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Franklinfurnaceite & Hodgkinsonite

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Franklinfurnaceite & Hodgkinsonite

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 1 × 0.7 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with several small groups of platy, extremely rare franklinfurnaceite on and included in hodgkinsonite from the type locale for both species. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Franklinfurnaceite

Formula: 
Ca2Fe3+Mn2+3Mn3+(Zn2Si2O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Hodgkinsonite

Formula: 
Mn2+Zn2(SiO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AE.20
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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