At-A-Glance
Country of Origin
NJ
United States
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Essential Information
Specimen ID
6533
Mineral Name
Tremolite
Chemical Formula
[]Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2
Subcollection
Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Additional Details
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Fluorite
Specimen Number
F160
Notes for Researchers
21a
Physical Description
From local marble quarry. Coarse-grained calcite and prominent radial spray of tremolite crystals with several other long-prismatic tremolite crystals on the same face. Fractures in the tremolite crystals are lined with purple fluorite, lending to them an unusual texture.
Geographic Origin
Locality Nickname
Franklin, New Jersey
Locality Lat/Long
41.1220409, -74.5804378
Mining District
Franklin Mining District
Mine Name
Franklin Mine