Whispering Woods Lane, Franklin Marble, Sterling Hill, Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Whispering Woods Lane | - not defined - |
| Franklin Marble | - not defined - |
| Sterling Hill | Hill |
| Sparta | Town |
| Sussex County | County |
| New Jersey | State |
| USA | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 5' 11'' North , 74° 36' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ogdensburg | 2,286 (2017) | 1.4km |
| Franklin | 4,855 (2017) | 4.5km |
| Sparta | 19,722 (2018) | 6.5km |
| Hamburg | 3,155 (2017) | 7.9km |
| Lake Mohawk | 9,916 (2017) | 8.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Museum Mineralogical Society | Morristown, New Jersey | 34km |
| North Jersey Mineralogical Society, Inc. | Paterson, New Jersey | 41km |
| Orange County Mineral Society | Middletown, New York | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
9156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:9156:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e3a96930-eb8e-422a-917c-8d034a01afd6
This relatively new locality, at the intersection of Passaic Street and the new housing development road, Whispering Woods Lane, is a roadcut to establish a line-of-sight safety zone at the new intersection. It lies just inside Sparta Township but on the famous Sterling Hill. The excavation, now covered over by landscaping, is in Precambrian Franklin marble and yielded some of the finest fluorescent norbergite and associated species ever seen. This locality is within the Franklin Mining District.
Important notice: The famous part of Sterling Hill with zinc ores was originally in Sparta. In 1914, part of Sparta, containing both the village of Ogdensburg and a small part of Sterling Hill where the zinc mines were located, became the town of Ogdensburg. A small part of Sparta with outcrop occurrences of Franklin Marble, such as Whispering Woods Lane, are still in the Franklin Mining District, however. Other portions of the Franklin Marble, such as those from the Lime Crest Quarry, also in Sparta, are not part of the Franklin Mining District, as strictly defined. By conspicuously changing the Mindat hierarchy to show Sterling Hill in Sparta there would probably result in many "Sterling Hill" minerals and photos from the famous zinc ore bodies to be erroneously posted in Sterling Hill, Sparta. None of the zinc ore minerals nor any of the famous fluorescent zinc minerals such as willemite have been found within the currently defined borders of Sparta township.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix. |
| β Fluorophlogopite Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 References: |
| β Graphite Formula: C Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix. |
| β Norbergite Formula: Mg3(SiO4)F2 Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix. |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS References: |
| β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 Description: Large blebs of light yellow norbergite with white diopside and divergent sprays of prismatic, light gray tremolite crystals in graphitic Franklin marble matrix. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Norbergite | 9.AF.40 | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Fluorophlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| F | β Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | β Norbergite | Mg3(SiO4)F2 |
| Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
USA
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- Franklin Mining DistrictMining District
- Sussex County
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
