At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
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Essential Information
Specimen ID
6419
Mineral Name
Chondrodite
Chemical Formula
(Mg,Fe++)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Franklinite
Specimen Number
F046
Physical Description
Good rich example of a humite-group mineral in fluorescent calcite. The various humite minerals cannot be told apart reliably by visual inspection; XRD is recommended.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine