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Magnussonite & Zincite

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Magnussonite & Zincite

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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Brown veinlets of the very rare mineral magnussonite associated to outstanding orange zincite crystals from the famous Sterling mine

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnussonite

Formula: 
Mn10As6O18(OH,Cl)2
Strunz: 
4.JB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Zincite

Formula: 
(Zn,Mn2+,Fe2+)O
Strunz: 
4.AB.20
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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