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Greenockite from
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Greenockite
Formula:CdS
Comments:Collected as dark yellow coatings on fracture surfaces in sphalerite-rich matrix, 500' level (C.S. Lemanski, Jr. - analysis by R.E. Jenkins II).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Franklinite3
Willemite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Greenockite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5810
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5810:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Greenockite
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘBuckwheat dump mineral collecting site, Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘProspect Park Quarry, Prospect Park, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
40.3km (25.0 miles) ⓘLower New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘUpper New Street Quarry, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘFrancisco Brothers Quarry, Great Notch, Little Falls Township, Passaic County, New Jersey, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘHoudaille Quarry (Summit Quarry; Commonwealth Quarry), Springfield, Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, USA
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘFriedensville Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
89.4km (55.6 miles) ⓘUeberroth Mine, Friedensville, Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
99.7km (61.9 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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