Franklin (New Jersey)

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Franklin
Franklin (USA)
Franklin
Franklin
Coordinates 41 ° 6 '38 "  N , 74 ° 35' 22"  W Coordinates: 41 ° 6 '38 "  N , 74 ° 35' 22"  W.
Basic data
Country United States

State

New Jersey
ISO 3166-2 US NJ
surface 11.8 km²
Residents 5160 (2000)
density 437.3  Ew. / km²
founding around 1600Template: Infobox location / maintenance / date
Website www.franklinboro.com (English)
politics
mayor Paul B. Crowley (2011)

Franklin , also known as "the Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World" (translated: world capital of fluorescent minerals ), is a municipality in Sussex County of New Jersey on the east coast of the United States .

geography

According to the authority for population statistics , the urban area covers a total area of ​​around 11.8 km 2 , of which around 11.6 km 2 are land and around 0.2 km 2 are water. The US Census in 2010 after the population was 5160th

history

Franklin was founded around 1600 as a mining settlement near the "Franklin Mine", also known as the "Franklin furnace". Since the area is over a very mineral-rich ore body , other mines and later smelters were operated in the Franklin area and near the Wallkill River . Mainly iron and zinc were mined and processed . In 1897 all of the mines around Franklin merged to form the New Jersey Zinc Company - later renamed the Horsehead Corporation - which became Franklin's largest employer and even attracted immigrants from Russia , Great Britain , Hungary and Poland . In 1966, the Horsehead Corporation became part of Gulf + Western (Gulf and Western Industries, Inc).

Mineral finds

Franklinite and Willemite from the "Franklin Mine"

Since mining began, over 250 minerals and mineral varieties have been found in the Franklin mining area , many of them fluorescent .

For the minerals Bannisterit , Bementit , Bostwickit , bustamite , Cahnit , Charlesit , Chlorophoenicit , Cianciulliit , Klinoedrit , epidote - (Pb), Esperit , Feitknechtit , Franklinite , Franklinphilit , Gageit (and Gageit-2M), Glaukochroit , Hardystonit , Hendricksit , Hodgkinsonit , Holdenit , Jarosewichit , Jerrygibbsit , Johannsenite , Johnbaumit , Kittatinnyit , Larsenit , Lennilenapeit , Leukophönicit , Loseyit , Magnesiochlorophönicit , Margarosanit , Marsturit , Minehillit , Nasonit , Nelenit , Petedunnit , Roeblingit , Roweite , Samfowlerit , Schallerit , Sclarit , Sussexit , Turneaureit , Wawayandait , Yeatmanite and zincite , the place is also considered a type locality .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of Franklin Furnace / Borough of Franklin
  2. ^ Mindat - Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA (description of the location and list of mineral discoveries)

Web links

Commons : Franklin Mine, Franklin  - Collection of images, videos and audio files