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Hauckite & Pyrochroite

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Hauckite & Pyrochroite

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 1.7 × 0.7 cm
Description

Golden yellow hauckite crystals with black pyrochroite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hauckite

Formula: 
Fe3+3(Mg,Mn2+)24Zn18(SO4)4(CO3)2(OH)81
Strunz: 
7.BB.10
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Pyrochroite

Formula: 
Mn(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FE.05
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Pajsberg Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg district, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden