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Mooreite

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Mooreite

Ted Bartels collection
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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.7 × 5.5 × 4.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large specimen with very rich yellow cleavage plates of mooreite covering a fracture surface in ore. This is a fantastic, rich and old specimen from the stock of Ewald Gerstmann. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mooreite

Formula: 
Mg92Mn2Zn4(SO4)2(OH)26·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.45
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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