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Ogdensburgite

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Ogdensburgite

Steven Phillips collection
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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with a small vug in ore hosting a druse of bright red ogdensburgite plates from the type locality. 

This specimen is from the Steven Phillips collection of Franklin District micromounts and rarities curated by Vandall King, and features specimens from a multitude of well-known collectors of the locality including Alice Kraissl, Russ DeRoo, Dave Cook, Van King and others. Many of these samples may be featured in photos in the upcoming three volume series of books being compiled by Vandall King.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ogdensburgite

Formula: 
Ca2Fe3+4(Zn,Mn2+)(AsO4)4(OH)6·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.57
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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