6540 - Hendricksite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6540

Mineral Name

Hendricksite

Chemical Formula

K(Zn,Mg,Mn)3Si3AlO10(OH)2

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Andradite
Hancockite
Xonotlite
Specimen Number
F167

F039

Highly altered hydrothermal mineral assemblage from Franklin. Andradite, hendricksite, hancockite, possible minor datolite, and fine-grained, chalky, violet-fluorescing xonotlite. Needs cleaning to confirm. Small, but attractve and rich.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Franklin, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.1220409, -74.5804378

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Franklin Mine