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Lawsonbauerite & Sussexite

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Lawsonbauerite & Sussexite

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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Brown lawsonbauerite with white fibrous sussexite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lawsonbauerite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Mg)9Zn4(SO4)2(OH)22·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.40
Hardness: 
4.5 - 0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Sussexite

Formula: 
Mn2+BO2(OH)
Strunz: 
6.BA.15
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA