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Nasonite & Johannsenite

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Nasonite & Johannsenite

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.4 × 0.4 cm
Description

Nice nasonite and johannsenite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nasonite

Formula: 
Pb6Ca4(Si2O7)3Cl2
Strunz: 
9.BE.77
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Parker Mine (Parker shaft), Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Johannsenite

Formula: 
CaMn2+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA