ⓘRoberts Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.6km (2.3 miles) | ⓘDavenport Mine, Sparta Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘPike's Peak Mine (Franklin Iron Mine), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| 3.7km (2.3 miles) | ⓘLongshore shaft (Longshore Mine; Longshore Iron Mine), Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA |
| References |
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Passaic pit, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA