The Franklin
and Sterling Hill mines have been known to produce specimens of:
Elements Class:
Sulfides Class:
- acanthite,
arsenopyrite, bornite,
breithauptite, carrolite,
chalcopyrite, covellite,
cuprostibite, digenite,
djurleite,
domeykite,
galena,
gersdorffite,
greenockite,
hawleyite,
lollingite,
marcasite,
molybdenite,
nickeline,
pararammelsbergite,
pyrite,
pyrrhotite,
rammelsbergite,
realgar,
safflorite,
skutterudite,
sphalerite,
stibnite and
wurtzite.
Sulfosalts
Subclass:
Halides Class:
Oxides Class:
- anatase,
aurorite,
birnessite,
brookite,
brucite,
chalcocite,
chalcophanite,
cianciulliite,
corundum,
cryptomelane,
cuprite,
feitknechtite,
franklinite,
gahnite,
goethite,
groutite,
hauckite
hausmannite,
hematite,
hercynite,
hetaerolite,
hydrohetaerolite,
jacobsite,
lawsonbauerite,
magnetite,
manganite,
manganosite,
mooreite,
pyrochroite,
pyrophanite,
romeiite,
rutile,
spinel,
todorokite,
uraninite,
woodruffite
and zincite
Carbonates Class:
- aragonite,
aurichalcite,
cerussite,
dolomite,
dypingite,
hydrotalcite,
hydrozincite,
kutnohorite,
loseyite,
malachite,
monohydrocalcite,
otavite,
pyroaurite,
rhodochrosite,
rosasite,
siderite,
sjogrenite,
smithsonite,
strontianite
and znucalite.
Borates Subclass:
- cahnite,
canavesite,
fluoborite,
mcallisterite,
roweite
and
sussexite
Sulfates Class:
- anglesite,
anhydrite,
antlerite,
barite,
bassanite,
bianchite,
brochantite,
celestite,
connellite,
charlesite,
devilline,
epsomite,
erythrite,
ferrimolybdite,
gypsum,
halotrichite,
hexahydrite,
huebnerite,
linarite,
mooreite,
orthoserpierite,
powellite,
scheelite,
serpierite,
spangolite,
starkeyite,
thaumasite,
torreyite
and wulfenite.
Phosphates Class:
Arsenates Subclass:
- adamite,
adelite,
akrochordite,
allactite,
annabergite,
arseniosiderite,
bementite,
austinite,
brandtite,
chlorophoenicite,
clinoclase,
duftite,
euchroite,
eveite,
flinkite,
fluckite,
guerinite,
haidingerite,
hedyphane,
holdenite,
jarosewichite,
johnbamite,
kolicite,
kraisslite,
legrandite,
liroconite,
magnesium-chlorophoenicite,
magnussonite,
manganberzeliite,
manganese-hornesite,
mcgovernite,
metalodevite,
meta-zeunerite,
mimetite,
ogdensburgite,
ojuelaite,
parabrandtite,
parasymplesite,
pharmacolite,
pharmacosiderite,
picropharmacolite,
retzain-(La),
retzain-(Nd),
sarkinite,
scorodite,
sterlinghillite,
synadelphite,
tilasite,
uranospinite,
villyaellenite and
yukonite
Silicates Class:
- actinolite,
aegirine,
albite,
allanite-(Ce),
alleghanyite,
almandine,
analcime,
anandite,
andradite,
anorthite,
anorthoclase,
apophyllite,
augite,
axinite,
bakerite,
bannisterite,
barylite,
barysilite,
bementite,
biotite,
bostwickite,
bultfonteinite,
bustamite,
caryopilite,
celsian,
chabazite,
chamosite,
chloritoid,
chondrodite,
chrysocolla,
chinochlore,
clinohedrite,
clinohumite,
clinozoisite,
clintonite,
cummingtonite,
cuspidine,
datolite,
diopside,
dravite,
edenite,
epidote,
esperite,
ferro-actinolite,
fraipontite,
franklinfurnaceite,
franklinphilite,
freidelite,
gageite-1Tc,
gageite-2M,
ganophyllite,
genthelvite,
gerstmannite,
glaucochroite,
goldmanite,
grossular,
hancockite,
hardystonite,
hastingsite,
hedenbergite,
hemimorphite,
hendricksite,
heulandite,
hodgkinsonite,
hornblende,
humite,
hyalophane,
illite,
jerrygibbsite,
johannsenite,
junitoite,
kaolinite,
kentrolite,
kittatinnyite,
kottigite,
larsenite,
laumontite,
lennilenapeite,
leucophoenicite,
magnesioriebeckite,
manganhumite,
manganpyrosmalite,
margarite,
margarosanite,
marialite,
marsturite,
meionite,
microcline,
minehillite,
muscovite,
nasonite,
natrolite,
nelenite,
neotocite,
nontronite,
norbergite,
olivine,
oligoclase,
orthoclase,
pargasite,
pectolite,
pennantite,
petedunnite,
phlogopite,
piemontite,
pimelite,
prehnite,
pumpellyite,
pyroxmangite,
rhodonite,
richterite,
roeblingite,
samfowlerite,
sauconite,
scapolite,
schallerite,
schorl,
sclarite,
sepiolite,
serpentine,
sillimanite,
sonolite,
sphene,
spessartine,
stilbite,
talc,
tephroite,
thomsonite,
thorite,
thortveitite,
tirodite,
tremolite,
uranophane,
uvite,
vesuvianite,
willemite,
wawayandaite,
wollastonite,
xonotlite,
yeatmanite
and zinalsite
bold - indicates that either Franklin
or Sterling Hill is the type locality for that mineral.
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