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Mooreite

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm
Description

From the type locality, cream coloured thin tabular mooreite crystals richly covering a surface of a flanklinite rich matrix.

Acquired in 1976 to Marion Godshaw. Ex. René Virlet specimen.

Mineral Data
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Mooreite

Formula: 
Mg92Mn2Zn4(SO4)2(OH)26·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.45
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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