Bibliography (1-50)

	Bibliography (1-50)
	1810
1.	Bruce, Archibald, Description and chemical examination of an ore of zinc from New Jersey: American Mineralogical Journal, volume 1, pages 96–100 (volume pub. 1814). First description of zincite. Good account of its physical properties and an analysis. Suggests its use in brass manufacture. One of the first mineralogical papers in American scientific literature.
2.	Bruce, Archibald, Mineralogical notice respecting American fluates of lime: American Mineralogical Journal, volume 1, pages 32–83 (volume pub. 1814). First mention of fluorite at Franklin.
	1819
3.	Berthier, P., Analyse de deux mineraux zinciferes des Etats-Unis de l’Amerique: Annales des mines, 1st series, volume 4, pages 483–494. Translated by Benjamin Silliman in American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 2, pages 319–320, 1820. Mentions and confirms Bruce’s analysis of zincite, stating that material examined had been sent by Maclure to Vauquelin in 1811. Named it manganesian oxide of zinc. Describes for the first time and names franklinite.
	1820
4.	Pierce, James, Account of the geology, mineralogy, scenery, etc., of the Secondary region of New York and New Jersey and the adjacent regions: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 2, pages 181–109. Describes the white limestone as "not Archean." No particular mention of Franklin.
	1822
5.	Pierce, James, Geology, mineralogy, scenery, etc., of the Highlands of New York and New Jersey: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 5, pages 26–33. Mentions occurrence of red oxide of zinc with "iron ores."
6.	Silliman, Benjamin, Miscellaneous notices in mineralogy and geology: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 5, pages 39–42. Brief mention of sphalerite mixed with red oxide of zinc and "shot ore" (franklinite).
7.	Nuttall, Thomas, Observations and geological remarks on the minerals of Paterson and the valley of Sparta in New Jersey: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 5, pages 239–248. Taken from New York Medical and Phys. Journal, volume 1, pages 194–204. Brief account of the geology of the ore beds at both Franklin and Sterling Hill. Mentions for the first time many of the commoner minerals of both localities.
8.	Vanuxem, Lardner, and Keating, W. H., Account of the jeffersonite, a new mineral discovered at the Franklin Iron Works, near Sparta, in New Jersey: Acad. Natural Science, Philadelphia Journal, volume 2, pages 194–204. Describes and names jeffersonite, failing to recognize its true character as a pyroxene but giving an analysis.
9.	Vanuxem, Lardner, On a new locality of the automolite: Acad. Nat. Sci,. Philadelphia Journal, volume 2, pages 249–251.
10.	Seybert, Henry, Analysis of the maclureite or fluosilicate of magnesia, a new mineral species from New Jersey: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 5, pages 836–344. First published analysis of chondrodite containing fluorine.
11.	Torrey, John, Mineralogical notices: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 5, pages 399–403. Describes (page 400) octahedrons of franklinite and reports occurrence at Franklin of "siliceous oxyd of zinc" (willemite) and "manganesian feldspar" (rhodonite).
12.	Vanuxem, Lardner, and Keating, W. H., On the geology and mineralogy of Franklin, in Sussex County, N.J.: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Journal, volume 2, pages 277–288. An excellent geologic account of the ore bed and the white limestone and a list of 29 mineral species found in the vicinity. First mention of dysluite, a new spinel.
	1823
13.	Troost, Gerard, Account of the pyroxene of the United States and descriptions of some new varieties of its crystalline forms: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Journal, volume 3, pages 105–124. Describes and figures crystals of pyroxene and jeffersonite from Franklin, correcting Vanuxem and Keating’s description of the form of the latter. One of the first American papers on descriptive crystallography.
14.	Troost, Gerard, Notice of the yenite of Rhode Island and several other American minerals: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Journal, volume 3, pages 222–224. Mentions several minerals from Franklin presented by Fowler.
15.	Gibbs, George, Ittro cerite: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 6, page 379. Statement of the discovery of yttrocerite at Franklin. This reported discovery has never been confirmed.
16.	Breithaupt, August, Charakteristik des Mineral-systems, page 278. Describes and names, but without analysis, the mineral tephroite.
	1824
17.	Vanuxem, Lardner, and Keating, W. H., Observations upon some of the minerals discovered at Franklin Sussex County, N.J.: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Journal, volume 4, pages 3–11. First correct description of "siliceous oxide of zinc" (willemite), with analysis.
18.	Troost, Gerard, Observations on the zinc ores of Franklin and Sterling, Sussex County, N.J.: Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Journal, volume 4 (for 1824), pages 220–231, 1825. Erroneous description of the crystal form of willemite and of zincite.
19.	Seybert, Henry, Analysis of the pyroxene found at the Franklin Iron Works, near Sparta, N. J.: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 7, pages 145–149. Analysis of jeffersonite, better than Keating’s and confirming its nature as a pyroxene.
20.	Seybert, Henry, Analysis of the melanite from Franklin Furnace, Sussex County, N.J.: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 8, pages 300–301. A poor analysis of black garnet.
	1825
21.	Fowler, Samuel, [Letter to the editor]: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 9, page 244. Adds several species to the Franklin list of minerals.
22.	Robinson, Samuel, A catalogue of American minerals with their localities. (See Franklin, N.J., page 162.) A list of the minerals recorded from Franklin, chiefly compiled from Nuttall (7).
	1828
23.	Thomson, Thomas, Chemical examination of some minerals chiefly from America, with notes by John Torrey: Lyceum Nat. History New York Annals, volume 3, pages 9–86. Analyses, mostly poor, made by Thomson in Glasgow on material supplied by Torrey and by Nuttall. First analysis of tephroite and of rhodonite (impure fowlerite) and an incorrect analysis of willemite that led to much confusion regarding the nature of that mineral.
	1829
24.	Thomson, Thomas, [Analysis of polyadelphite]: Lyceum Natural History New York Annals, volume 3, page 9. This variety of garnet named by Thomson in his Mineralogy, volume 1, page 134, 1836.
	1831
25.	Breithaupt, August, Ueber die zinkhaltigen Mineralien aus New Jersey: Schweigger’s Journal, Band 62, pages 383–384. Corrects determination of cleavage of zincite and of tephroite.
26.	Abich, Hermann, Chemische Untersuchungen des Spinells und der Minerale von analoger Zusammensetzung: Poggendorff’s Annalen, Band 23, pages 305–354. Gives analyses of gahnite and of franklinite, with a discussion of the formula of franklinite.
	1832
27.	Von Kobell, Franz, Ueber die chemische Zusammensetzung des Franklinits: Schweigger’s Journal, Band 64, page 430. A discussion of the formula without new analyses.
28.	Shepard, C. U., Sketch of the mineralogy and geology of the counties of Orange, N.Y., and Sussex, N.J.: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 21, pages 321–334. Name fowlerite here first appears for a variety of rhodonite.
29.	Shepard, C. U., Treatise on mineralogy, 1st edition, volume 1, pt. 1, page 154. Name troostite first appears for the manganesian willemite of Franklin. Identity with willemite not established until much later.
	1836
30.	Fowler, Samuel, Of the white crystalline limestone [of Sussex County, N.J.] and the minerals and ores connected with it: Gordon’s Gazetteer of New Jersey, page 247. Reprinted in New Jersey Geological Survey Rept., 1836, 2d edition, pages 118–122. An incomplete descriptive list of the Franklin minerals.
31.	Rogers, H. D., [Reprint from [First] Report on the Geological Survey of the State of New Jersey, 1836]. Geology of the white limestone, which he regards as a metamorphic phase of the blue limestone. All the iron and zinc ore veins are regarded as of igneous origin, and are thought to have caused the alteration of the limestone by their intrusion
32.	Thomson, Thomas, Outlines of mineralogy, etc., volume 1, page 220. Analysis of dysluite (zinc spinel). Also a reprint of most of the material of Thomson (23).
	1840
33.	Rogers, H. D., [Reprint from Description of the geology of the State of New Jersey, Final Rept.] Reprints Fowler’s mineral list (30). Repeats much of the report (31) of 1836, describing the gneiss and white limestone in more detail. The gneiss is regarded as an altered sedimentary series.
	1843
34.	Hausmann, J. F. L., Ueber die Krystallisationen und die Structur des Zinkoxydes: Karsten’s Archiv Min., Band 17, pages 784–788, 1843. Review of the literature on zincite and artificial zinc oxide. Correct determination of the cleavage of zincite.
35.	Rammelsberg, C. F., Analysis of tephroite: Handbuch der Mineral-Chemie, 1st edition, 1st suppl., page 80, 1843. (Also in Poggendorff’s Annalen, Band 62, page 187, 1844.)
36.	Thomson, Thomas, Notice of some new minerals; Jeffersonite: Philos. Magazine, volume 22, page 193. Analysis of impure jeffersonite.
	1844
37.	Dana, J. D., System of mineralogy, 2d edition, page 44. A list of 84 species of minerals found at Franklin. This list was reprinted without change in the Manual of mineralogy, new edition, 1857.
38.	Alger, Francis, in Phillips, William, An elementary treatise on mineralogy, 5th edition, Boston. Notes on the characteristic minerals, with little that was new. Name sterlingite here suggested for zincite but never accepted.
	1845
39.	Alger, Francis, On the zinc mines of Franklin, Sussex County, N.J.: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 48, pages 252–204. Historical and geologic notes on the two deposits.
40.	Hayes, A. A., Analysis of zincite: American Journal of Science, 1st series, volume 48, page 260. Thought the color to be due to scales of hematite.
	1846
41.	Alger, Francis, Dysluite identical with automolite: American Journal of Science, 2d series, volume 1, pages 121–122. Also in Boston Society Natural History Proc., volume 2, page 88, and in Boston Journal of Natural History, volume 5, pages 303–305.
42.	Delesse, Achille, and Des Cloizeaux, Alfred, Sur la villemite: Annales des mines, 4th series, volume 10, page 211. Analysis of willemite from Franklin, confirming that of Vanuxem and Keating (17).
	1847
43.	Whitney, J. D., Analyse des Rothzinkerzes aus Sterling in New Jersey: Poggendorff’s Annalen, Band 71, pages 169–172. Two analyses of zincite.
	1849
44.	Hunt, T. S., Chemical examination of algerite, a new mineral species, including a description of the mineral by F. Alger: American Journal of Science, 2d series:, volume 8; pages 103–106. Also in Boston Journal of Natural History, volume 6, pages 118–123.
45.	Hermann, Rudolph, [Analyses of Franklin minerals]; Journal prakt. Chemie, Band 47, pages 5, 12. Analyses of rhodonite and willemite. Shows the identity of willemite and troostite, of jeffersonite and pyroxene, and points out the relation of tephroite to the olivine group. Written to correct the errors of Thomson’s analyses.
	1850
46.	Dana, J. D., On some minerals recently investigated by M. Hermann: American Journal of Science, 2d series, volume 9, pages 408–412. Review of the analyses of Hermann (45).
47.	Hayes, A. A., On the red zinc ore of New Jersey: American Journal of Science, 2d series, volume 9, page 424. Discusses the nature of the coloring material of zincite.
48.	Crossley, Richard, Analysis of algerite: American Journal of Science, 2d series, volume 10, pages 77–78.
49.	Silliman, Benjamin, Jr., Optical examination of several American micas: American Journal of Science, 2d series, volume 10, pages 372–383. Among others examined phlogopite from Franklin.
50.	Wurtz, Henry, On the troostite of New, Jersey: American Assoc. Adv. Sci. Proc., 4th meeting, 1850, pages 140–147, 1851. Gives an analysis of willemite.


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