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Charlesite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

White single crystal of the rare mineral charlesite in a deposited in a long black stick. from the TL in Franklin,.

Charlesite from the Franklin is very rarely seen in the mineral market.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Charlesite

Formula: 
Ca6(Al,Si)2(SO4)2[B(OH)4](OH,O)12·26H2O
Strunz: 
7.DG.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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