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Friedelite

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Friedelite

George Elling collection
Rare Mineral

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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: 
6.4 × 6.6 × 2.9 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large sample with a fracture surface and vugs hosting hundreds and hundreds of sharp, triangular friedelite crystals on matrix with franklinite. Rich piece with lots of trimming potential. 

Mineral Data
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Friedelite

Formula: 
(Mn,Fe)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Strunz: 
9.EE.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Montagne d'Azet, Aderville, Louron Valley, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France...

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