6375 - Pyrochroite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6375

Mineral Name

Pyrochroite

Chemical Formula

Mn(OH)2

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Gageite
Specimen Number
F002

4/263

Pyrochroite and gageite, the latter as tiny, delicate, needlelike, well-formed crystals in vugs. Gageite is one of the rarer and more coveted of the Franklin species.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District