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Mooreite

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Mooreite

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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Aggregate of tabular crystals of ecru-white color, with pearly sheen, of rare mooreite, from the type locality.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mooreite

Formula: 
Mg92Mn2Zn4(SO4)2(OH)26·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.45
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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