At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
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Essential Information
Specimen ID
6453
Mineral Name
Vesuvianite
Mineral Variety
Cyprine
Chemical Formula
Ca10Mg2Al4(SiO4)5(Si2O7)2(OH)4
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Diopside
Andradite
Specimen Number
F080
Notes for Researchers
F006
Physical Description
Blue color is due to cyprine (the copper-bearing variety of vesuvianite). The chocolate brown mineral is diopside, and the light brown mineral is andradite. Hydrothermal willemite intergrown with the other minerals is the cause of the green fluorescence; in many specimens such willemite is not at all visible in daylight.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine