Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryIron, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsFranklinite, Willemite, Zincite
Other materialsSphalerite
Geology
Host rockMarble · Franklin Marble
Associated rockGneiss,Quartzite,Limestone · "Furnace Magnetite Bed", "Cork Hill Gneiss", "Hardyston Quartzite", "Kittatinny Limestone"
StructureFolding, faulting, and fractures control ore occurrence
Tectonic settingEpicratonic Basin
AlterationDolomitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10307218
MRDS IDK002900
Alternate namesFranklin District
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.1, -74.58292
References
Frondel, C. and Baum, J.L., 1974, Structure and mineralogy of the Franklin zinc-iron-manganese deposit, New Jersey: Economic Geology, v. 69, p. 157-180.PALACHE, C., 1935, THE MINERALS OF FRANKLIN AND STERLING HILL, SUSSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 180PINGER, A. W., 1950, GEOLOGY OF THE FRANKLIN - STERLING AREA, SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY; INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 18TH, PT. 7 P. 77 - 87.Dunn, P.J., 1995, Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey: the world's most magnificent mineral deposits, Part 1 160p., available from the distributor, the Franklin-Ogdesnburg Mineralogical Society, Franklin, New Jersey.