6394 - Dolomite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Buckwheat Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6394

Mineral Name

Dolomite

Chemical Formula

CaMg(CO3)2

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Sphalerite
Specimen Number
F021

17048

Good example of Buckwheat dolomite assemblage, vuggy. Contains sphalerite. The Buckwheat dolomite was a large but local body of rock of uncertain origin adjacent to the Buckwheat pit at Franklin. It was of interest to scientists for its diverse assemblage of small but well-crystallized minerals in vugs, and proved popular among collectors for the same reason.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Buckwheat Pit, Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1189886, -74.5834896

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Buckwheat Pit