At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
Contributors
G. Whitney
Photos
Essential Information
Specimen ID
6405
Mineral Name
Fluoborite
Chemical Formula
Mg3(BO3)(F,OH)3
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Zincite
Specimen Number
F032
Notes for Researchers
8234
Physical Description
Fluoborite (fibrous white mineral) intergrown with zincite. Fluoborite in the Franklin area occurs in two forms, as fibrous material along fault surfaces in and near the orebody, and as scattered, short-prismatic grains within the marble host rock. Fluoborite cannot be reliably distinguished from fibrous white sussexite by sight.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District