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Kraisslite

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Kraisslite

George Elling collection
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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.9 × 5.6 × 4.7 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large, and exceptionally rich sample of kraisslite from Sterling Hill with a piece of ore that has fractures impregnated with very large plates and crystal groups of beautiful red kraisslite up to 7mm in size. Specimens like this are very rarely seen on the market. Much more showy than the photos indicate. Former John McDonald and George Elling collections. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kraisslite

Formula: 
Zn3(Mn,Mg)25(Fe3+,Al)(As3+O3)2[(Si,As5+)O4]10(OH)16
Strunz: 
8.BE.45
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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