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Petedunnite & Willemite

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Petedunnite & Willemite

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.7 × 6 × 3.8 cm
Description

Nice petedunnite and willemite, under short wave uv green

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Petedunnite

Formula: 
Ca(Zn,Mn2+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Buckwheat pit (Southwest opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Willemite

Formula: 
Zn2SiO4
Strunz: 
9.AA.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vieille Montagne (Altenberg; Kelmisberg), Moresnet, Kelmis, Plombières-Vieille Montagne District (Plombières-Altenberg), Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium