6537 - Rhodonite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6537

Mineral Name

Rhodonite

Chemical Formula

CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Hendricksite
Copper
Specimen Number
F164

F036

Altered large tabular crystals of rhodonite with altered hendricksite, The gray material, locally nearly black, is probably a feldspar colored by native lead. Tiny grains of native copper are also present.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine