6374 - Nasonite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6374

Mineral Name

Nasonite

Chemical Formula

Pb6Ca4Si6O21Cl2

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Hancockite
Hendricksite
Andradite
Clinohedrite
Specimen Number
F001

17044

Hancockite, hendricksite, andradite, franklinite, minor clinohedrite (orange under SW UV), calcite. The mineral identified as quartz is actually nasonite. Nice example of one of the lead silicate assemblages at Franklin. Specimens with abundant nasonite are distinctly uncommon.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine