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Lawsonbauerite & Sussexite

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Lawsonbauerite & Sussexite

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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.4 × 0.8 cm
Description

A small matrix piece with abundant and very rare chocolate brown lathes of lawsonbauerite in matrix with sparse felted sussexite and other minerals. Extremely rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lawsonbauerite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Mg)9Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.40
Hardness: 
4.5 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Sussexite

Formula: 
Mn2+BO2(OH)
Strunz: 
6.BA.15
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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