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Chalcophanite

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Chalcophanite

Steven Phillips collection
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Description
Locality: 
Passaic Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small but exceptional sample of chalcophanite from Sterling Hill with beautiful, rich hexagonal plates of the mineral in a large vug. An excellent example of the species from the Steven Phillips rarities collection of Franklin/Sterling Hill minerals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chalcophanite

Formula: 
(Zn,Fe,Mn)Mn3O7·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

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