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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: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 2.9 × 2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a truly exceptional small miniature sample from Sterling Hill with beautiful clusters of hexagonal plates of kraisslite crystals with minor allactite and rhodochrosite in vugs across a fracture surface. This is a world class sample of this species and must be seen to be appreciated! Rarely was the species encountered in such well-formed crystals. George Elling collection. 

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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