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Roeblingite & Hendricksite

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Roeblingite & Hendricksite

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

White roeblingite and dark brown hendricksite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Roeblingite

Formula: 
Pb2Ca6Mn2+(Si3O9)2(SO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.CB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Parker Mine (Parker shaft), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Hendricksite

Formula: 
K(Zn,Mg,Mn2+)3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Buckwheat pit (Southwest opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA