At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
Photos
Essential Information
Specimen ID
6506
Mineral Name
Aegirine
Chemical Formula
NaFe+++Si2O6
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Andradite
Rhodonite
Willemite
Specimen Number
F133
Notes for Researchers
13775
Physical Description
The “jeffersonite” is probably aegirine. The specimen is labeled pegmatite, but it is not a pegmatite in the modern sense, but is merely a coarse-grained metamorphic rock. The light-colored mineral is feldspar.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine