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Chlorophoenicite

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Chlorophoenicite

ex. Collection G. Gebhard (Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.8 × 2 cm
Description

White chlorophoenicite coatings on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chlorophoenicite

Formula: 
(Mn,Mg)3Zn2(AsO4)(OH,O)6
Strunz: 
8.BE.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
colorless
Type Locality: 
Buckwheat pit (Southwest opening; Buckwheat Mine), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA