6454 - Clinohedrite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6454

Mineral Name

Clinohedrite

Chemical Formula

CaZnSiO4•(H2O)

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Andradite
Hendricksite
Prehnite
Xonotlite
Specimen Number
F081

17116

A hydrothermally altered mass of feldspar and andradite with minor hendricksite.
A broad, exposed fracture surface on the specimen is coated with secondary prehnite, pectolite(?), and xonotlite. Upon re-examination, the prolonged phosphorescence of the orange-fl. mineral indicates clinohedrite rather than pectolite. This is one of the “keepers,” a highly attractive (under SW UV) specimen of altered calc-silicates from the so-called Parker Shaft assemblage. The high appraisal value reflects its collector appeal.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Parker Shaft, Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine

Mine Level

Parker Shaft